Local Observations of Climate Change and Adaptation Responses: A Case Study in the Mountain Region of Burundi-Rwanda

Mountain regions and their communities are particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts. However, little is known on the impacts observed adaptation responses used in Burundi’s mountain region if these different those reported contiguous of Rwanda. This paper aims fill knowledge gaps. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 300 smallholder farmers, 150 northern Burundi southern Farmers both countries negative crops, animals, human health, small differences between driven by main cultivated crops. More strategies than Rwanda, more farmers using multiple strategies. In countries, farmers’ wealth affected food security. Notably, for all groups (poor, average, rich), security was lower Rwanda Burundi. We relate our findings current agricultural intensification policies argue greater involvement local planning using, example, science-with-society approaches.