Karité, People and Climate (KARIPEC)
Improving use of shea trees in Burkina Faso
The KARIPEC project aims to describe the impacts of climate change on the shea resources and the livelihoods that depend on them in Burkina Faso. We will use this to suggest pathways to decrease vulnerability and increase adaptation to climate change for trees and shea collectors.
Our research integrates social and economic aspects with biology and management issues. We work with rural shea nut collectors and trees across different zones in Burkina Faso.
The project is based on a strong partnership between participants from Denmark and Burkina Faso:
- Department of Geosciences and Natural Resources Management (IGN, UCPH)
- Department of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO, UCPH)
- Université Joseph KI-ZERBO (UJKZ)
- Institut de L'Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA)
- Centre National de Semences Forestières (CNSF)
- World agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
The project is supported by our advisory committee, which includes:
- Ouédraogo/Thiombiano Antoinette, l’Union Nationale des Productrices du Karité du Burkina, Burkina Faso
- Bethany Davidson, AAK, Ghana
- Sibidou Sina, CNSF, Burkina Faso
- Ouedraogo Jean Sibiri, INERA, Burkina Faso
- Sompougdou Alexis, Tree Aid, Burkina Faso
- Cornelius Kuukaraa, Global Shea Alliance, Ghana
Activities in the project are organized in five workpackages (WPs):
WP1: Vulnerability of collectors
The WP aims to identify the socio-economic and institutional factors contributing to the vulnerability of shea collectors.
WP2: Eco-physiology and climate change
This WP will quantify shea trees' responses to environmental changes across provenances, and model impacts on distribution under changed climates.
WP3: Breeding and silvicultural management
The WP will initiate a national breeding program for increased quality, yield, and resistance to climate change in shea.
WP4: Shea interventions
The WP aims to identify development pathways and factors that have contributed to the success and failure of past shea interventions.
WP5: Sector integration, dissemination and management
In this WP, we will engage with shea sector actors for orientation of research and dissemination, and identification of feasible points of intervention for development of the sector.
Researchers from University of Copenhagen
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anders Ræbild | Associate Professor | +4535331619 | |
| Erik Dahl Kjær | Professor | +4535331624 | |
| Juliane Lang | Assistant Professor - Tenure Track | +4535329448 | |
| Mariève Pouliot | Associate Professor - Promotion Programme | +4535331990 |
Researchers from UJKZ
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Hugues Romeo Bazié | Senior lecturer | |
| Amadé Ouedraogo | Professor | |
| Boukary Ouedraogo | Associate professor | |
| Ahamadah Vigiles Ade-Bayo | PhD student | |
| Koïta Coumba Aïcha | PhD student | |
| Ouedraogo Zoenabo | PhD student | |
| Sougue Filly Moïtché Bassirou | PhD student | |
| Anne Marie Valea | PhD student |
Researchers from INERA
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Josias Sanou | Senior scientist | |
| Catherine Dembelé | Senior scientist | |
| Pascaline Coulibaly/Lingani | Senior scientist | |
| Aïsha Tapsoba | Senior scientist |
Researchers from CNSF
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Edith Daboué | Director | |
| David Millogo | Senior scientist | |
| Josée Bama | Senior scientist |
Researchers from ICRAF
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jules Bayala | Principal scientist | |
| Lompo Djingdia | Senior scientist |
Researchers from University of Dedougou
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kangbeni Dimobé | Associate professor |
Funded by
Karité, People and Climate (KARIPEC) - Improving use of shea trees in Burkina Faso has received a five year funding from DANIDA
Period: 2025-2030
Contact
Anders Ræbild
Associate Professor
Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management
Forest and Landscape Ecology
E-mail: are@ign.ku.dk
Telephone: +45 3533 1619
Mobile: +452168 8859
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