From crisis to resilience: how disaster risk evidence protects Burundi’s EU Global Gateway investment

When the 2023–2024 El Niño floods inundated the Port of Bujumbura — a vital hub for the EU’s €79 million Global Gateway Lake Tanganyika Transport Corridor — the stakes became clear. This project supported the Government of Burundi in conducting a Post-Disaster Needs Assessment and a detailed climate engineering study of the port, directly protecting and informing the GG investment. The result: the first-ever climate-resilient design for Burundi’s most critical infrastructure, under construction and on track for delivery in 2026.