In an already precarious context characterized by structural vulnerabilities, the socio-political crisis that started in April 2015 has increasingly affected the population in the country with 1.1 million Burundians in need of immediate humanitarian assistance. Access to basic services was restricted and communities were forced to adopt negative coping mechanisms, triggering the deterioration of their livelihoods. Together with localized natural hazards, such as floods due to the El Niño phenomenon, insecurity has caused population displacements within and to neighboring countries.