The Government of the Republic of Rwanda is a beneficiary of two climate change adaptation initiatives: i) ‘Supporting Integrated and Comprehensive Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation in Africa’ under the Africa Adaptation Programme supported (AAP project); and ii) ‘Reducing Vulnerability to Climate Change by Establishing Early Warning and Disaster Preparedness Systems and Support for Integrated Watershed Management in Flood Prone Areas’ supported by the Least Developed Countries Fund (LCDF project).This report presents the results of the baseline survey undertaken during a three week m
Watershed conservation
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Although it is not possible to state with confidence how climate change may alter precipitation patterns in Rwanda, it is clear that this process will affect the management and generation capacity of its hydroelectric sector in the future. The Government of Rwanda sought to restore the degraded Rugezi-Bulera- Ruhondo watershed by halting on-going drainage activities in the Rugezi Wetlands and banning agricultural and pastoral activities within and along its shores, as well as along the shores of Lakes Bulera and Ruhondo.