Green Infrastructure Planning and Delivery (GIPD)

The Government of Rwanda through Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS 2) is developing 6 Secondary Cities of Muhanga, Rubavu, Huye, Rusizi, Nyagatare, and Musanze as poles of economic growth and promote a more inclusive and green development approach. The 6 Secondary cities are experiencing different rates of urbanization. The National Strategy for Transformation (NST) 1 target is to increase the urban population from 17.3% (2013/2014) to 35% by 2024. The urbanization growth rates aided by the projected population increase from 10.5million in 2012 to 23.2million in 2050 and the associated transition towards a middle-income country by 2024 and a high-income country by 2050 are expected to increase the resource consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the built environment.