NAP Readiness and Preparatory Support for Building Flood Resilience Capacities in Rwanda

The activities outlined in this project are aligned with and in response to critical needs highlighted by the Government of Rwanda (GoR)’s Assessment of Climate Change Vulnerability in Rwanda (2019) and National Rainwater Harvesting Strategy (2016). Both lack of integrated management, coordination between institutions is poor and fragmented, and monitoring and evaluation of intervention is inadequate.1 The proposed activities aim to bridge the gap between various entities responsible for the planning and prevention of landslides and flooding including the Ministry of Infrastructure, the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry in Charge of Emergency Management, Meteo Rwanda, and sub-national entities including the City of Kigali. The project will substantially strengthen the coordination required for planning and collaboration in preparation for the projected increase in severity and frequency of landslides and flooding and their impact on the rapidly urbanizing centers in Rwanda. These areas of intervention have been developed in a consultative process led by the GoR and validated in collaboration with stakeholders at both the national and sub-national level.