REDUCING VULNERABILITY OF RWANDA S ENERGY SECTOR TO THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

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1 REDUCING VULNERABILITY OF RWANDA S ENERGY SECTOR TO THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE Pilot project implemented by: The Kigali Institute of Science and Technology KIST Center for Innovations and Technology Transfer CITT PO.BOX 3900 Kigali Rwanda Quarterly progress report (Q3,2007) Presented by: Mr. Uwizeye Jean Claude Project Manager CITT/KIST for the Steering Committee Meeting Kigali 14 th September 2008

2 Regional pilot Project implemented in Rwanda, Kenya and Mozambique on: INTEGRATING VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE INTO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT POLICY PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION IN THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AFRICA Funded by UNEP and led by: The African Center for Technology Studies (ACTS) PO. Box GPO Nairobi Kenya

3 Overall Goal To reduce the vulnerability of communities to the impacts of climate change, thereby improving their well- being and protecting their livelihoods. To provide global environment benefits by contributing to the mitigation of land degradation and greenhouse gas emissions. To support achievement of its goal, the objective of the project will be to promote the mainstreaming or integration of vulnerability and adaptation to climate change into sustainable development plans and planning processes through the three pilot projects.

4 Rwanda pilot project progress July 2007: MoU signed between KIST and ACTS Project team established August 2007: Funds disbursement Field interventions start local authorities and beneficiaries sensitized, project brochure prepared and distributed September 2007: Participated in Sector level Joint Action Forum and village councils cils Procurement process for establishment of tree nurseries Steering committee Vulnerability baseline survey

5 Project field intervention area 3 selected villages: Mucaca village in Gashaki Sector of Musanze District (Down stream Ruhondo lake) Kabahura Village in Butaro Village of Musanze District (Down stream Rugezi wetland) Ruhurura village in Rusarabuye Sector of Musanze District (Up stream Rugezi Wetland)

6 Field intervention in Mucaca Village Achievement in Q3: Sensitization meetings for local authorities and beneficiaries Participation in the Sector joint action forum Ongoing activities Q3-Q4: Q4: Establishment of tree nursery for selected species (procurement process) Household surveys (questionnaire prepared ready for test and use) Mapping of the project area Planned activities for Q4: Anti erosion trenches and agro forestry activities Forest rehabilitation Preparatory works for the Livestock activities

7 JAF and Village Council in Gashaki sector

8 Field intervention in Ruhurura I Village Achievement in Q3: Sensitization meetings for local authorities and beneficiaries Ongoing activities Q3-Q4: Q4: Establishment of tree nursery for selected species (procurement process) Household surveys (questionnaire prepared ready for test and use) Mapping of the project area Planned activities for Q4: Anti erosion trenches and agro forestry activities Establishment of beekeeping activity in the village (50 m from Rugezi) Support in construction for selected evicted people

9 Village council in Kabahura I Rusarabuye Sector

10 Field intervention in Kabahura Village Achievement in Q3: Sensitization meetings for local authorities and beneficiaries Participation in the joint action forum Ongoing activities Q3-Q4: Q4: Establishment of tree nursery for selected species (procurement process) Household surveys (questionnaire prepared ready for test and use) Mapping of the project area Planned activities for Q4: Anti erosion trenches and agro forestry activities Rehabilitation and extension of water tank Preparatory works for live stock activities

11 Joint action forum in Butaro

12 Other project activities Climate and energy data collection and analysis (ongoing data collection) Policy up scaling activities (ongoing document gathering) Institutional linkages (ISAR, ARDI, HIMO, IMCE)