EDPRS 2

“Shaping Our Development”A Journey to Middle Income Status

Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

National Development Planning and Research

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Rwanda pursuing a “Green Economy "approach

to Economic Transformation, EDPRS II 2013-18

Linking Conservation to Poverty Alleviation

Rwanda- Workshop

Kigali 4th – 6th November 2015

Presentation Outline

Policies, Legislations, strategies and

programs

Current Initiatives and Achievements

Challenges and opportunities

Way forward

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Policies, Legislations, Strategies and Programs

Vision 2020, MDGs & EDPRS I & II

Policies: Environment and Natural Resources (ENR); Economic

and other sectors

Legislations: Organic Law on Environment, Land law, Forest Law

and IWRM law

National Strategy for Climate Change and Low Carbon

Development

Strategic Plans:Environment and Climate Change sub-sector

(2013 – 2018)

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)- MINIRENA/REMA,

Agriculture, Energy and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)-

RDB

Fund for Environment and Climate Change of Rwanda (

FONERWA)

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Current Initiatives and Achievements

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Master plans: Land; Kigali City and Water

Resource Management and Irrigation

Drive towards Energy efficiency: Methane

extraction and Geothermal exploration

Environmentally sensitive packaging products

Rwandan factories are package their

products in environmental friendly bags

Sustainable financing: Rwanda Environment and

Climate change Fund (FONERWA)

Payment of Ecosystem Services

Clean Development Mechnism (CDM)

DNA Secretariat promoted

Sustainable agriculture systems and practices

One cow per family program

Land consolidation and Crops

regionalization,

Soil erosion control measures

Creation of the 4th Gishwati-Mukura National

Park ( 10.3% of land mass is fully protected for

biodiversity conservation)

Challenges and Opportunities

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Challenges Opportunities

Fossil fuel still predominant source of

Energy

High potential for Hydro, Methane

gas, Geothermal, ect…

Low investment for Private Sector

initiatives

• Public Private Partnership

• FONERWA presents financing

options

• Good environment for investment

High Population growth Public awareness and sensitization

Dependancy on natural resources Ambitious program of education will

attract investors to create more jobs

Lack of clean technologies Chances to benefit from CDM and

NAMA for technology transfer.

Regional hormonization of

environmental regulations

Harmonization efforts of EAC legal

and regulatory frameworks

Green Economy Priorities in Rwanda in the

EDPRS II

Promotion of green urbanization

• Build the case for green urbanisation in Rwanda

• Establish a Center of Excellence-to promote & develop green

urban areas & technologies

• Reform policies to support green urban development .

• Develop a pilot ‘green’ city

Promotion of green innovations in industrial & private sectors

• Develop an Environment &Climate Change Innovation Center

• Build a regulatory environment that incentivises green

technologies and innovation

• Pilot promising ‘green’ technologies

• Establishment of a pilot ‘model’ mine

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Green Settlements

• Environmental and Climate Change mainstreaming- Low Carbon and

Green Growth Strategy Implementation

• Green City- A combination of strategies and elements that together

produce more energy-efficient, livable and sustainable communities

• Green and smart Villages

Private Sector Research & Development

• Green Innovation

• Model Mines

• Green Energy

Options & Quick Wins -Flagship Projects

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To enable the country to know the costs and benefit of sound

environmental and natural resources management to guide policy

development processes

To enable the country to efficiently and effectively count the

ecosystem balance

Policy Demand for Environment accounts

Rwanda-Wealth Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem

Services (WAVES)- Natural Capital Accounting Initiative

• Priorities of NCA Accounts for Rwanda are land, water, and

Ecosystem accounts ( Payment for Ecosystem Services)

Importance of Accounting for Environment

Change

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Continue the Implementation of green economy programmes of

EDPRS II

Implement National Strategy for Climate Change and Low

Carbon Development

Integration of Natural Capital Accounting into the National

Development Planning system

Speed up the process of Regional integration of environmental

management practices

Promotion of PPP in green economy with much focus on clean

energy, cleaner production for a Sustainable development

Way Forward

Murakoze!

Thank you!