SDG 7 calls to secure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy

for all by 2030. It goes hand in hand with the 2014-2024 Sustainable Energy for all

agenda that exists to meet the dual challenge of reducing the carbon intensity of

energy, as energy is also the dominant contributor to climate change, while making

The 3 Belgian contributions to the nationwide the

and the

aim to provide sufficient, reliable and affordable

energy for all Rwandans.

The EARP projects do this mainly through the extension and the

reinforcement of the national grid and by strengthening the capacity

of the Rwandan electricity utility, while CDEU is only focusing on the

capacity building of the electricity utility.

The PSPE support the participation of the private sector in the

generation and distribution of Electricity from renewable energy

sources.

The aims to

improve the sustainable management of forest resources to

contribute to poverty reduction, economic growth and environmental

protection.

The main objective of the Belgian contribution to EARP, and of PSPE

and CDEU is that the Rwandan energy sector is able to provide

sufficient, reliable and affordable energy for all Rwandans. The target

for EARP is to connect more than 800 000 households to the grid.

FMBE foresees to increase the woody biomass production capacity in Rwanda, and thereby supports the

Government of Rwanda in its efforts to reduce the gap between the supply and demand of woody biomass.

Electricity generation capacity in Rwanda corresponds currently to 25% of the demand.

By supporting the development of private sector initiatives promoting the use of sustainable energy, PSPE

contributes to diversify the global energy mix in Rwanda.

BE-EARP is active in the strengthening of the existing grid, in order to reduce technical losses by improving the efficiency of the distribution network.

BE-EARP contributes to the Rwandan programme of grid extension and strengthening and is in the meanwhile also

active in capacity building for improved functioning of the national utility, for example through a study on a

transformer workshop facility.

SDG 8 calls for the promotion of sustained, inclusive

and sustainable economic growth, full and productive

employment and decent work for all.

SDG 16 is dedicated to the promotion of peaceful and

inclusive societies for sustainable development, the

provision of access to justice for all, and building

effective, accountable institutions at all levels.

The two projects within the aim at sustainably enhancing

the capacity of local governments to deliver quality services and to support an enabling environment for

local economic development (LED). The project

supports the Capacity Development and Employment Services Board (CESB) to

strengthen the capacities of public institutions and civil servants to deliver effective services.

One of the main objectives of RDSP is to assist local governments in

supporting enabling environments for LED. Through its grant programme

Local Competitiveness Facility (LCF) RDSP, together with the Local

Administrative Entities Development Agency (LODA), funds innovative

private business partnerships between SME’s and large enterprises focusing

on value chain integration to enhance LED.

RDSP aims at enhancing the districts capacity for results based

management, and to improve their performance through continuous coaching and capacity building. It also

targets the central level’s effectiveness by way of institutional strengthening and sector coordination.

SACB is enhancing CESB capacities to deliver more effectively on its mandate in terms of systems,

workflows, procedures and human resources. It makes sure CESB supports public sector capacity

development initiatives particularly for the energy, health and decentralization sectors.

RDSP has special attention for inclusive participation and gender equality in local economic development

processes. Together with partner RALGA (the Rwanda Association of Local Government Authorities), it

builds capacity at decentralized level for gender responsive planning, budgeting and reporting, and to

effectively engage multi-stakeholders in LED processes.

LCF applicants

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SDG 13 calls for urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. Climate change is a global challenge affecting every country on every continent. Amongst others, it requires international cooperation to help developing countries move toward a low-carbon economy.

PAREF BE2 supported the Government of Rwanda with the revision of the National Forest Policy. In the same time, BTC supports the development of a Forestry Strategic plan and a National Forest Management Plan. The proposed policy and plans is likely to emphasize additional issues that will contribute to climate change adaptation and resilience, such as woody biomass energy management, agroforestry an biodiversity and ecosystem conservation.

The FMBE project will contribute to Rwanda’s resilience to climate change. In terms of capacity building, the project will work together with the Rwanda Water and Forests Authority and the districts on gender integration and benefitting from climate financing opportunities within the monitoring of forest management.

SDG 15 calls for sustainable forest management, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss. Although forests are key to combating climate change, 13 million hectares of forests worldwide are lost every year.

The project improves the sustainable management of forest resources through the development and implementation of forest management plans at the district level and strengthens the performance of forest related public and private actors.

FMBE builds on the experiences gained and the lessons learned over the past 8 years during the

implementation of which aimed to build capacities and boost the development of the forestry sector.

BTC Rwanda’s efforts in forest management align with the Rwandan National Strategy for Climate Change and Low Carbon Development, “Green Growth and Climate Resilience”, adopted in 2011, that aims to guide the process of mainstreaming climate resilience and low-carbon development into key sectors of its economy. Under climate resilience and adaptation, the strategy highlights agroforestry as a means of providing wood for fuel and social protection while avoiding deforestation.

In 2016, BTC Rwanda supported through its the Rwanda Water and Forests

Authority to conduct a (NFI) based on a large random sampling - 2678 sample units - covering all non-protected forest, shrub-lands and tree resources in agroforestry areas of the country.

Finding shows that more than 10% of sample units are not any longer forest in 2016. They have evolved to other land uses. For shrub-land and savanna, more than 25% have been converted to other land uses. This trend led to a decrease of 11.4% of total national forest cover since 2009.

The NFI is a key tool to help the Government of Rwanda to develop an optimal management system of tree resources in the country and will contribute to ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of forests in Rwanda.

The main objective of the FMBE project is the improvement of sustainable management of forest resources. FMBE aims to achieve this by the further development and implementation of the District Forest Management Plans initiated under the PAREF BE2-project, and by improving the capacity of the Rwanda Water and Forests Authority and districts for monitoring forest management.

Under FMBE, forest conversion and establishment of new forest on public and private lands will take place on an equivalent of in total 550 ha.

FMBE supports the establishment and upgrade of MoU’s between the Farmers Assembly and the district/Rwanda Water and Forests Authority for road side plantation management with benefit sharing principles, and the development or finalization of guidelines and ministerial decree defining rules and modalities of benefit sharing for this specific case of road side plantation.

Measurement exercise © NFI 2015

© PAREF BE2