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

1. 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

2. Presentation Outline
 Policies, Legislations, strategies and
programs
 Current Initiatives and Achievements
 Challenges and opportunities
 Way forward
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3. 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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4. 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)

5. 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

6. 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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7. 4
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

8. 4
 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

9. 4
 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

10. Murakoze!
Thank you!