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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NBDF Rwanda Building Capacity on Climate Change in Rwan-

da…...……………………..1

NBDF Rwanda launching the UNEP-UNDP Joint CC DARE

Project..……………………….1

NBDF Rwanda Supporting

Bugesera Residents……………2

NBDF Rwanda and REN-GOF in a UNEP-UNDP Joint CC DARE Project in Rwan-

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Ibihugu byo kw’isi mu kwangiza

ikirere…………..…………….3

Kigali y’ibasiwe n’imvura ida-

sanzwe……………………...…...3

Ubwiyongere bw’abaturage mu guhungabanya ibidukikije…….4

Buri gihugu gifite uburenganzira

ku ruzi rwa Nile…………………...5

Mu myaka 10 buri rugo ruzaba rucana Biogaz………………..6

Kyoto Protocol provides for the Clean Development Mechanism ……………………………………………...7

NBDF yatanze amahugurwa ku-bafatanyabikorwa bayo……..8

What is the role of CSOs,CBOs and NGO in protecting natural resources during the climate change challenge?..................8 Imihindagurikire y’ibihe ishobora gutera ubuhumyi…………………..9 The Challenge……………………….9 The need for adaptation to be

socially sustainable……………..9

How can our officials inventory our assets, develop and implement sound maintenance

programs……………………..10

Members of NBDF-Rwanda.,,,,,12

National Coordination Office,

NBDF-Rwanda, Opposite Amahoro National Stadium, on Kimironko Rd.

P O Box 7216 Kigali-Rwanda, Tel. +250-55 10 17 85/6 or +250 (78) 8307662, Email: info@nbdfrwanda.org

Website: www.nbdfrwanda.org

NILE BASIN DISCOURSE FORUM IN RWANDA BUILDING CAPACITY ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN RWANDA

Between the dates 9th—12th Febru-ary, 2010, the Nile Basin Discourse Forum started the Civil Society Or-ganizations and Journalists trainings on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation as well as other related subject in sensitive communities.

The official opening of the training sessions was conducted on the 9th with opening remarks from the representa-tives of the respective institutions and organizations viz.: NBDF, CC DARE and REMA. Mr. John Gakumba, Dr. Richard and Dr. Rose Mukankomeje all reiter-ated the importance of the training as skills building for climate change man-agement and the need to ensure that the skills were shared and translated into actions for the benefit of sustaina-ble national development.

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Nile Basin Discourse Forum in Rwanda launching the UNEP-UNDP Joint CC DARE

Project

On 23rd October 2009, NBDF Rwanda Organized and facilitated the Project Orientation workshop for NBDF Rwanda member NGOs, Partners and Media. The workshop was attended by 37 participants from NBDF Rwanda local NGOs, and other umbrella organ-ization representatives such as Rwanda NGOs Forum on Water, Sanitation and Environment, RENGOF, staff and steering committee members of NBDF Rwanda, Nile Basin Initiative Focal Point from Minis-try of Natural Resources of Rwanda, journalists from various media houses and partner organization representative called RENGOF. All the participants are members of the Rwandan Civil Society Organi-zations operating in various environmental man-agement and protection sectors.

Participants the CC DARE launch in

Kigali at La Palisse Hotel. Photo by John

In picture: Mr. JB Habiyaremye of NBDF, Dr. Richard Munang from CC DARE, Dr. Rose Mukankomeje the DG REMA and Prof. Oludhe from Nairobi Univer-sity in Kenya.

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NBDF Rwanda SUPPORTING BUGESERA RESIDENTS

On 21st November, 2009, as the rest of Rwanda was concluding

the tree planting week, NBDF Rwanda with support from the

Joint UNEP-UNDP CC DARE project planted atleast 7000 thou-

sand trees in Gashora of Bugesera District in the Eastern Prov-

ince of Rwanda bordered by Burundi. The tree planting exercise

was attended by more than 30 NBDF Rwanda mem-

ber NGO representatives and participants from REN-

GOF, Bugesera Vice Mayor in charge of welfare and

economic development Mr. Rukundo Julius, Execu-

tive Secretary of Gashora Mr. Ndayisabye Viateur,

Agronomists, Steering committee members led by

Mr. Jean Baptiste and staff of NBDF Rwanda as well

as local community members from Gashora area.

On 11th November 2009, NBDF Rwanda and RENGOF with support from CC DARE, invited and facilitated their member NGOs to Gishwati area in Nyabihu District for a one day sensitization/inception workshop to a region that has high and visible evidence of climate change impacts.

The main objective of the workshop was to support knowledge and infor-mation which are among the priorities of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS) and the long term planning for Rwanda which is commonly known as “Vision 2020” “Skills for knowledge based society”.

The day’s activities started at 10:30am after all the participants from Kigali and other areas reached Nyabihu District. The workshop involved more than 100 participants from Rwanda Environmental Management Authority, CSOs, CBOs, Vice Mayor of Nyabihu district, Agronomists, representatives from local au-thorities and the National police, teachers, etc. Various presentations were made by Mayor of Nyabihu Mr. Ndagijimana J. Damascene, representative from REMA Ms Busokeye Laetitia, NBDF Rwanda Chairperson Ms Uwimana Albertine, RENGOF Chairperson Mr. Nkusi Johnson, participants of the negotia-tion sessions of UNFCCC Mr. John Bideri, Climate Investment Fund representa-

tive for CSOs to the World Bank Mr. John Gakumba, various environmentalist and district agronomists as well as other participants.

Resident of Gashora and neighboring areas participating in a tree planting exercise during the national tree planting.

An illustration of severely affected landscape by erosion near the Nyabarongo River where ISUKU ASBL, one of the member NGOs of NBDF Rwanda distributed and mobilized community members to plant trees. This area’s soil wash away has been reduced and also helped to protect the river and agriculture in the area.

Photo by John GAKUMBA.

NBDF RWANDA AND RENGOF IN A UNEP-UNDP JOINT CC DARE PROJECT IN RWANDA

Participants of the NBDF-RENGOF workshop in Nyabihu district.

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Ibihugu byo kw’isi mu kwangiza ikirere

Jean Elysée Byiringiro

Ibihugu byose byo ku isi bifite uruhare mukwangiza ikirere byohereza imyuka ihumanya ariko uruhare bifite rugiye rutandukanye, byumwihariko ibihugu byateye imbere mu majyambere byo bifite uruhare runini mu guhumanya ikirere.

Ingaruka ziterwa no kwangiza ikirere zikaba ari nyinshi, zirimo; imyuzure, ubushyuhe bukabije, kubura kw’imvura mu bice bimwe na bimwe kwangirika kw’akayungirizo k’imirasire y’izuba, amapfa n’ibindi byinshi.

Kurwego rw’ubukungu, inguruka ni uko kubera iryo hindagurika ry’ibihe ritewe n’imyuka ihumanya ikirere, hari aho izuba ricana igihe kirekire, biryo rigatera amapfa, umusaruro k’ubuhinzi n’ubworozi ukaba muke, amasoko y’amazi akagabanyuka, bityo n’ingomero zibyara ingufu z’amazi zikagabanuka ingufu z’amashyanyarazi zikaba nkeya.

U Rwanda nk’igihugu, rwiteguye guhangana n’ingaruka zitewe n’imyuka yangiza ikirere rubinyujije mju kigo cy’Igihugu gishinzwe kurengera ibidukikije REMA, gifatanyije n’umushinga DNA( designated National Authority), bikaba bitangaza ko u Rwanda mu ku-rengera ibidukikije ruteganya kubaka amashyiga atwara inkwi nkeya, kuvanaho burundu ikoreshwa ry’amasashi ya plastike kuri ibu bias nibyacitse uretse hamwe na hamwe bikigaragara kandi nabwo ufashwe abikoresha agahanwa, kwigisha abaturarwanda gufata neza ibidukikije, kubasobanurira impamvu ndetse n’akamaro kabyo, gufata neza amasoko abyara amazi, ikoranabuhanga mu buhinzi, ngo kuko bizatuma habaho ukwihaza mu biribwa mu guhinga ibihingwa bishobora kwihanganira iyo mihindagurikire y’ibihe.

Muri uko guhangana n’imihindagurikire y’iyibihe u Rwanda rwasinye amasezerano yiswe “Kyoto protocol” ahuriweho n’ibihugu byateye imbere, n’ibihugu biri munzi y’amajyambere, yasabaga ibihugu bikize kugabanya imyuka byohereza mu kirere niburaho 5.2%, ibi bikazatera igabanuka ry’ibyuka byoherezwa mu kirere.

Bikaba byari biteganijwe ko ayo masezerano ya Kyoto azarangira muri uyu mwaka wa 2010, ibi byose bikaba ari ibyo abanyamaku-ru basobanuriwe bakanigishwa mu mahugurwa yari agamije kuvuga ku isoko rya carbon (carbon market) yari yateguwe n’ikigo k’igihugu gishinzwe kurengera ibidukikije(REMA) gifatanyije na DNA (designated National Authority).

Mu by’ukuri ihinduka ry’ikirere rikaba rireba buri wese utuye iy’isi kugira ngo twirinde ubutayu ndetse n’imyuzure.

Kigali y’ibasiwe n’imvura idasanzwe

By:bylysee@yahoo.fr

Mu mujyi wa Kigali hibasiwe n’imvura idasazwe yangiza ibintu byinshi, cyane bikaba byarabereye mu Murenge wa Kacyiru aho amazu 67 yasenyutse naho mu murenge wa Gasyata abana batatu batwarwa n`umuvu w’amazi bitaba Imana.

Ibi bikaba byarabaye mu ijoro ryo ku wa 23 Gashyantare 2010 mu gihe cya saa yine z`ijoro aho abaturajye batuye muri turiya duce baraye bahagaze ibintu byabo ibyinshi bikaba byarajyankwe n`amazi nyuma yo gusenyuka kwa mazu yabo agera kuri 67.

“Nagiye kumva numva amazi yaturengeye njye n’umugore wanjye n’abana kuburyo ntacyo nigeze ndamura munzu”ni ibyagiye big-arukwaho na Vincent Munyaneza wahuye n’iyo mvura yatunguye benshi, akaba yarakomeje agaragaza ko mu kagari kabo ka Kamutwa ko nta muntu wigeze ahitanwa n`imvura uretse umwe gusa wavunitse ukuguru.

Dr. Rose Mukankomeje umuyobozi wa Rema, waje kwifatanya nabahuye nizo nsanganya yavuze ko nubwo bibabaje ariko ngo bisi-giye bariya baturage isomo ryo kutazongera gutura mu bishanga kuko ubundi nt’abantu bakagombye gutura mu bishanga, ikindi ngo bikaba biterwa n`imihindagurikiire y`ibihe imeze nabi muri iki gihe.

Dr. Rose akaba yarakomeje atangariza abanyarwanda ko bose bakwiye gusobanukirwa n’ibijyanye n’imihindaurikire y’ikirere kuko

ibibazo byose biri kugaragara muri iki gihe biterwa n’abyo.

What is the role of CSOs,CBOs and NGO in protecting natural resources during the climate change

challenge?

John GAKUMBA; CC DARE-NBDF Rwanda. NGOs working in natural resource management during the post-UNCED era, have learned the following

lessons:

1. NGOs should come up with a vision on local natural resource management in Africa. Training needs for

local CBOs and NGOs should be identified as well as areas that need advocacy.

2. African NGOs should strengthen existing natural resources networks to enable them to carry out

networking and learn from each other and their communities. These networks could serve as a forum for meetings of NGOs and CBOs involved in natural resource management and they could facilitate training,

organization of exchange visits and production of newsletters.

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Ubwiyongere bw’abaturage mu guhungabanya ibidukikije Jean Elysée Byiringiro

Kimwe mu bigaragara ku isonga mu kubangamira urusobe rw’ibinyabuzima n’ibidukikije muri rusange byagaragaye ko ari ubwiyongere bw’abaturage. Mu gushaka gukuraho ubusumbane hagati y’ubwiyongere bw’abaturage n’ubw’umusaruro ku buryo budahungabanya ubusugire bw’ibidukikije by’ingeri zinyuranye, Guverinoma y’u Rwanda yiyemeje gukangurira Abanyarwanda bose ku-menya no gukoresha umutungo kamere w’ibidukikje, kuwushakamo ibibatunga n’ibindi byose bakenera mu mibereho yabo ya buri munsi.

Iryo koreshwa ry’umutungo rigomba gukorwa ku buryo bubunga-bunga ubusugire bwawo, hazirikan-wa buri gihe ko tugomba gu-teganyiriza abaza-dukomokaho ibi-zabatunga. Muri urwo rwego, ibyakozwe ni byinshi, birimo ishyirwaho ry’ingamba z’igi-hugu zo gufata neza ibidukikije, zigamije mbere na mbere kugeza igi-hugu ku majyam-bere ahamye kandi arambye. Ibi byose bifite akamaro kanini mu majyambere

arambye y’igihugu iyo bikoreshejwe neza maze umutungo ubikomotseho ugasaranganywa nta buryamirane mu batuye igihugu kandi nabo bagasabwa, kudasesagura. Ikindi kandi, mu bidukikje umuntu niwe uza mbere ya byose kuko ibikor-wa byose biba bigamije imibereho myiza ya muntu. Kimwe mu bibazo by’ingutu bibangamira ibidukikije mu Rwanda ni ubwiyongere bukabije bw’abaturage bujyana n’ubukene, itemwa rikabije ry’amashyamba adasimburwa rijyana no kudacunga neza amazi y’imvura, bigakurura isuri, maze n’ubutaka bukangirika. Hari ingaruka zo gutwika imisozi byangiza ibinyabuzima, ibyatsi by’amarebe bitwikira amazi, ibiyarimo bigapfa, ndetse no kutagira ikoranabuhanga rihagije. Zimwe mungaruka zituruka kukutabungabunga ibidukikije ninkiyangirika ry’ubutaka, uduce tumwe tukaba ubutayu, imihindagurikire mibi y’ibihe itera hamwe amapfa, ahandi imyuzure, ihumanywa ry’amazi, ikama ry’imigezi n’ibiyaga n’ibindi n’ibindi… Iyangirika ry’ubutaka rijyana no gutera inzara, uburwayi, imyiryane mu Bantu, ubusanzwe, umwuka uyungururwa n’ibi-mera, kwandura kwawo bitewe n’imyuka ihumanya ikirere, nabyo byangiza akayunguruzo k’izuba maze hakabaho indwara z’ibyaduka mu binyabuzima biri ku isi, aha bikaba bikwiye ko buri mu turage wese akurikiza inama agirwa n’abamuyobora mu rwego rwo guhangana n’ikibazo cyo kubungabunga urusobe rw’ibinyabuzima.

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Buri gihugu gifite uburenganzira ku ruzi rwa Nile

Jean Elysée Byiringiro

Mu kiganiro umukuru w’igihugu cy’u Rwanda Paul Kagame agirana n’abanyama-

kuru buri kwezi, icyo yagiranye n’abanyamakuru ku itariki 3 Werurwe 2010 yaba-

tangarije ko buri gihugu gikora ku ruzi rwa Nile gifite uruhare ku musaruro uva

kuri urwo ruzi.

Nyuma yo kubazwa n’abanyamakuru ikibazo cyerekeranye n’amasezerano yo

gusaranganya umusaruro w’ibikomoka ku ruzi rwa Nile, cyane ko bigaragara ko

igihugu cya Sudani na Misiri aribyo bigaragara kugira umusaruro mwinshi w’ibiko-

moka ku ruzi rwa Nile, Perezida Kagame Paul yasubije ko buri gihugu gikora ku ruzi rwa Nile, bifite uburenganzira ku musaruro uko-

moka kuri urwo ruzi.

Uruzi rwa Nili ruhuriweho n’ibihugu nka Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya, Misiri, Ethiopie, Sudani, Elitrea, Burundi

Ibi bihugu byose bikaba bifite uruhare rungana mu kubungabunga uruzi rwa Nile ndetse no kugira uruhare ku musaruro ukomoka

kuri urwo ruzi.

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Mu myaka 10 buri rugo ruzaba rucana Biogaz

John GAKUMBA

Biogaz iva ku mase y’inka ishobora gufasha imiryango gucana ama-tara mu nzu, guteka ibiryo kandi mu myaka icumi gusa iri imbere nibura buri rugo rwazaba rufite Biogaz kuko byagaragaye ko gucana amakara byangiza ikirere kuko iyo umuntu akoresheje amakara ibi-ro 20 aba yohereje mu kirere ibiro 48.2 ibyotsi bihumanya ikirere .

Ibyo ni ibyatangajwe na Bwana Ntazinda umuhuzabikorwa w’u-mushinga CDM ushinzwe gukurikirana ibijyanye no kurinda ibish-obora guhumanya ikirere, mu ijambo rye yavuze ko u Rwanda ruri mu bihugu birinda ikirere kutangirika ikaba ariyo mpamvu u Rwan-da rufite gahunda yo gushakisha ibyasimbura amakara mu rwego rwo kurinda ikirere .

Ntazinda yakomeje atangaza ko buri rugo ruzaba bufite inka, ruzaba rufite n’amahirwe yo gucana Biogaz ndetse no kugira umusaruro uva mu ifumbire wiyongere imyaka yere neza.

Aha rero avuga ko gutekesha Biogaz bizarinda ikirere cyangizwaga n’amakara kuko mu gihe umuryango uzaba utekeshwa Biogaz nta myotsi y’amakara azongera kwangiza ikirere, maze ikirere kibe

kirarinzwe.

Yarangije avuga ko hari ingamba zo gukomeza umurego mu kurinda ikirere ku buryo n’ibindi byose bishobora guhu-manya ikirere bizagenda bishakirwa umuti buhoro buhoro kugeza aho ikirere kizatunganira naho ngo bitabaye ibyo ikirere cyahumana kubera ibyuka bibi byoherezwayo n’inganda n’ibindi byinshi nk’ayo makara akoreshwa

Cyakora ikigaragara hagomba ubukangurambaga ku banyarwanda muri rusange bakoresha amakara n’ibiti byo gucana

kuko bagomba kubanza kubyumvishwa ndetse bakumvisha n’inyungu ku bidukikije cyane cyane ku buzima bw’abantu.

What is the role of CSOs,CBOs and NGO in protecting natural resources during the climate change

challenge?

3.NGOs are needed to work on cross-boundary issues, such as the environmental problems facing Lake

Victoria, and the influx of refugees in East and Central Africa.

4. African NGOs should come up with a framework for participation of local people in the management of

natural resources. In this framework, stake-holders in natural resources should be identified and advocacy

should be emphasized.

5. NGOs and CBOs should face the question of their own sustainability and work out ways to ensure it. 6. The relationship between NGOs and governments should be more clearly defined, in order to avoid wasted

resources and energy.

7. In Africa men still dominate and benefit more than women from development projects, including those

expressly meant to benefit women. Poor people are often further marginalised by development projects.

8. Most government departments don't have money and therefore pass on their social responsibilities, such as education, health, medical services, to civil society, which is ill equipped to deal with these

responsibilities.

9. Land tenure and property rights need to be looked at with a new perspective. Current laws are a major

constraint to development projects in the area of natural resources, and new land bills being tabled in the

African parliaments are designed to privatise land, but not solve the conflicts that arise out of land

ownership and access. There is a serious conflict in the perspectives of agrarian and pastoralist communities.

10. People would like to earn money from the projects in which they are involved, whether the projects are

tree planting, biogas or water catchment.

11. Communal projects only work when all participants have a stake in the project and share benefits

equitably. Local people will not look after resources that they do not own, or have a stake in, and that do not benefit them directly.

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Kyoto Protocol provides for the Clean Development Mechanism Background

Rwanda is greatly affected by climate change, for instance through fluctuations in rainfall and hydrological regimes, while its greenhouse gas emissions are negligible. However, with a growing economy, emissions are likely to increase even though Rwanda is politically committed to a sustainable development with a strong focus on renewable energies. The Rwandan Government has already invested substantially in re-forestation, efficient biomass use, energy sources including hydropower, methane gas and solar photo voltaics, ensuring the country is already well advanced in terms of keeping emissions as low as possible. However, initial invest-ments for clean technologies are very capital intensive which can be problematic. The Kyoto Protocol provides for the Clean Development Mechanism whereby developing economies can sell carbon credits. So far only China, India, Brazil and few others have really benefitted from CDM while Africa has a share of about 2% of the whole market. Rwanda is preparing a number of carbon trade initiatives for efficient lighting; hydro-power projects; Lake Kivu methane gas to power; solar and biomass related energy projects as well as carbon capture benefits through forestry programs. The UN procedures to register certified emission reductions (CER) that can then be traded on the internation-al market are extremely transaction intensive and require high-level expertise. So far, South Africa is the only sub-Saharan African country that has been able to substantially tap into the benefits of the CDM framework. The Clean Development Mechanism, through the way it is set up, targets countries already at an advanced stage of industrialization and gives them incentives to reduce the current emissions. For countries like Rwan-da at the beginning of their industrial growth and development, and especially for a country that is not yet polluting and already determined to pursue green growth, the incentives are not very accessible. This is part-ly due to the calculation of the baseline of each country from which all potential benefits are derived, and which is based on carbon emission reductions, not the non-emission, making it difficult for those already pro-ducing low emissions to reduce them any further. The Kyoto Protocol on the basis of which the financial mechanisms for carbon trade have been developed only covers the period up to 2012. In December 2009, new climate change negotiations will take place in Co-penhagen during the Global Climate Conference that will determine the conditions of the future emissions and trade and emission reduction incentives. New approaches are being discussed to ensure that young economies will in future benefit more from future climate change mechanisms.

Objective In preparation for the negotiations in Copenhagen, Rwanda, the East African Community and Africa as a whole needs to develop a negotiating position that will enable smaller and poorer countries to gain access to financing for climate change mitigation as well as adaptation measures. The Rwandan Government, with the help of a team of international carbon experts is currently looking into the different positions that Rwanda could potentially adopt in the negotiations and which could also guide other African countries in finding theirs. A detailed study about the economic cost of climate change in East Africa is being conducted with the support of DfID. A separate investigation is being carried out to look at the future projections for Rwanda’s carbon emissions and into the possibility of developing a national emissions target for the country as a whole. This might offer new opportunities to trade the difference between these national targets and the ac-tual emissions with other countries, similar to the system that is currently in place for developed economies that are registered under the Kyoto protocol.

Conclusion Rwanda is committed to a green growth path and is developing low carbon strategies, and MININFRA is ex-ploring how to ensure these through the available international mechanisms, in addition to potential options for emissions reductions incentives.

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Mu mushinga CC DARE Climate Change and Development uterwa inkunga na Minisiteri y’ububanye n’amahanga yo mu gihugu cya Denemark, mpuzamiryango y’imiryango itegamiye kuri Leta yita ikanabungabunga ibidukikije mu kiba-ya cy’uruzi rwa Nile NBDF(Nile Basin Discourse Forum) yatanze amahugur-wa kubafatanyabikorwa bawo na ban-yamakuru.

Muri aya mahugurwa abafatanya-bikorwa ndetse n’abanyamakuru ba-jaba barahuguriwe bakanigishwa uburyo bakwigisha abatura kwirinda no guhangana n’imihindagurikire y’ibi-he.

Nyuma yayo mahugurwa John Gakumba umuhuza bikorwa wa NBDF mu Rwanda, akanaba umuhuza bikorwa w’umush-inga CC DARE avuga ko kubera ikibazo cy`imvura itaki-bonekera igihe aribyo unasanga ahanini biteza imyuzure hi-rya no hino ku isi bito bigakurura imibereho mubi mu batuye isi.

Ibi rero bikaba aribyo byatumye hategurwa amahugurwa nkaya, kugira ngo abayitabiriye barusheho kugira imyumvire ihagije mu guhangana no guhashya ikibazo cy`imihindagurikire y`ikirere.

Dr. Rose Mukankomeje mu gutangiza ayo mahugurwa y`iminsi 4 akaba yarasabye abayitabiriye gushyira mu bikorwa ibyo bazayigiramo mu rwego rwo guhangana n’ikibazo k’imihindagurikire y’ibihe.

Akaba yarasabye buri muturage wese kumva ko ikibazo k’imihindagurikire y`ibihe ari icye bityo agafatanya n’abandi mu guhangana n’icyo kibazo.

Abitabiriye ariya mahugurwa y`iminsi 4 ndetse harimo

n`itanazamakuru dore ko naryo ngo uruhare rwaryo

atari ruto mugukangurira abaturage kwirinda ibijyanye

n`imihindagurikire y`ikirere, bakaba bariyemeje gu-

koresha ingufu zose zishoboka ariko bakazabifashwa-

mo na Leta ndetse n’imiryango itegamiye kuri Leta,

gusobanurira abaturage gufata neza amazi hirindwa

icyateza imihindagurikire y`ikirere, ngo kuko arimwe

mu nzitizi zibangamira iterambere ry`abaturage cyane

cyane abaherereye mu byaro hatibagiwe n’imigi.

NBDF yatanze amahugurwa kubafatanyabikorwa bayo

Ifoto ya NBDF Rwanda y’abahuguwe bari kumwe na Dr. Rose wa REMA n’uhagararariye UNEP na CC DARE Dr. Richard Munang.

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The Challenge

Forestland has become an attractive asset class to a broad variety of investors. With increasingly competitive prices, it has become imperative for investors to monetize a broad array of timber and non-timber values, whether harvesting timber, selling assets for development, leasing recreation rights or acreage for natural gas, or granting conservation easements. At the same time, concerns over climate change have fostered explosive interest in carbon markets as a means for both pollution mitigation and green investing. As the role of forests in sequestering carbon gains global attention, forestland owners and investors have growing opportunities to realize incremental returns from ecosystem services. The Winrock-Sewall team has decades of experience serving landowners and investors, and is uniquely positioned to help clients evaluate opportunities to manage property for carbon offsets, and to identify the best markets for these offsets. Monetizing carbon values through trading emission credits not only earns investors a financial return, but encourages sustainable forest management practices, improves the health of forest ecosystems, and reduces greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere, all of which builds the green profile of the organization.

The process of qualifying an offset project for sale on the carbon market includes measuring and monitoring existing carbon stock, modeling changes in stock, verifying net change over time and registering with the Chicago Climate Exchange, American Carbon Registry, California Climate Action Registry or Voluntary Carbon Standard Registry. Critical to the process is determining (1) how differing timber management strategies sequester carbon, (2) what quantity of credits must be produced to offset transaction costs and how best to market them, and (3) whether revenues will exceed the opportunity costs of converting land to a non-traditional forestry resource.

Integrated Solutions

To assist clients with carbon projects, the Winrock-Sewall team provides full project life-cycle support, including:

Carbon project consulting--planning, design & development

Aerial imaging, photo interpretation & accurate GIS mapping

Forestland modeling, appraisal & inventory

Site selection & inspection

Carbon baseline & leakage analysis, growth & yield modeling

Sequestration monitoring & verification

Project reporting & registration; direct or offset aggregator trading

Source: http://www.sewall.com

Imihindagurikire y’ibihe ishobora gutera ubuhumyi Jean Elysée Byiringiro

kubera imihindagurikire y’ibihe abantu bazagenda barushaho kugira ibibazo byo kurwara amaso, cyane cyane nk’ibibazo by’ubuhumyi cyangwa ubwiyongere bw’indwara y’urushaza rwo mu jisho, ibyo bikaba byaragaragajwe n’ubushakashatsi bwako-rewe mu gihugu cya Australia. Nkuko ubushakashatsi bukomeza bubigaragaza buvuga ko imirasire y’izuba yo mu bwoko bita Ultra-violets irushaho kwiyongera bityo ikanagira ingaruka mbi ku maso. Nkuko bitangazwa n’umuganga wo muri Australie witwa Andreas Mueller ashimangira ko imihindagurikire y’ibihe izatuma imirasire y’izuba yitwa Ultraviolets yiyongera ibyo bikanatuma abarwayi b’indwara y’urushaza rwo mu jisho yiyongera. Ubusanzwe impamvu z’ingenzi zitera indwara y’urushaza rwo mu jisho ni imyaka myinshi (Izabukuru), kunywa itabi ndetse n’iyo mirasire y’izuba. Uretse iyo ndwara y’ubuhumyi, ubundi bushakashatsi bwakozwe n’itsinda ry’abaganga bo muri icyo gihugu, bemeza ko imi-hindagurikire y’ibihe izatera n’izindi ndwara cyane cyane izandura, izo mu myanya y’ubuhumekero ndetse n’amoko atandukanye y’ibisebe bizaterwa n’ubushye buzaterwa nabwo n’imiriro izibasira amashyamba atari make. Abo baganga bashimangira kandi ko ibibazo by’ubuzima biterwa n’imihindagurikire y’ibihe bidasiba kwigaragaza kuko kwa mugan-ga hahora imirongo y’abantu bafite uburwayi butandukanye bwakomotse ku mihindagurikire y’ibihe ndetse no mu mazu y’imbag-wa abarwayi nk’abo ntibaburamo. Bakomeza bavuga ko mu myaka 10 iri imbere ibibazo nk’ibyo bizaba byarushijeho kongera ubukana. Mu mwaka wa 2005, Ishami ry’Umuryango w’Abibumbye ryita ku buzima OMS ryari ryatangaje ko buri mwaka hapfa abantu bagera ku bihumbi 150 bitewe n’iyo mihindagurikire y’ibihe naho abagera kuri miliyoni 5 bakarwara. Bikaba bikwiye ko buri wese akwiye kugaragaza uruhare rwe mu kurwana n’icyatuma habaho imihindagurikire y’ibihe ndetse akanabiraga abamukomokaho.

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How can our officials inventory our assets, develop and implement sound maintenance programs?

Our nation's valuable infrastructure—roads, bridges; water/wastewater treatment facilities; and storm water systems- is aging. What percentage of this network- so vital to our way of life- is in poor condition, deficient, declared unsafe?

Our towns and cities are now challenged by government regulations and a concerned citizenry to act. How can our officials inventory our assets, develop and implement sound maintenance programs, and re-mediate this major problem given tight budgets and limited manpower?

By John GAKUMBA, CC DARE-NBDF Rwanda Coordinator.

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NILE BASIN DISCOURSE FORUM IN RWANDA BUILDING CAPACITY ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN RWANDA

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With the growing evidence of the impacts of climate change in Rwanda, there is need to enhance national adaptive capacities and this training was part of the pre-paredness strategy for serious consideration. The role of Rwanda partners such as CC DARE were commended by both NBDF and REMA who both pledged to use the sup-port to optimize performance of the beneficiaries – the CSOs and the communities they represent. The training programmes were conducted in two separate sessions. The training for CSOs was conducted from 9th – 11th February 2010 and the one day training for Journalists was conducted on the 12th February 2010. Whereas broad range of topics under Climate change including the Sci-ence of Climate Change, its politics, Mitigation and Adap-

tation were adequately covered. Also, a highlight and clarification on information sharing and dissemination as well as

working together in a community on best practices in com-bating climate change was emphasized. Trainees were distrib-uted with training materials and certificates for empowerment to train grassroot communities. Adaptation to climate change received extensive coverage based on its particular relevancy to the Rwanda situation as a member of the developing na-tions. A similar approach was carried out for the Journalists except that every effort was made to focus the trainees on reporting and other media skills. The training modules were compiled in an easy to use package that would facilitate the train the trainer sessions to which the trainees committed to deliver to their clients. The training was conducted with emphasis on interaction between the trainers and participants and more importantly among the trainees themselves where experiences were shared in group as well as plenary sessions. Based on the expectations at the onset of the training and the highly interactive style of delivery, the training had a deliberate focus on sharing the lessons learnt with communities. The groups were organized around sector specific issues and areas such as agriculture, energy and environment.

This arrangement provided an opportunity for trainees to share and learn from each other on sector issues and chal-lenges as well as strategies that would benefit communities in the subsequent training sessions that will be delivered to communities in train-the- trainer sessions. One of the most interesting group discussion topics was ac-tion planning by the trainees. The trainees were notified in time to prepare for action planning. The trainees were stimu-lated to discuss the planning process they undertake in sup-port of their activities. There was significant effort to develop an understanding of the planning process in Rwanda and how CSOs can orient their work to identify entry points toward influencing policy, the level at which CC interventions can be most beneficial to communities. To this end, the trainees were reminded to review their strategic plans and identify entry points and indeed integrate CC particularly adaptation into their annual action plans. By John GAKUMBA. NBDF-CC DARE Project Manager

Participants during the training sessions

Participants during a workgroup discussion

Journalists with Trainers and the Charperson of NBDF Rwanda after receiving the training certificates

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MEMBERS OF NBDF-RWANDA

N° ORGANISATION CONTACT PERSON ADDRESS MAIN INTERVENTION FOCUS

1 ARECO-RWANDA NZIZA (Association Rwandaise des Ecol-

ogistes) MUKAKAMARI Dancilla e-mail :

arecorwa@yahoo.fr Environmental Protection

2 ARJE (Association Rwandaise des Journalistes Environnemen-

taux) UWIMANA Albertine rwejass@yahoo.com Promotion of Environmental Reporting

in different media in Rwanda

3 (RECOR) Rwanda Environmental Conservation Organisation SEHENE Jean Chrysostome rwc@planet-save.com

Conservation, Agroforestry, eco-

tourism and Environmental education

4 SERUKA ASBL NDEGEYA Alice seruka@rwanda1.com Gender Environmental Protection

5 IMBARAGA SATP Environmental Trainer Organic Farming Mrs. SANYU Régina sanyuregina@yahoo.com Agriculture Parcs protection

6 URUMURI RW’URUKUNDO NDIRIMA Denis Tél/Fax: 575668 Rural Development

7 SOLIDAIRES BENURUGWIRO MUKABINAMA Edith solidaires_b@yahoo.fr Gender, Development, Micro projects

for women

8 JOC/F (Jeunesse OuvriХre Catholique for Girls) NKUNDIZANA Domina nkundizana@hotmail.com Catholic Youth Promotion

9 ISUKU ASBL HABIYAREMYE J.B isu-

ku_rwanda@yahoo.com Hygiene, Environmental Protection

10 ARDI RUDASINGWA Emmanuel Tél: 08571048 Development, Environmental Protection

11 FRSP (Federation Rwandaise du Secteur Privé) BITWAYIKI Eugène frsp@rwanda1.com Private Sector Federation

12 Rwanda Rain Water Harvesting Association KABALISA Vincent nilerwa@yahoo.fr Rain water harvesting

13 RDO Rwanda Development Organisation BAHORANA Augustin 08594464 Rural development

14 Fondation Nzambazamariya Vénéranda MUKANTABANA Crescence mukacresc@yahoo.fr Gender

Child Rights Protection

15 ACNR (Association pour la Conservation de la Nature au Rwan-

da) BIZIMANA Innocent Inbizimana@avu.org Nature Conservation

16 ARDHO (Association Rwandaise pour la Defense des droits de l

Homme) SAFARI Emmanuel manusafari@yahoo.com Human Rights

17 CLADHO ( Human Rights Umbrella Organisation) UWANYIRIGIRA Agnes 572740 Human rights umbralla organisation

18 JOC (Jeunesse ouvriere Catholique Garcons) KALISA Ernest kalisajoc@yahoo.com

yahoo.com Catholic Youth Promotion

19 UGAMA/CSC SIMPUNGA Innocent simpunga@yahoo.fr Capacity building for local CSOs,

tranining

20 PRO-FEMMES/TH Suzanne RUBONEKA Profemme@rwanda1.com Gender, Umbrella for Women Associa-

tions

21 AREDI (Association Rwandaise pour l Environnement et le

Developpement Intégré) SIKUBWABO Adélard

aredi@rwanda1.com

tekesik@hotmail.com

Environmental protection and Inte-

grated Development

22 COSYLI (Conseil des Syndicats Libres au Rwanda) TWAYIGIRA Jean Léonard Tél : 522585, 08479390

Workers Union

23 CCOAIB (Conseil de Concertation des Organisations d Appui

aux Initiatives de Base) Prisca ccoaib@rwanda1.com Dialogue, capacity building and exchange

for local initiatives

24 Réseau des femmes UWIMANA Bibiane refemme@rwanda1.com

Gender Promotion of Rural Women in

Rwanda

25 BENISHYAKA GAHIMA Betty benasoc@rwanda1.com Gender Support to Women and vulner-

able Children

26 ARJ (Association Rwandaise des Journalistes) SEMUKANYA Martin msemukanya@yahoo.fr

Promotion of professional Journalism in

Rwanda

27 INADES FORMATION KABAYIZA Eustache 584713 Rural development

28 (RWEPI) Rwandese Health Environment Project Innitiative James RUBAKISIBO Tel: 08856116 Environmental health and protection

29 CAURWA (Conseil des Autoctones au Rwanda) SEBISHWI Juvénal juvesebi@yahoo.fr

Promotion of Indigenous People