Overall Objective
Supporting Inclusive, Climate Resilient & Green Urbanization in Rwanda for Sustainable Economic Growth
GGGI has partnered with the government of Rwanda (GoR) to ensure that sustainability and green growth are core principles in Rwanda’s future growth and development. GGGI is supporting the government of Rwanda towards an inclusive climate resilient green cities and infrastructure development by:
strengthening national, sub-national and local green growth planning , financial and institutional frameworks;
supporting green project development implementation and increasing green investment flows ;
improving multi-directional knowledge sharing between South-South and South-North countries ; and
providing technical support to facilitate bilateral & multilateral green growth plans, implementation and investments
The Rwanda country program is carried out by a team of adviser’s that are embedded within partner governments, and district technical assistants within the secondary cities to provide technical assistance in line with Rwanda ‘s sustainable development goals by focusing on three national projects:
Inclusive green urban development ; Green investment advisory and support and Green and resource efficient buildings.
Climate Resilient Urban Development
- Sustainable land-use management
- Flood/landslide risk management
- NBS & eco-systems restoration/conservation
- Urban agriculture (Climate-resilient agriculture
Green Buildings & Construction
- Greening new buildings/infrastructure
- Resource efficiency in existing buildings/facilities (energy)
- Green affordable housing
- Greening the building & construction value chain
Circular Economy in Waste Management
- Sustainable municipal solid waste management
- Hazardous waste management (E-waste)
- Innovative urban sanitation solutions
Sustainable Mobility
- Non-motorized transport
- Electric public transport
- Intelligent Transport System
Cross-cutting
- Green Investment
- Green entrepreneurship/jobs
- Gender Equality & Social Inclusion
- Capacity building & Knowledge sharing
Strategic Outcome Targets
GHG Reductions | Target Setting in Progress |
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Green Jobs | Target Setting in Progress |
Sustainable Services | Target Setting in Progress |
Air Quality | Target Setting in Progress |
Ecosystem Services | Target Setting in Progress |
Enhanced Adaptation to Climate Change | Target Setting in Progress |
Themes
Contact
Resource Partner
Green Climate Fund
Italian Ministry for the Environment ,Land and Sea
University of Gothenburg
Swedish Institute
Government Counterpart
Ministry of Infrastructure
Ministry of Environment
Rwanda Green Fund (FONERWA)
Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning
Ministry of Local Government
City of Kigali & Six Secondary Cities (Muhanga, Rubavu, Musanze, Rusizi, Huye, Nyagatare)
Local Administrative Entities Development Agency
Rwanda Environment Management Authority
Rwanda Housing Authority
Context
Rwanda achieved impressive real GDP growth of about 9% per annum between 2000 and 2014. As a result of this growth, Rwanda is experiencing high urbanization rates concentrated in its capital, Kigali, and given its limited total land area, it is now one of the densest countries in Africa.
GGGI team is supporting the government of Rwanda in its transition towards an inclusive green economy by:
mainstreaming green growth principles and green technologies through the implementation of the Green Growth and Climate Resilient Strategy pilot projects;
strengthening technical capacities of national and local governments in terms of urban planning and green infrastructure development;
supporting Rwanda Green Fund (FONERWA) as it transitions into a sustainable and blended financing vehicle for green growth in Rwanda;
supporting the government of Rwanda to accelerate progress on SDG targets as well as NDC implementation.
In partnership with the Government of Rwanda (GoR), GGGI supported the implementation of the Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy II 2013-2018 (EDPRS II)/now known as the NST1 in green urbanization and secondary city development, as well as providing technical support to the Rwanda Green Fund (FONERWA).
GGGI Rwanda has supported GoR with the integration of green growth principles & recommendations from the National Roadmap for Green Secondary City Development into the District Development Strategies (DDS) and their revised master plans. The DDS serves as the next generation of Rwanda’s medium-term strategy under the National Strategies for Transformation 2018-2024 (NST1) which replaces the EDPRS II and is geared towards delivering Rwanda’s new Vision 2050.
GGGI Rwanda Key Milestones include:
- National Roadmap for Green Secondary City (SC) Development (2016)
- District Development Strategies (2018)
- Green Building Minimum Compliance System (2019)
- Revised Master Plans for Kigali and 6 SCs (2020)
- Neighborhood Development & Run-off reduction guidelines (2021)
- E-mobility Showcase (2021)
- Establishment of Rwanda Greenpreneurs Network (2022)
News
News • June 6, 2023
Rwanda: lessons learnt from a pioneer in the fight against plastic pollution
June 6, 2023 – Global production of plastic has risen exponentially over the past decade, estimated at 400 million[1] tons of plastic produced every year. Unfortunately, only 9 % of the total plastic wastes quantities generated is recycled, 12 % incinerated and the rest ends up in landfills or thrown in the environment including oceans[2]. […]
News • June 2, 2023
Final Technical Validation workshop of the Rwanda Super Energy Services Company (Super ESCO) project preparatory support
With an objective to review and validate the findings from the project tasks and build on recommendations to be taken forward for implementation of the Super ESCO facility, GGGI Rwanda in collaboration with MININFRA hosted a successful final technical validation workshop for the Rwanda Super ESCO project. With more than 25 participants from public, private […]
News • May 24, 2023
KEXIM Bank, KRIC, GGGI HQ Delegation Visit in Rwanda
Enhancing Institutional Capacities for Facilitating the Use of ITMOs Through Electric Mobility Kigali, 17 April 2023 The Government of Rwanda (GoR) has prioritized the transition to e-mobility using a combination of incentives and policies to promote the uptake of Electric Vehicles (EVs). To facilitate the transition of public to e-mobility, the transfer of Internationally Transferred […]
News • May 10, 2023
KOICA and Samsung Scoping Mission to Rwanda on E-waste
6 – 10 February 2023 , Kigali Rwanda a delegation of 7 representatives from Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Headquarters, Samsung Electronics, and MIT D-Lab conducted scoping mission for e-waste project implementation from the 6th to the 10th of February in Kigali, Rwanda. The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Rwanda team, as a key player […]
News • May 10, 2023
GGGI hosts a workshop to review the progress of the interim findings of the Super ESCO (Energy Services Company) Project in Rwanda
9th February, Kigali, Rwanda , the Global Green Growth Institute hosted the hybrid workshop to review the progress of the interim findings of the Super Esco (Energy Services Company ) Project in Rwanda. With participants from the following institutions, organizations and partners, Government officials from MININFRA-Energy Directorate, MINECOFIN, REGEUCL, REG-EDCL, RURA, BRD, RHA, CPCIC ✓ […]
News • May 1, 2023
Africa’s Green Economy Summit connects global capital with green economy projects from across the continent
February 22-24th 2023, Cape Town, South Africa – the Global Green Growth Institute as a key partner of the Africa Green Economy Summit this year joined participants from across the globe to share their insights, experience and knowledge on green economy initiatives lead by GGGI and partners. With the the event theme for 2023 “Driving […]
News • May 1, 2023
Rwanda Non-Motorized Transport Project Huye City NMT Investment Action Planning Workshop
16 March ,2023 in Huye, Rwanda the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in collaboration with United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) organized the NMT Project Investment Action Planning Workshop. In Rwanda mobility plays a vital role for economic and social prosperity, connecting people, goods and places. However, poorly planned transport systems have hard-hitting and negative consequences […]
News • April 24, 2023
The Angola Ministry of Environment launches the first Blue Skies & Net Zero 2050 Campaign in Africa
13 April, Luanda, Angola – The Government of Angola and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) successfully launched the first global Blue Skies & Net Zero 2050 Campaign in Africa, aimed at raising public awareness on air pollution and tackling the climate crisis in Africa. The hybrid event was attended by over 40 Angolan and […]
News • March 29, 2023
Waste to Resource Project Training in Luxembourg
11- 18 March , Luxembourg , with a delegation of 2o representatives from Rwanda Green Fund (FONERWA); Ministry of ICT and Innovation (MINICTI) ;City of Kigali (CoK) ;Rwanda Development Board (RDB);Ministry of Environment (MoE) ;Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA);Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) ;Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) ;Water and Sanitation Corporation (WASAC) ;Gender Monitoring Office […]
News • February 20, 2023
GGGI Rwanda hosts the stakeholder Consultation Workshop to increase E-waste Collection rate aiming at inefficient and old cooling equipment
On 26th January 2023, GGGI in collaboration with Enviroserve and Rwanda Cooling Initiative (R-Cool) hosted a stakeholder consultation workshop at M-Hotel in Kigali City. The workshop gathered 44 participants; 29.5% females and 72.7% males including government Officials, Facility managers from audited buildings on energy performance, cooling appliances vendors, financial institutions, HVAC association, e-waste repairing technicians […]
News • February 20, 2023
Official Closing Workshop for the GCF National Adaptation Readiness & Preparatory Support for Building Flood Resilience Capacity in Rwanda (GCF NAP Readiness Project)
25th January, Kigali Rwanda, GGGI in collaboration with Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) organized and held the hybrid Closing Workshop for the GCF National Adaptation Readiness & Preparatory Support for Building Flood Resilience Capacity in Rwanda (GCF NAP Readiness Project), with several participants representing numerous project stakeholders such as Ministries: MoE, MININFRA, MINEMA, MINALOC, MINAGRI, […]
News • January 16, 2023
Training on Application of Nature Based Solutions (NBS) for flood risk management to Support Inclusive, Climate Resilient secondary cities development in Kirehe Secondary City
27-30 December 2022 , Kirehe , Rwanda as part of the GCF NAP (National Adaptation Plan) Readiness and Preparatory Support for Building Flood Resilience Capacities in Rwanda Project , a delegation comprising of GGGI Rwanda, Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) and National Lands Authority (NLA) lead a mission to Kirehe Secondary City for the training […]
News • January 16, 2023
Capacity building workshop on carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
In 2016, Rwanda ratified the Paris Agreement (PA) to combat climate change by limiting the global temperature rise to below 1.5º, as articulated in the 2015 Paris Agreement (PA). Submitted to the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory reported that the per capita Green House Gases (GHG) emissions […]
News • January 4, 2023
Energy Efficiency in Rwandan Non-Residential Buildings and Facilities – The role of Detailed Energy Audits
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in collaboration with the Rwanda Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA), are implementing a project preparatory work to assess the energy efficiency market in Rwanda and develop a new financial vehicle that can support the implementation of the energy efficiency initiatives. The preparatory work is funded by the Korea Ministry of […]
News • December 29, 2022
Building a Resilient Economy – Rwanda hosts World Circular Economy Forum 2022
Kigali, Rwanda – 7 December 2022 – Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is delighted to support the Government of the Republic of Rwanda partners, regional and global partners to organize and host the World Circular Economy Forum 2022 (WCEF 2022). Organized between 6-8 December, and for the first time in the Global South, WCEF 2022 […]
News • December 15, 2022
GCF NAP Project -Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the National Land Use and Development Master Plan 2020-2050 (NLUDMP).
9 September , Kigali, Rwanda REMA in collaboration with GGGI_Rwanda & National Lands Authority under the GCF NAP Project have commissioned the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the National Land Use & Development Master Plan 2020-2050 (NLUDMP). GCF NAP Project Manager Liliane Mupende welcomed the participants and said “this SEA Mission will be carried from […]
News • December 15, 2022
GCF NAP Project -Training of the Automatic Message Switching System (AMSS at Meteo Rwanda Headquarters
8 August , Kigali ,through the Rwanda National Designated Authority (NDA) i.e., Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) and the Accredited Entity (AE) i.e. Ministry of Environment (MoE) of Rwanda to the Green Climate Fund (GCF); the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), a Delivery Partner (DP), has been following up the implementation of the GCF NAP […]
News • October 27, 2022
GGGI’s Carbon Transaction Platform Establishment Approved
Seoul, Republic of Korea, – On 27 October 2022 the Global Green Growth Institute’s (GGGI) Assembly and Council approved the establishment of GGGI’s Carbon Transaction Platform (CTP). The CTP will bring a comprehensive solution to the carbon space and will address major challenges in Article 6 market development as defined by the Paris Climate Agreement. […]
News • August 25, 2022
Rwanda Plastic Free July Month Activity – Keeping nature plastic free
Engaging the young people in environmental conservation is key of sustainable development In 2022 July 29, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Rwanda in partnership with Eco Arts initiative visited Gatenga I, school located at Kigali city, Kicukiro district, Gatenga sector in plastic free July campaign with “Keep our nature Plastic free” theme. The aim of […]
News • August 5, 2022
Sustainably managing hazardous and municipal solid waste management in Rwanda
In 2016 I was privileged to sit in a high-level government meeting where the policies and strategic direction of the government were discussed and decisions taken regarding the immediate, medium to long-term solutions to the challenges facing the country and the opportunities thereof. This meeting was a memorable but also puzzling one as part of […]
Projects
rw37
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW37 Green Investment Mobilization to Support Rwanda’s Planned National Volcanoes Park Expansion
Start Date | Q2 2022 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 0 |
Status | Active |
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rw38
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW38 Support to setup Super ESCO facility in Rwanda as a vehicle to promote energy efficiency
Start Date | Q2 2022 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 181,325 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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RW31
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW31-Smart and Electric Public Transport Services for Low-Carbon City Development in Rwand
Start Date | Q3 2021 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 150,000 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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rw29
Countries
RW29- Assessment of Green City Kigali project and business delivery models
Start Date | Q1 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 0 |
Status | Active |
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RW28
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW28- Rwanda Greenpreneurs Network
Start Date | Q1 2021 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 0 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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RW27
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW27-Supporting the Transition to E-mobility in Rwanda
Start Date | Q1 2021 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 47,574 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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RW21
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW21-E – Waste to Resources: Improving Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and Hazardous Waste Management in Rwanda
Start Date | Q1 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 0 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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RW20
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW20 Readiness Support to Capacitate Rwanda’s Subnational Level Actors in Green Growth and Climate Resilience
Start Date | Q2 2020 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 699,940 |
Status | Complete |
Thematic Area |
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RW26
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW26 Supporting Rwanda’s Green Economic Recovery: Urbanization through Affordable Housing and Climate Resilient Urban Settlements
Start Date | Q1 01-01-2021 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 50,000 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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RW23
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW23 Sustainable Solid and Liquid Waste Management and Valorization in Rwanda’s Green Cities
Start Date | Q1 01-01-2020 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 217,165 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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RW22
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW22 Greening Rwanda’s Existing Public Building Stock
Start Date | Q1 01-01-2020 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 169,528 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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RW20
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW20 GCF Readiness Support to Capacitate Rwanda’s Sub-National Level Actors in Green Growth and Climate Resilience
Start Date | Q1 05-07-2020 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 699,940 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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RW19
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW19 Strengthening, Prioritizing, and Investing in Non-Motorized Transport Infrastructure
Start Date | Q1 01-01-2020 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 93,800 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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RW17
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW17 GCF National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Readiness and Preparatory Support for Building Flood Resilience Capacities in Rwanda
Start Date | Q1 03-01-2020 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 1,823,993 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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RW22
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW22 Greening Rwanda’s Existing Public Building Stock
Start Date | Q1 01-01-2020 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 169,528 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
Project Reference Profiles – Rwanda (RW07) Inclusive Green Urban Development (IGUD)
Start Date | Q1 Jan 1 2019 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 469,527 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
Project Reference Profiles – Rwanda (RW08) Green Investment Advisory and Support (GIAS)
Start Date | Q1 Jan 1 2019 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 350,665 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
Project Reference Profiles – Rwanda(RW09) Green Infrastructure Planning and Delivery (GIPD)
Start Date | Q1 Jan 1 2019 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 293,347 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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RW15
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW15 IMELS-GGGI Contribution Agreement – Phase 2
Start Date | Q1 May 1 2019 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 114,753 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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RW16
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW16 Capacity Building Program for Inclusive Green Economy for Government Officials in East Africa
Start Date | Q1 July 1 2019 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 88,881 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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