Development of Sectoral Guide and District Plans for Integrated Land Use Planning, capacity development for access to finance, and rural women empowerment for climate actions

The proposal seeks USD 698,813 over 24 months to implement the National Land Use and Development Master Plan (NLUDMP) 2020-2050 at the district level. It focuses on creating climate-resilient human settlements, diversifying climate finance proposals through the Ministry of Environment, and increasing the participation of rural women in climate adaptation and mitigation.

• Rwanda faces significant land pressure, being the most densely populated country in Africa with 525 people per km2 in 2021, projected to reach 1,000 per km2 by 2050.
• The National Land Use and Development Master Plan (NLUDMP) 2020-2050 identifies a need for integrated planning to prevent the loss of agricultural land, biodiversity, and wetlands caused by rapid urban growth and unplanned settlements.
• There is a critical gap in climate-resilient strategic planning for new settlement layers, specifically satellite cities and phase II secondary cities, which were previously rural districts with low public investment.
• Institutional capacity for climate-proofing rural settlements is weak; a 2021 study found that only 52.2% of interviewees possessed the tools to report on climate change adaptation results.
• Rural women, who make up 52.1% of the population and 29.9% of household heads, are key to climate actions such as forestry management and erosion control but currently have low levels of empowerment and awareness.
• The Ministry of Environment (MoE), as the Direct Access Entity, needs to diversify its climate funding proposals beyond rural dependence to include sectors like transportation, sanitation, and waste management.
• The project aims to deliver specific outputs including two Green District Land Use Plans, eight sectoral land use knowledge products, and the establishment of environmental protection committees across 23 districts and the City of Kigali.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2023). Development of Sectoral Guide and District Plans for Integrated Land Use Planning, capacity development for access to finance, and rural women empowerment for climate actions. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20240202-rwanda.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Development of Sectoral Guide and District Plans for Integrated Land Use Planning, capacity development for access to finance, and rural women empowerment for climate actions. 2023. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20240202-rwanda.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2023development, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Development of Sectoral Guide and District Plans for Integrated Land Use Planning, capacity development for access to finance, and rural women empowerment for climate actions}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2023}, month = nov, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20240202-rwanda.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }