Rwanda
PAGE in Rwanda
Rwanda’s economy highly depends on the health of its natural resources and ecosystems. As indicated in the National Strategy for Transformation, 70 per cent of the total labour force is employed in the agricultural sector, which is the third highest contributor to Rwanda’s GDP. For this reason, the government decided to invest in the efficient use of natural resources, including efforts to combat climate change impacts to guide its economic growth and development. As outlined in its vision 2050 ‘The Rwanda we want’, the country aims to become an upper middle-income country by 2035 and a low carbon and high-income country by 2050. Rwanda became a PAGE partner country in 2022 and since then PAGE has contributed to the implementation of the National Vision 2050, the National Strategy for Transformation, the Green Growth and Climate Resilience Strategy, the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), as well as the National Economic Recovery Plan after the COVID19 pandemic.
In 2011, Rwanda adopted the National Green Growth and Climate Resilience Strategy, which was revised and updated in 2023. The revised Nationally Determined Contribution (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement to the UNFCCC were submitted in 2020. The government developed a National Economic Recovery Plan that prioritises key sectors most hit by the Covid-19 pandemic to promote an inclusive and green recovery that is including revisiting national policies and strategies to match them with the required interventions to address climate change. This will be coupled with support to strengthen capacities of government institutions, private sector and civil society organizations by developing environment and climate change tools for effective and inclusive economic growth support. Resource mobilisation will also be at the forefront of the country’s agenda to bridge the financing gap currently existing to implement green growth and climate resilient interventions.
Rwanda’s progress towards an inclusive green economy was analysed in a green economy policy stocktaking in 2024, pointing out the areas that could benefit from PAGE support over the next five years. Building on the stocktaking study, PAGE is supporting the greening of the second National Strategy for Transformation (NST2), which was approved by the Cabinet in August 2024, with the aim to mainstream green growth across priority sectors and polices. In addition, the forward going PAGE programme in Rwanda focuses on technical support to the Nationally Determined Contributions, and the Voluntary National Review for SDG reporting.
General view of northwestern Rwanda – Photo Credit 2009 CIAT Neil Palmer
PAGE Milestones
- 2024
Release of the stocktaking study on inclusive green economy
- 2023
In the framework of the Word Circular Economy Forum 2022, PAGE met with H.E. Minister of State in Charge of Economic Planning Dr Uwera and the Minister of Environment Dr. Jean d’Arc Mujawamariya. PAGE contributed to the panel discussion on “Small green enterprise in East Africa, powering a circular economy transition”.
- 2022
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