Mission and Vision

1° To implement national policies, laws and strategies related to water resources;   

2° To advise the Government on matters related to water resources;   

3° To establish strategies aimed at knowledge based on research on water resources knowledge, forecasting on water availability, quality and demand;  

4° To establish strategies related to the protection of catchments and coordinate the implementation of erosion control plans;   

5° To establish floods management strategies;  

6° To establish water storage infrastructure;

7° To establish water resources allocation plans;  

8° To establish water resources quality and quantity preservation strategies;   

9° To control and enforce water resources use efficiency;  

10° To examine the preparation of roads, bridges, dams and settlements designs in order to ensure flood mitigation and water storage standards;  

11° To monitor the implementation of flood mitigation measures and water storage during the implementation of roads, bridges and settlements’ plans;   

12° To cooperate and collaborate with other regional and international institutions with a similar mission.

Mandate

Rwanda Water Resources Board (RWB) is established by the law N° 71/2019 of 29/01/2020. RWB has legal personality and enjoys administrative and financial autonomy and is managed in accordance with relevant laws and falls within the category of non-commercial public institutions.