September 8th, 2023, Evariste Nsabimana, the Deputy Director General of the Rwanda Water Resources Board (RWB), hosted the Rhineland-Palatinate Business delegation. The delegation was led by Dr. Sonnenschein, CEO of Hesotech GmbH, which is currently engaged in a project focused on monitoring landslides in Rwanda through advanced technology.

The discussions centered around potential synergies and opportunities for long-term partnerships between Rwanda Water Resources Board and Hesotech GmbH).

Dr. Sonnenschein also introduced the project titled: "Piloting an optical surveillance technology for landslide monitoring in Rwanda, which being implemented by Hesotech GmbH.

This project involved a multi-displinary team including experts from Germany, Rwanda and Malaysia to develop a system to monitor landslides based on the most advanced AI technology.

“The pilot demonstrated great success and value during the 2023, May 2^nd and 3^rd disaster, with most critical field evidence, live-data capturing and highly valuable for early warnings and dissemination.” Said The CEO of Hesotech, Dr Sonnenschein

The Deputy Director General of Rwanda Water Resources Board, Evariste Nsabimana, affirmed RWB’s interest in partnering with Hesotech GmbH in the fight against landslide.