14th September 2022: A six-year "Floods Management in Volcanoes Region Project" is anticipated to curb floods affecting different volcanoes' regions of Burera, Musanze, Nyabihu, and Rubavu Districts in the Northern Province of Rwanda.

Therefore, Dr. Emmanuel Rukundo, the Director General of RWB, and the technical team have paid a courtesy call to Burera and Musanze Districts’ officials to discuss the ongoing implementation of this project.

They are Mrs. Marie Chantal Uwanyirigira, the Mayor of Burera District, and Andrew Mpuhwe, the Vice-Mayor in charge of Economic Development of Musanze District.

The project phases include activities such as ponds, flood retaining walls, and water channels all designed to prevent and mitigate flood damages in volcano areas, and implement ecosystem and nature-based approaches for managing flood risks.

It is being implemented by the Rwanda Water Resources Board (RWB) in line with its mission of establishing flood management strategies across the country.

The stormwater, from the volcano regions, continued to be the cause of severe floods frequently observed in Burera, Musanze, Nyabihu, and Rubavu Districts.

22 gullies have been identified including 11 in Burera, 8 in Musanze, 2 in Nyabihu, and 1 in Rubavu District.

This project implementation process will be done in four phases kicking off with the four prioritized gullies including two identified in Burera District in Muhabura – Mbandana and Nyarubande and the other two in Musanze District in Muhe and Susa.

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