21st September 2022: The sixth Programme Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting for Integrated Water Resources Management Programme in Rwanda (IWRM Programme) has resumed on Wednesday, 21^st September 2022.

It is an opportunity for stakeholders to discuss and assess the progress of the project implementation in all aspects including bio-physical, socio-economic and supporting measures.

PSC is the lead governance body for the implementation of IWRM Programme, while also serving as the overall project steering committee, and comprised of senior officials from various Government institutions.

The body also oversees project implementation through bi-annual meetings to review the progress and provide high-level guidance.

Background

The Government of Rwanda (GoR) and the Government of the Netherlands (GoN) have expressed their interest for establishing a strategic partnership and hence launched the Integrated Water Resources Management Programme in Rwanda (IWRM Programme).

The programme is implemented by the Government of Rwanda through the Rwanda Water Resources Board (RWB) with the technical assistance of a consortium led by the International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN) Rwanda with the funds from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

under this programme, the implementation of participatory community-based approaches is piloted in Sebeya catchment to improve landscape restoration and management for sustainable socio-economic and climate-resilient development through reduced land degradation, river sedimentation and flooding; improved incomes and resilience from the sustainable use of landscape resources; operational landscape governance and management institutions; and evidence-based guidelines on the landscape approach through knowledge management.

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