The Rwanda Water Resources Board is engaging citizens in the development of Village Land Use Action Plans as part of the implementation process of the Volcano Community Resilience Project.

This initiative commenced on October 7, 2024, and is being carried out in the first 30 villages across Musanze, Nyabihu, and Rubavu districts.

The primary goal of these Village Land Use Action Plans is to establish sustainable landscape restoration measures. These measures will play a crucial role in the long-term management of flood risk, soil erosion, and sedimentation within the catchments.

Residents of the selected villages are actively identifying the environmental challenges they face and proposing potential solutions, including erosion control structures, soil conservation techniques, harvesting facilities, and agroforestry models.

The overarching objective of this project component (Landscape Restoration) is to improve soil and water management, enhance agricultural productivity, and build climate resilience in target communities. This will be achieved by aligning restoration activities with local land use plans.

The Volcano Community Resilience Project, funded by the World Bank and other development partners, aims to strengthen climate resilience, reduce flood risks, and improve the management of natural resources and tourism assets in the Volcanoes and Vunga corridor region of Rwanda.  

The Rwanda Water Resources Board is responsible for implementing two key components of the project: Flood Risk Management and Landscape Restoration and Catchment Management.