Muvumba Multipurpose Water Resources Development Program
The Government of Rwanda (GoR) has been implementing the Muvumba Multipurpose Water Resources Development Program (MMWRDP), with financing from the African Development Bank (AfDB). The objective of the program is to improve water, energy, food and nutrition security by harnessing water resources for irrigation, domestic, livestock use and hydropower generation, while ensuring sustainability of the resources and building resilience against climate change and variability. The first major component under the program is an ongoing 39m high dam that impounds 55 million cubic meter of water in Karama, Gatunda and Rukomo sectors.
The Muvumba Multipurpose Water Resources Development Program is a Government of Rwanda initiative aimed at strengthening water, energy, and food security while enhancing climate resilience. The project is funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in partnership with the Government of Rwanda. The project centers on the construction of a dam on the Muvumba River. Following detailed technical and safeguard studies, the dam design was revised from an initial height of 30.5 m to 39 m, increasing the reservoir capacity from 35 million m³ to 55 million m³. These changes were driven by updated hydrological assessments, expanded irrigation demand, domestic water supply and the need for improved flood management.