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- Abstract:
- This document reports on the application of CVCA in the four demonstration communities
(Kageyo and Nyamugali Cells of Mwili sector, Kayonza district, and Munini and Rwikiniro
Cells of Rwimbogo sector, Gatsibo district). It also provides a summary of information on
climate change impacts in Rwanda and recommends how further adaptation planning can be
undertaken with increased effectiveness.
The approach used to conduct the assessments in the four communities was traditional
participatory research methods with an applied climate lens. Participants in the assessments
included representatives of various villages institutions (VSL group, Vulnerable people,
FBO, CBO, CSO, etc) as well as local authorities. The gender aspect was also considered.
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Both communities of Mwili and Rwikiniro sectors estimated that agricultural land and farms
(for livestock) are the most valuable assets they have and drought is considered as the most
climate hazard affecting them. Moreover, invasion of wild animals from the National Park is
also considered a major problem by the communities since they destroy their houses and
crops, especially in Munini and Kageyo cells. Women group of Rwikiniro and Munini cells
emphasized on the invasion of tsetse fly, which causes sleeping sickness on humans and
animal trypanosomiasis on cattle, disease known locally as “Nagana”. Termites, which are
destroying the planted trees and houses, and striga infestation, which destroy crops, are also
considered as major hazards affecting the communities’ livelihood.
In order to cope with period of drought, communities proposed a combination of rainwater
harvesting and small scale irrigation technologies. They have also proposed the construction
of crops storing tanks at village level to be used in period of food shortage.
This document reports only on the CVCA effort in four communities in two Sectors of
Eastern Province, located within the target watershed of Kamababa. As ‘adaptation is local’,
it shows how the tools can be effectively used, but it does not provide adaptation plans for
wide application. It also provides a framework for the involvement of all stakeholders,
including centralized and decentralized levels of government, in the implementation of
adaptation measures through community-based participatory assessment methodologies. ( ,, )
- Content Advice:
- Funding for this publication was provided by the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as a component of the Rwanda Integrated Water Security Program (RIWSP). The views and opinions of the authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Agency for International Development, the United States or Florida International University.
- Citation/Reference:
- GLOWS-FIU. 2012. Report on the implementation of Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (CVCA) in four selected communities of Kamababa watershed, Gatsibo District, Rwanda. Global Water for Sustainability Program, Florida International University.
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