The Republic of Rwanda is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is highly elevated, giving it the soubriquet "land of a thousand hills", with its geography dominated by mountains in the west and savanna to the southeast, with numerous lakes throughout the country. The climate is temperate to subtropical, with two rainy seasons and two dry seasons each year. It is the most densely populated mainland African country; among countries larger than 10,000 km2, it is the fifth most densely populated country in the world. Its capital and largest city is Kigali.
Region
East Africa
Capital city
Kigali
Language
Kinyarwanda, French, Swahili, English
GDP
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Area
Population
13,460,000
Rwanda
Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
Emission Target
commits to reduce emissions by 16% (unconditional) and 38% (conditional) in 2030 compared to BAU
Target Sectors
energy; industrial processes and product use (IPPU); waste; and agriculture , forestry and other land use (AFOLU) but excluding sources from forestry and other land use
Mitigation Actions and Priorities
- F-gases substitution in IPPU
- Resource recovery and reuse through organic waste composting and wastewater irrigation implemented countrywide by 2030
- Fertilizer enriched compost
- Energy efficiency through DSR measures and grid-loss reduction Renewable Energy expansion (solar, hydro)
- Improve diffusion of clean cook stoves, domestic biogas digesters
- Increasing charcoal yields by 50%
- Energy efficiency to reduce demand in agro-processing indus (tea &coffee)
- Eco-industrial parks (compliance standards)
- Landfill gas for electricity production
- Electric vehicle expansion and efficiency standards
- Efficient lighting"
- Resource recovery and reuse through organic waste composting and wastewater irrigation implemented countrywide by 2030
- Fertilizer enriched compost
- Energy efficiency through DSR measures and grid-loss reduction Renewable Energy expansion (solar, hydro)
- Improve diffusion of clean cook stoves, domestic biogas digesters
- Increasing charcoal yields by 50%
- Energy efficiency to reduce demand in agro-processing indus (tea &coffee)
- Eco-industrial parks (compliance standards)
- Landfill gas for electricity production
- Electric vehicle expansion and efficiency standards
- Efficient lighting"
Adaptation Actions and Priorities
Push-pull agriculture for pest control and supply of fodder to cattle; soil conservation practices; compost production and manure management
