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<strong>Scoping</strong> Mission on Rwanda for Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Kigali Thursday 11 th ,August, 2011: MINAGRI, 9.00 a.m. On Thursday, we met MINAGRI, the chairman of the irrigation task force Jean Jacques Mbonigaba. He specifically explained the achievement of the task force: - They now have an irrigation master plan for the whole country; - District irrigation master plan; However, he emphasized on the lack of the irrigation policy as well as strategic action plan. Currently, they have an ambition of irrigating 100,000 ha by 2020; where 35,000 ha will be on hillside and 65,000 ha on marchlands. In marchlands they have already irrigated 17,000 ha where 90% of it is for rice cultivation. Main donors in the irrigation are for marchlands, through RSSP; it 100% WB funded where for LWH it is 80% WB funded. Other projects in irrigation include the Irrigation project in Bugesera which is funded by the AfDB, Irrigation project of Gatsibo funded by IFAD and another irrigation project for Bugesera which is fudned by Lux Development. Beside donors, the government of Rwanda too, is investing heavily in the irrigation sector where 40% of the national budget is for irrigation on both marchlands and hillsides. Currently there are hillsides irrigation projects in Kirehe and Nyagatare for 1,000 ha, funded by the government, where water for irrigation will comes from lakes. In regards to Marchlands, they are now funding the development of 2,000 ha on small marchlands in 11 districts. Each irrigation project small or big goes hands in hands with farmers cooperative and water users association establishment. Specifically water users association is a mandatory as there is even a ministerial decree in that regards. In the near future, they will even be represented at ministerial level. It is well developed in such way that they are even being registered by the Ministry of Justice before being operational. Thursday 11 th ,August, 2011: NBI-NELSAP, 10.30 a.m. We also met Emmanuel Olet, the engineer in charge of water resource management department under the NBI-NELSAP; which has explained to us the transboundary action on the Rwandan side. Several studies including navigability studies on AKagera, Integrated river basin management and development strategy for Akagera river were developed. Reports of those different studies are available. Thursday 11 th ,August, 2011: EWSA, 11.30 a.m. We met the director general of EWSA, Yves Muyange, who shortly explained the water sector under EWSA. Page 43
<strong>Scoping</strong> Mission on Rwanda for Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Kigali In terms of water supply, the daily deficit currently is 20,000 m 3 /day and will increase up to 40,000 m 3 /day in 2020. He also indicated that the access rate in terms of water supply in the whole country is 80% with some of infrastructure not working anymore. There is a need to increase the access in the rural area. Among priorities projects they are planning to develop a master plan on water and sanitation and Nyabarongo 2 project. Thursday 11 th ,August, 2011: SIDA, 14.00 p.m. Mr. Janvier Ntalindwa who is charge of environment and natural resource at SIDA, explained to us different actions in the natural resource management sector done by SIDA: - They supported land tenure regulation, - Capacity building of the national land center, - Support several action for REMA, - Forestry sector in the eastern province through reforestation. He also emphasized the weakness of the water resource management sector as in : - Capacity building and - Awareness on the importance of water resource management. SIDA is the only donor acting in the water resource management, currently, they are investing up to 2Million Euro per year. Priorities should be done in: - Technical assistance of the sector, - Quantification and quality assurance of water resource ; - Capacity building at all level even downstream at the end users; There is a water resource management thematic working group chaired by the water resource management department and co chaired by USAID; other actors of the sector include SIDA, UNICEF, MINIRENA, AfDB, NBI- NELSAP… He recommended the support from Netherlands being oriented in the water resource management as there are less actors than other sectors. Thursday 11 th ,August, 2011: UNICEF, 15.00 p.m. Guy Mbayo in charge of the water and sanitation unit under UNICEF gave us a clear picture of UNICEF action in that sector. That sector is being funded by the Netherlands embassy. Page 44
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