Rwanda Green Growth Strategy 18nov11 - Global Climate Change ...

Chapter 1The project was launched on 25 November 2010 by the Steering Committee, followed by astakeholder workshop with 88 people representing government, academia, private sector, developmentpartners and civil society.Chapter 1: IntroductionBaseline ScopingThe next phase consisted of baseline scoping and the production of a Baseline Report (Appendix A)which consisted of a comprehensive review of the current status of each sector and all the ministry policiesand strategies. The Baseline Report also reviewed climate policy, adaptation and mitigation actions andeconomics. Baseline scoping was conducted in country by the SSEE research team drawing on a range ondata collection tools including key stakeholder interviews, site visits and review of a range of secondarydata sources including government policies and reports, academic literature, and grey literature consistingof media reports, technical briefs and project evaluations. Once finalised, the Baseline Report was used toidentify key areas for further investigation through the production of the Sector Working Papers, whichformed the main conduit for stakeholder engagement.Sector Working Papers and ReportsNine Sector Working Papers (SWPs) were produced for the identified key sectors (Appendix B). Aworking paper was not proposed for Industry as UNEP were finalising their report ‘Mainstreaming resourceefficient and cleaner production into Rwanda’s policies and strategies’. Education was incorporated intoeach SWP and an expert review instead of a SWP on Health was produced. A ‘thinkpiece’ was written inparallel to provide the foundation for the Strategy. The SWPs reviewed vulnerabilities and opportunities forclimate compatible development; identified focus areas for further analysis; identified international bestpractice and case studies applicable to Rwanda; and analysed and presented options for implementation.Each working paper developed an action plan with suggested policies and actions, their timelines,responsible Ministries, key indicators and sources of finance. They were then used to facilitate stakeholderengagement in Rwanda with government, civil society, private sector, academia and development partners.They contain the justification and the details for each of the programmes of action in the Strategy.Stakeholder EngagementFollowing the production of the Sector Working Papers, the research team entered a period offocused stakeholder engagement. Before this consultation process started the SWPs were distributed tothe respective ministries, and subsequently to other key stakeholders for input and critical feedback. Duringthe period of stakeholder engagement, the contents of the working papers were presented in a sectorbasedworking committee meetings held at the ministry level, which allowed for further feedback fromparticipants, which included representations from non-governmental organisations, donor groups, privatesector and research institutes. Feedback for the working papers was also obtained from DIFD-Rwanda,CDKN and the SSEE expert advisors. From the stakeholder engagement process a number of programmesof action were developed which form a core component of the Strategy. These programmes underwent afurther review and approval process to be refined and ensure that they could be implemented.Over the course of the project, over 450 stakeholders were interviewed, 15 workshops attended andsite visits to 20 locations in all provinces were conducted by the research team. This enabled them tounderstand the Rwandan context and gain ownership from stakeholders.National Strategy on Climate Change and Low Carbon Development 3