Detailed Programmes of ActionProgramme 4: Integrated Approach to Land Use Planning andSustainable Land Use ManagementResponsible Stakeholders (lead in bold)Department of Lands and Mapping under RNRA, MINIRENA, Land Commissions, Land Bureaux,MINAGRI, MINALOC, MOHSummary of Programmes and ActionsAdapting to climate change and achieving a low carbon growth is contingent on ensuring land tenuresecurity and instigating a robust integrated framework for development planning and sustainable landmanagement. Tenure gives landowners responsibility to manage their land in accordance to planning codes,access to equity markets, and the economic incentive to improve the asset. To achieve these goals,improved land information management is essential. Action 1: Integrated Approach to Planning and Sustainable Land Use ManagementCompetition for land will continue to grow with increasing pressures from agriculture and livestock.Encroachment on sensitive areas will persist until land reforms are completed. <strong>Rwanda</strong> will implement arigorous planning and zoning regulatory framework to manage the changing demands on land. The keysteps in achieving an integrated framework for land use planning and sustainable land use management willbe to promulgate the land use planning law; elaborate the District Detail Plans (DDPs) under the NationalLand Use and Development Master Plan; provide integrated land use planning decision support; andemploy Strategic Environment Assessments (SEAs) for key Development Zones and ecologically sensitiveareas.Action 2: <strong>Rwanda</strong> Spatial Data Infrastructure: National Land Information Management and InformationSharing and Access Policy<strong>Rwanda</strong>’s next priority will be to develop National Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI). A plan is urgently requiredto manage the nation’s land information resources and to identify the fundamental datasets required tomanage land and water resources, monitor land use and environmental change, support economicdevelopment, and enable <strong>Rwanda</strong> to better plan, monitor, and respond to the impacts of climate change.The <strong>Rwanda</strong> Natural Resources Authority (RNRA) offers an opportunity to spur improved management ofnatural resource datasets. Other sectors maintain key national data sets that also must be managed, madeaccessible, and kept up to date. To develop its SDI, <strong>Rwanda</strong> will establish a National Information Sharingand Access Policy, a National SDI <strong>Strategy</strong>, a detailed national features map, and ongoing monitoring of landuse and environmental change. Action 3: GIS/ICT Innovation throughout Government, Districts and Implementing AgenciesLand Use Planning and Sustainable Land Management demands integrated analysis of various datasetsincluding land use, zoning, administrative boundaries, roads, population and health, environment, soils andgeology, hydrology, and elevation. By harnessing GIS and ICT technologies, <strong>Rwanda</strong> will enable nationalgovernment and district offices to avoid uncontrolled development, increased energy demand andemissions, inefficient transport systems, over burdened water and sanitation systems, environmentaldegradation and loss of biodiversity, food insecurity, health impacts and reduced livelihoods. In order tofoster professionals with the skill sets required to understand and respond to these demands, <strong>Rwanda</strong> willbuild a GIS user community, and a District Planning Capacity program. Planning partnerships will beestablished between national and district government offices to ensure a common service deliveryframework. Such technology diffusion will build on the National ICT Plan (NICI III) and advance Governmentto Government (G2G), Government to Business (G2B), and Business to Business (B2B) ICT components ofa knowledge based economy.62Government of <strong>Rwanda</strong>
Detailed Programmes of ActionStrategic ObjectivesEnergy Security Food and Water Security Social Protection and DRR Low Carbon Development Protection of Ecosystem Sustainable Land Use Enablling PillarsInstitutional Financial Capacity Building Integrated Planning and Technology, ResearchFrameworks StructuresData Management and Infrastructure Detailed Programmes of ActionKey IndicatorsAction 1: Integrated Planning & Land Use Management Operational Inter-Ministerial Council and NationalWater AuthorityAction 2: <strong>Rwanda</strong> Spatial Data Infrastructure Organisational structure populatedAction 3: GIS/ICT Innovation: Central & Local Govt. Completed Water Balance at national and districtlevelsComparative CostAction 1: Integrated Planning & Land Use Management Low Medium HighAction 2: <strong>Rwanda</strong> Spatial Data Infrastructure Low Medium HighAction 3: GIS/ICT Innovation: Central & Local Govt. Low Medium HighEmissions ReductionAction 1: Integrated Planning & Land Use Management High Medium LowAction 2: <strong>Rwanda</strong> Spatial Data Infrastructure High Medium LowAction 3: GIS/ICT Innovation: Central & Local Govt. High Medium Low<strong>Climate</strong> ResilenceAction 1: Integrated Planning & Land Use Management High Medium LowAction 2: <strong>Rwanda</strong> Spatial Data Infrastructure High Medium LowAction 3: GIS/ICT Innovation: Central & Local Govt. High Medium LowTimscale to InitiationAction 1: Integrated Planning & Land Use Management Immediate Short Medium LongAction 2: <strong>Rwanda</strong> Spatial Data Infrastructure Immediate Short Medium LongAction 3: GIS/ICT Innovation: Central & Local Govt. Immediate Short Medium LongProgramme LengthAction 1: Integrated Planning & Land Use Management 2 years, ongoingAction 2: <strong>Rwanda</strong> Spatial Data Infrastructure1 year, ongoingAction 3: GIS/ICT Innovation: Central & Local Govt. 1 year pilot districts, 2 years scale up, ongoing<strong>Climate</strong> Finance StreamsAdaptation Fund - ClimDev Africa Special Fund - <strong>Global</strong> <strong>Climate</strong> <strong>Change</strong> Alliance - <strong>Global</strong> Environmental Fund - <strong>Global</strong>Facility for Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery - Hatoyama Initiative - International <strong>Climate</strong> Initiative - InternationalDevelopment Association - KfW Development & <strong>Climate</strong> Finance - Least Developed Country Fund - Special <strong>Climate</strong><strong>Change</strong> FundNational <strong>Strategy</strong> on <strong>Climate</strong> <strong>Change</strong> and Low Carbon Development 63