{"id":52322,"date":"2024-12-18T15:23:06","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T15:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwanda-secures-frw30-billion-funding-from-germany\/"},"modified":"2024-12-19T08:02:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T08:02:41","slug":"rwanda-secures-frw30-billion-funding-from-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-secures-frw30-billion-funding-from-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda secures  Frw30 billion funding from Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The agreement, signed on December 18, 2024, under the Financing Green and Gender-Sensitive Public Spaces project, follows a previous 20 million euro grant intended to support investments in environmental protection initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister of Finance and Planning, Yusuf Murangwa, thanked the Federal Republic of Germany for its strong development partnership with Rwanda and expressed optimism for continued cooperation. <\/p>\n<p>He further noted that the grant would contribute to enhancing climate resilience in both rural and urban areas of secondary cities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of the investments to be made as part of this project include wetlands rehabilitation, improvement in stormwater management, and green infrastructure for the social and economic development of the areas involved,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda has set a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 38% by 2030, with a budget of $11 billion allocated for addressing the impacts of climate change and environmental conservation through its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).<\/p>\n<p>German Ambassador to Rwanda, Heike Uta Dettmann, praised Rwanda for being an ambitious partner and effectively utilizing received support to improve the lives of its people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis investment will provide critical support to strengthening the resilience of cities to climate change and the quality of life of the urban population, and particularly for women, because it&#8217;s all over the world that women are a huge part of everything,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n<p>This project is part of the bilateral climate and development partnership between Rwanda and Germany, signed in 2022. According to Amb. Dettmann, this partnership is already valued at over 260 million euros.<\/p>\n<p>The Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) program, which aims to address the effects of climate change and protect the environment, has a budget of $11 billion, with $6.2 billion required for implementation by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Juliet Kabera, Director General of the Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA), confirmed that the grant would help close the existing funding gap for Rwanda\u2019s climate change mitigation and environmental resilience programs. <\/p>\n<p>She added that, based on current stakeholder participation, there is confidence that by 2030, the necessary funding will be secured.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the Rwandan government allocates 10% of its budget to environmental protection and addressing climate change impacts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-79019\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/1m6a9143-4-18ca0.jpg\" alt=\"The Minister of Finance and Planning, Yusuf Murangwa, thanked the Federal Republic of Germany for its strong development partnership with Rwanda.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-79018\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/1m6a9139-882bc.jpg\" alt=\"The financing agreement was signed on Wednesday, December 18, 2024. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-79017\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/1m6a9121-7b1b9.jpg\" alt=\"German Ambassador to Rwanda, Heike Uta Dettmann, praised Rwanda for being an ambitious partner and effectively utilizing received support to improve the lives of its people.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Government of Rwanda and the German Development Bank (KfW) have signed a financing agreement worth 20.97 million euros (approximately 30 billion Rwandan Francs) to support environmental protection projects aimed at enhancing the quality of life and climate resilience for urban populations in the towns of Rwamagana, Rusizi, Nyagatare, Muhanga, and Huye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000079016,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-52322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default 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