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Gikondo wetland after factories and businesses in the former industrial park were relocated to the Special Economic Zone to pave way for the restoration of the wetland. Sam Ngendahimana

Kigali’s wetlands repair to save 220,000 people prone to flood risks

Monday, June 26, 2023
Some impounded single use plastics that were collected from different shops in Rwanda. File

Rwanda's remarkable journey: Inspiring solutions to the global plastic pollution crisis

Monday, June 05, 2023
Hygiene has drastically improved and residents are hopeful that diseases caused by clean water scarcity will decrease. All photos: Courtesy.
Featured

Over 600km water network to address shortage in Kigali and peri-urban areas

Wednesday, May 31, 2023
A segment of a place that was damaged by landslides at Myembe, in Kimihurura Sector, Gasabo District in Kigali City. The City of Kigali’s recent assessment found 24,404 plots with about 27,000 houses in high-risk zones despite living in residential areas in 35 sectors of the capital. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Kigali: 6,000 families to be relocated from high-risk zones

Thursday, May 11, 2023
Areas that were considered high-risk zones have to be made safe though upgraded construction projects and organised settlements with basic infrastructure to reduce vulnerability
Housing

Over 27,000 houses in high-risk zones - CoK

Wednesday, April 19, 2023
A motorist navigates through floodwater near Nyabugogo Bus Park on March 1, 2020. Photo. File
Environment

World Heritage Day: A look at Rwanda's measures to mitigate climate change effects

Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Vieillot's Black Weaver displaying in a Village Weaver colony, photographed at Nyandungu Eco-Park in Kigali
Environment

Getting to know Rwanda’s Birds – The Weavers

Wednesday, April 05, 2023
Some of the generalist amphibian species that may replace the unique ones should the remaining natural habitats of the region continue to be altered. Photo: Maximilian Dehling
Environment

Study shows Rwanda at risk of losing unique amphibians

Tuesday, April 04, 2023
Grace Ineza Umuhoza, founder of the Green Protector. Photo: Courtesy.
Environment

One environmentalist’s drive to get youth to be climate actors

Wednesday, March 29, 2023
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Infrastructure

FEATURED: Why Rwanda should embrace geosynthetic solutions for sustainable infrastructure development

Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Some waste that were dumped into former RWANDEX wetland in Kigali City. The City of Kigali has warned against polluters who are dumping waste into wetlands, rivers and drainages.
Environment

Wetland polluters in Kigali caught red-handed

Thursday, March 09, 2023
A drainage that was constructed to curb floods at Kanogo in Kigali. Sam Ngendahimana
Infrastructure

Budget deficit derails rehabilitation of 34 drainages in Kigali

Tuesday, February 21, 2023