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Residents clear mud and sand from Giciye River in Ngororero District after heavy rainfall. Photo: File.
Environment

Govt mulls new model to safeguard Giciye power plants from floods

Tuesday, December 17, 2024
A panel discussion during the Africa Food Systems Forum in Kigali on Thursday, September 5. Courtesy
Environment

Africa Food Systems forum raises alarm over land degradation

Friday, September 06, 2024
Visitors at Muyanza Dam that was constructed to help farmers in irrigation in Rulindo District on September 10, 2019. Courtesy
Technology

Digital payment system introduced for water use permits in Rwanda

Monday, August 26, 2024
One of the 26 houses destroyed by landslides on a hill in Gakenke District on Sunday, May 5. Courtesy
Environment

Gakenke landslides demolish 26 houses, destroy crops

Monday, May 06, 2024
A view of a flooded Ngororero-Muhanga road near Nyabarongo river, after heavy rains that disrupted travel on April 1. Nyabarongo is listed among the rivers that could cause floods. Courtesy
Environment

Rwanda’s rivers ‘likely to burst their banks’ as regional countries face flood crisis

Tuesday, April 30, 2024
A view of the newly completed Sebeya flood retention dam in Rubavu district to control River Sebeya floods.
Environment

How prepared are we one year after devastating rains?

Monday, April 29, 2024
One of landslide incidents that took place in Karongi in February. The heightened surveillance follows three significant landslides that occurred in Kamonyi, Karongi, and Rusizi Districts in February .Courtesy
Environment

Govt says 'closely monitoring mysterious landslides' in three districts

Thursday, March 21, 2024
The aerial view of Kigali Special Economic Zone in Gasabo District. Members of Parliament have raised concerns that buffer zones around six industrial parks are not respected. File
Environment

6 industrial parks under scrutiny for pollution

Tuesday, March 05, 2024
Farmers in Rwangingo Marshlanda in Nyagatare District trying to salvage their crops in the aftermath of heavy rains on May 06 2020. Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) announced plans to save the 1,753-hectare Bugarama arable wetland from recurrent floods that have plunged rice farmers into losses in Rusizi District. Photo: Courtesy
Agriculture

Govt to save 1,700 ha Bugarama arable wetland from floods

Sunday, February 25, 2024
An artist's impression of an ecotourism lake in Masaka sector, Kicukiro district that is expected to help in controlling floods. Courtesy
Environment

Kigali: Rwf20bn needed for ‘ecotourism lake’ in Masaka

Wednesday, January 24, 2024
The Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Ildephonse Musafiri speaks at Umushyikirano, on Tuesday, January 23. Courtesy.
Agriculture

Govt to support farmers in flooded arable wetlands

Tuesday, January 23, 2024
A view of Lake Kivu in Karongi, where some businesses operating on the shores of the lake, have been identified to be polluting Lake Kivu. Photo by Samuel Ngendahimana
Environment

Over 100 offenders penalised for lake pollution, encroachment

Tuesday, January 16, 2024