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Seraphine Mukantabana, the minister for Disaster Management and Refugees Affairs, and Mehrnaz Mostafavi, the head of Human Security Unit at the UN headquarters joined the community to set a new model village. / Frederic Byumvuhore

Rwf4bn model village to avert disasters in Ngororero District

Sunday, December 04, 2016
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From Paris to Marrakech - How Rwanda became a model for climate action

Saturday, December 03, 2016
Kavunja swamp maize plantation was washed away by floods from the hillside. / Eddie Nsabimana

Kamonyi, Nyagatare farmers count losses after heavy rain

Saturday, December 03, 2016
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Curtailing the soaring global food prices

Friday, December 02, 2016
Minister Mukantabana speaks at the meeting as Mehrnaz Mostafavi, the Human Security Unit head at the UN headquarters, looks on. / Nadege Imbabazi

Major project unveiled to help prevent disasters in Ngororero

Thursday, December 01, 2016
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Plan for droughts or people will eat rats

Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Minister Mukantabana addresses Gakenke residents. (Frederic Byumvuhore)

Govt, UN agencies scale up disaster response efforts

Thursday, November 24, 2016
Delegates at a sideline event of the U.N. climate meet in Morocco yesterday. Courtesy.

UN calls on developed countries to increase climate change funding

Tuesday, November 15, 2016
A family looks crestfallen after their home was submerged following heavy rain. Unpredictable weather patterns due to climate change are blamed for such disasters. / File

Govt scales up efforts to help farmers cope with harsh, unpredictable climate

Sunday, November 13, 2016
Education Minister Dr Papias Musafiri Malimba (L) says Rwanda has a lot to benefit from the meeting.

Kigali TWAS summit ‘to demystify role of science in addressing Africa’s socio-economic challenges’

Sunday, November 13, 2016
A man is carried across a flooded Nyabugogo highway in April 2012. Information from the Ministry for Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs shows that from January to May 9, at least 81 people died, 74 were injured, some 1,398 houses destroyed with over 1,500 hectares of crops got damaged as a result of disasters, mainly heavy rain, winds, as well as landslides. / File

Africa hit hardest by last year’s extreme climate events – report

Wednesday, November 09, 2016
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Officials swing into action as rains destroy 240 houses

Sunday, November 06, 2016