Publication: Rwanda Country Climate and Development Report
Date
2022-09
ISSN
Published
2022-09
Author(s)
World Bank Group
Abstract
The Rwanda CCDR highlights key interventions that are needed in Rwanda to strengthen climate resilience in
the context of country’s development priorities and its commitments under the Paris Agreement. The CCDR
finds that Rwanda’s unconditional adaptation and mitigation commitments (i.e., the actions the country
plans to implement through 2030 using existing and planned domestic and external financial resources)
would substantially dampen the shocks to GDP resulting from increased weather variability. Unconditional
NDC investments would boost industrial output and employment during project implementation compared to their baseline levels. The CCDR also finds that conditional actions boost the capital stock above the baseline
by more than 4% on average in the late-2020s and by 1% towards mid-century. The additional climate
investments in agriculture, energy, and infrastructure simulated in the CCDR could also accelerate the pace
of structural transformation. Considering the current global and national fiscal context, finding the right
balance between development and climate action will be instrumental for Rwanda to sustain its impressive
growth rates and deliver its national development plan Vision 2050. The CCDR offers recommendations organized by priority areas, where sector-specific interventions and
projects are presented.
Citation
“World Bank Group. 2022. Rwanda Country Climate and Development Report. CCDR Series;. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/38067 License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO.”