GCF NAP - Gender Equality & Social Inclusion Stakeholders Consultation -City of Kigali, Rwanda

Rwanda is prone to floods and landslides among other natural disasters mainly due to its geographical features and climate profile. Disaster records over the years point to the most vulnerable households being those located in high sloped areas in the Western and Northern provinces. Of particular importance for the GCF NAP project, the main natural disasters affecting secondary cities are reported as floods and landslides. In City of Kigali one of the project sites is in Mpazi catchment, a high-density area inhabited by people with low income. The current situation of the existing channel carries an extra negative effect for women and children. To list only a few of the issues resulting from the current status of the channel, the destroyed sections become ponds where children tend to play. The ponds are often infested with mosquito larvae, spreading malaria and resulting in additional care burden for women who must take care of sick family members. In addition, male and female MPAZI community members reported that women are targeted by thieves hiding in the covered sections of the channel.
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