Nyamagabe District: Building Communities’ Resilience to Climate Variability

Nyamagabe District commits to build community resilience and adaptive capacity for people living in Nyamagabe and the nearby Kigeme refugee camp whose lives and livelihoods are severely impacted by floods, landslides, and droughts.

In collaboration with UNHCR Rwanda, Nyamagabe is terracing hillsides prone to landslides into viable agricultural areas, converting waste into renewable energy, and providing basic infrastructure and utilities for additional residential plots.

The project engages 480 individuals from both receiving and refugee communities, involving them in activities such as terracing, plot servicing, waste sorting, and briquette making. These environmentally friendly livelihood opportunities, coupled with training on climate-smart agricultural practices, contribute to enhancing the living conditions of both displaced individuals and Rwandan residents in Nyamagabe, while bolstering food security, improving resettled housing options, and mitigating exposure to natural hazards.

To amplify impacts, Nyamagabe is carrying out awareness campaigns on climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies to support long-term adaptation at the household level. The project creates opportunities for positive interaction between refugees and receiving communities, and serves as a rare example of how camps and towns can support one another towards a green transition. This project is supported by the Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees.

https://mayorsmigrationcouncil.org/news/nyamagabe-project/

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Collaboration with UNHCR Rwanda

The project is supported by the Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees