FP073
Strengthening climate resilience of rural communities in Northern Rwanda (Gicumbi project)
Strengthening climate resilience of rural communities in Northern Rwanda (Gicumbi project)
This evaluation aims to understand the impact of the Green Gicumbi Project (FP073). The overall objective of the project is to increase the resilience of vulnerable communities to climate change in Gicumbi District in Northern Rwanda. The impact evaluation focuses on two sub-components of this project: watershed protection and climate resilient agriculture, sustainable forest management.
The high number of poor people engaged in subsistence agriculture makes Rwanda particularly susceptible to climate change. This is especially the case for people who have less resources to adapt, including those who farm on marginal land who are highly vulnerable to landslides, flooding and droughts. Strengthening Climate Resilience of Rural Communities in Northern Rwanda is a six-year (15 May 2019 to 14 April 2025) project funded by the GCF and implemented by the National Fund for Environment (FONERWA) through the Ministry of Environment (MoE) of Rwanda as the Accredited Entity to increase the climate resilience of vulnerable communities in nine sectors of Rwanda's Gicumbi District
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TopicAgriculture & adaptive livelihoods
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Project componentLow adaptative capacity at the household, community and landscape levels. enhancing forest productivity and reducing deforestation.
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Impact evaluation designDifference-in-Difference (DiD)
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Target beneficiariesApproximately 248,907 people, or 63% of the Gicumbi District's population, living in nine sectors within the sub-catchment zone of the Muvumba river, which includes around 252 villages.
Timeline
Onboarded to LORTA
Nov 2019
Baseline data collected
Jul 2020
Midline data collected
Feb 2023
One region
- Africa
One country
- Rwanda
Reports
Impact Evaluation Midline Report for FP073 - Strengthening climate resilience of rural communities in Northern Rwanda
01 Jul 2024
This is a midline impact evaluation report of the GCF project FP073 Strengthening climate resilience of rural communities in Northern Rwanda, commonly known as Green Gicumbi Project. The project aims to restore and enhance ecosystem services in one of the sub-catchments of the degraded Muvumba watershed, increase the capacity of communities to renew and sustainably manage resources, and support smallholders to adopt climate resilient agriculture.
Impact Evaluation Baseline Report for FP073: Strengthening Climate Resilience of Rural Communities in Northern Rwanda "Green Gicumbi Project"
02 Sep 2020
This report presents the findings of the baseline survey for strengthening climate resilience of rural communities in Northern Rwanda commonly known as the "Green Gicumbi Project".