Second Rwanda Urban Development Project (RUDP II) 2023-2026

About this project

The overall development objective of RUDP II is to improve access to basic services, enhance resilience and strengthen integrated urban planning and management. Denmark is co-funding the project's sub-component 1b. The objective for sub-component 1b is wetland rehabilitation and flood risk reduction. The sub-component 1b will support the design, implementation and monitoring of nature-based solutions to reduce flood risks, enhance biodiversity, and strengthen resilience in the City of Kigali, Rwanda. This allows for subsequent scalability within a Secondary Cities programme, by adding a further wetlands component, once scoping and feasibility studies are completed. The project if anticipating the following results; 1) People benefitting from flood risk reduction and wetland rehabilitation interventions in Kigali (220,500 persons), 2) Rehabilitation of wetlands (491 Ha), 3) Development of long-term management strategy and business plan for management and maintenance of rehabilitated wetlands, and 4) Development and operationalization of greenhouse gas accounting and reporting framework

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 13Climate Action

Published by

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark · Government

Countries

Rwanda

Sectors

Urban development and managementIV.2. Other Multisector

Focus

Environment · Also contributesBiodiversity · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Main focus

Funded by

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark

Accountable

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Published by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 30 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-3-1-288516-36349.

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