The Congo Nile Divide (CND) region of Rwanda is extremely vulnerable to climate change. Climate change impacts, amplified by human and environmental stressors, have degraded forests, increasing risks to the country’s most vulnerable communities. Over the last year, the Ministry of Environment (MoE), in collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), has developed a small-size programme to increase resilience of livelihoods, reduce CO2 emissions and increase the extent and integrity of forest ecosystems in the CND. The resulting programme was submitted to the GCF as a concept and was cleared in August, 2019, for project preparation support.

GoR now is seeking support to develop a full proposal to the GCF. While initial studies and consultations demonstrate the need, viability and buy-in for the programme concept, a feasibility study; required ESS and gender studies; and a financial model and economic assessment are needed to develop a full proposal to the GCF. Therefore, the Government of Rwanda is seeking support from the Project Preparation Fund for proposal development costs and aims to submitting a full funding proposal 9 months after PPF funding becomes available.