SUNCASA | "BE THE RIVER MESSAGE" on a wall next to Jukskei River at Victoria Yards, Johannesburg.

Ibyerekeye SUNCASA

SUNCASA ni umushinga ushyira imbaraga mu guhangana n’ingaruka z’imihindagurikire y’ibihe no kubungabunga urusobe bw’ibinyabuzima muri Dire Dawa (Etiyopiya), Kigali (u Rwanda), na Johannesburg (Afurika y’Epfo), binyuze mu gusubiza ibyifuzo n’ibikenewe byagaragajwe n’abaturage b’aho. Binyuze mu gusakaza ibisubizo bishingiye ku bidukikije (NbS) byibanda ku kubungabunga no gusana ibyogogo hubahirizwa n’ ihame ry’uburinganire n’ubwuzuzanye, uyu mushinga ugamije kongerera imijyi ubushobozi bwo kunamba mu bihe bidasanzwe n’ibihe by’ibiza biturutse ku mihindagurikire y’ikirere harimo n’imyuzure.

Abaturage bagera kuri miliyoni 2.2 batuye mu duce dukunze kwibasirwa n’imyuzure bazungukira mu bikorwa bya NbS byita no ku ihame ry’uburinganire. Byongeye kandi, abaturage bagera kuri miliyoni 7 bazagira inyungu mu kongererwa ubushobozi bwo guhangana n’ibibazo byo kubura amazi mu mijyi, ubushyuhe bukabije, inkangu, n’isuri, kandi bazabasha kubona imibereho irambye kandi itangiza ikirere binyuze muri uyu mushinga.

Bimwe mu bisubizo bishingiye ku bidukikije bizashyirwa mu bikorwa na SUNCASA birimo gusana ubutaka bwangiritse muri Dire Dawa no muri Kigali, gutera amashyamba no kuvugurura amashyamba yangiritse muri Kigali, ndetse no kurandura ibimera by’inzaduka byangiza umutungo w’amazi mu gace umugezi wa Jukskei uherereyemo i Johannesburg. Uretse ibyo bikorwa byo gusana, SUNCASA izavugurura inkengero z’imigezi n’ibishanga ndetse inongere ubuso buteyeho ibiti mu mijyi hagamijwe guhangana n’ingaruka z’ubushyuhe bukabije bwo mu iyo mijyi uko ari itatu.

Uburyo dukoramo

Umusaruro uzatangwa na SUNCASA ushingiye ku byiyumvo bitatu by’ingenzi:

  1. Gusobanukirwa neza n’ingaruka z’imihindagurikire y’ibihe n’uko zibasira abagabo n’abagore mu buryo butandukanye bizatuma abantu barushaho kwakira NbS zishyizwe mu bikorwa hubahirijwe ihame ry’uburinganire n’ubwuzuzanye.
  2. Abafatanyabikorwa b’ahakorerwa umushinga bafite ubushake no kwiyemeza kwakira ibisubizo bishingiye ku bidukikije (NbS) nk’uburyo bwiza kandi bw’ingirakamaro bwo guhangana n’ibibazo by’imihindagurikire y’ibihe.
  3. Abayobozi b’inzego z’imijyi n’abandi bafatanyabikorwa biteguye guhindura uburyo bw’imiyoborere kugira ngo barusheho kwita ku buringanire,ubwuzuzanye, kudaheza no gushyira mu bikorwa ibisubizo bikwiriye.

Intego zacu

Umushinga wa SUNCASA ugamije:

  • gutegura no gushyira mu bikorwa ibisubizo bishingiye ku bidukikije (NbS) byita ku buringanire n’ubwuzuzanye, hagamijwe kubungabunga ibyogogo, kugabanya ibyago by’imyuzure no gutanga amazi ahagije;
  • guteza imbere ihame ry’uburinganire n’ubwuzuzanye no kudaheza, binyuze mu gukuraho inzitizi zibangamira abagore n’amatsinda atitabwaho mu ifatwa ry’ibyemezo, igenamigambi, ishyirwa mu bikorwa no kugenzura ibikorwa byo guhangana n’ihindagurika ry’ibihe;
  • kubaka imibereho irambye no kurengera ibinyabuzima by’aho umushinga ukorera;
  • guhanga imirimo mishya ishingiye ku bidukikije;
  • kuzamura imibereho myiza y’abaturage binyuze mu kongera ibyanya rusange bitoshye.

ABAKOZI BACU

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Benjamin Simmons

Senior Director, Economic Law and Policy

Todd Gartner, WRI

Todd Gartner

Director, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure, WRI

Aklilu Fikresilassie, WRI - SUNCASA

Aklilu Fikresilassie

Director, Thriving Resilient Cities, WRI Africa; Representative of WRI in Ethiopia

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Alec Crawford

Director, Nature for Resilience

Janina Schnick

Janina Schnick

Lead, SUNCASA Project

Alemakef Tassew, Urban Development Project Specialist, WRI Africa

Alemakef Tassew

Urban Development Project Specialist, WRI Africa

Amanda Gcanga, WRI Africa, Johannesburg, SUNCASA

Amanda Gcanga

Country Lead for Urban Water Resilience & Senior Urban Policy Analyst, WRI

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Ana Balanean

Policy Advisor, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion

Ayushi Trivedi, Gender Specialist, WRI

Ayushi Trivedi

Research Associate, Gender and Social Equity, WRI

Cesar Henrique Arrais

Cesar Henrique Arrais

Senior Communications Officer

Clare Blackwell, WRI - SUNCASA

Clare Blackwell

Research Analyst II, WRI

Daniela Facchini, WRI - SUNCASA

Daniela Facchini

Director, Global Operations and Program Management, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

David Uszoki

David Uzsoki

Lead, Sustainable Finance

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Dimple Roy

Director, Water and Director, Manitoba Relations

Eden Tekele, WRI Africa - SUNCASA

Eden Takele

Engagement & Communications Specialist, Climate Program and WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, WRI Africa

Hellen Wanjohi-Opil, WRI AFrica

Hellen Wanjohi-Opil

Resilience African Cities Lead, WRI Africa

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Joey Simoes

Hydrologist

Josephine Apajo, WRI - SUNCASA

Josephine Apajo

Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Learning Manager, WRI Africa

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Liesbeth Casier

Lead, Public Procurement and Sustainable Infrastructure

Lisa Beyer, WRI

Lisa Beyer

Urban Water Infrastructure Manager, WRI

Lizzie Marsters, WRI

Lizzie Marsters

Environmental Finance Manager, Natural Infrastructure, WRI

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Lynn Wagner

Senior Director, International Environmental Governance

Marc Manyifika, WRI Africa

Marc Manyifika

Country Lead for Urban Water Resilience/Lead Spatial Planner for the program, WRI Africa

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Matthew TenBruggencate

Communications Manager

Meghan Stromberg, WRI

Meghan Stromberg

Urban Resilience Project Coordinator, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

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Michail Kapetanakis

Policy Advisor, Sustainable Infrastructure

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Nona Rogava

Project Manager

Pablo Lazo, WRI - SUNCASA

Pablo Lazo

Director of Urban Development, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

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Richard Grosshans

Lead, Bioremediation

Sadof Alexander

Sadof Alexander

Communications Manager, Cities4Forests, WRI

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Samantha Boardley

Associate

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Stanley Chasia

Policy Advisor, NBS Biophysical Monitoring

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Stefan Jungcurt

Lead, SDG Indicators and Data

Tigist Mergya, IISD Project Assistant

Tigist Mergya

Project Assistant

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Tristan Easton

Senior Project Manager