IISD co-facilitated a workshop on voluntary sustainability standards in Rwanda's coffee sector February 28, 2019.

This report presents the assessment results for Rwanda, with a view to helping the government target its efforts in implementing the IGF Mining Policy Framework, while informing capacity-building efforts and allowing for monitoring of progress over time.

A consortium of East African countries requested training on how to implement the IGF Guidance for Governments: Managing Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining. The workshop sought to enhance the capacities of government representatives from 14 African countries, create opportunities for knowledge sharing and establish a community of practice.

This training of trainers' manual helps cooperative members identify the main climate risks that can hamper their cooperative's performance and identify solutions to minimize and, if possible, take advantage of these risks.It primarily targets NGO staff and local government officials working with…

Development of greenhouse gas emission baseline projections, or business-as-usual scenarios, are critical for the assessment of nationally appropriate mitigation actions.These projections must be based on plausible and consistent assumptions on how different economic sectors might evolve in the…

Secure energy access through hydroelectric power production is critical to Rwanda's efforts to achieve its economic development and poverty reduction goals.However, the country's reliance on hydropower production also leaves it vulnerable to changing hydrological conditions potentially caused by a…