Global Objective: Strengthen the capacity of Rwandese researchers and stakeholders to prevent and mitigate the impacts of floods and landslides on the local communities.
Specific objectives:
- Better understanding and quantifying the role of land use, land management and land cover change regarding the occurrence of landslides and flood events.
- Better understanding and quantifying the population’s vulnerability to landslide and flood risks
- Provide reliable and applicable tools that allow assessing landslide and flood risks by scientific community.
Build a strong partnership between local and national stakeholders as well as other actors involved in disaster risk reduction policies and measures.