Three days’ workshop on the Landslide and flood hazards and vulnerability in North-West of Rwanda: towards applicable land management and disaster risk reduction. The workshop was aimed to scope the project which will tackle on the landslide and floods issues
Many Rwandese people are highly vulnerable to the impacts of landslides and floods. This vulnerability results from the sensitive environment and climate in combination with the large population pressure and poverty. As such, these hazards constitute a major obstacle to their socio-economic development. A key strategy in reducing the vulnerability to these disasters is an appropriate land use and land management, where high risks areas are avoided and/or land use is carefully planned to avoid the occurrence of these hazards further downstream. This is a strategy already followed by the Rwandese government.
