Rwanda - Study of the master plan for marsh development, watershed protection and soil conservation

The Study of the master plan for marsh development, watershed protection and soil conservation will provide the Government of Rwanda with an essential tool for the rational exploitation of marshlands and the restoration of soil fertility, which are all necessary actions to consolidate food security and preserve the country's environmental balance. This study fits well into the Bank's overall action in the field of flooded and swampy land development, as it will be able to use, as a field of application and experimentation, the two marshes of Bisenyi and Rugende, which will be developed as part of the project to revive urgent agricultural production activities. The study will be carried out over a 24-month period and includes the following two phases: (i) the design of a general master plan for marsh development and watershed protection. The master plan will not only define a coherent framework for action by donors or any other operator, but will also provide, in the form of a bankable project, the means to prove the validity of its proposals; and (ii) feasibility and summary preliminary project studies (SPP) and detailed studies of a first tranche of 5,000 ha net (6,000 ha gross) of marshes integrating hillside soil development and conservation actions.