RT null T1 Environmental and Social Safeguards in Rwanda: A Climate Adaptation Case Study A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 climate change adaptation K1 safeguard measure K1 environmental impact K1 irrigation system K1 wetland K1 nature conservation K1 lake K1 Rwanda K1 case study PB United Nations Environment Programme SN 978-92-807-4091-2 YR 2023 FD 2023-11 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/44089 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/44089 NO A project supported by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) is aiming to increase the capacity of Rwandan authorities and local communities to adapt to climate change using nature-based solutions, an approach referred to as ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA). Forests, savannahs, and wetlands provide a wide range of services, including erosion control and flood defences, for example, but these ecosystems are experiencing enormous pressures due to an intensifying mix of climate change, population growth and deforestation. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 16, 2026