UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (RIO+20)- NATIONAL PREPARATORY PROCESS

Rwanda has been elected to participate in the national preparatory process in advance of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) to take place in Rio de Janeiro from 20th to 22nd, June 2012. This report summarizes the progress made in Rwanda in terms of environment and sustainable development since the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; referred as Earth Summit. This summary is based on secondary data from different national reports as documented in the stocktaking report and inputs from different stakeholders.

There is greater evidences that number of achievements and challenges from different sectors (Environment and natural resources management, Agricultural productivity and livestock, Transport and Energy, Trade and Regional Integration, and Human Development and Social Sectors) was identified to inform on areas that need more attention in the next wave of environment and sustainable development in Rwanda.