The Government of Rwanda’s strategic development plans emphasize the importance of environment protection, natural resource management and climate change preparedness. Rwanda has developed Natural Capital Accounts for land, water, minerals and ecosystems. Natural Capital Accounts (NCA) are an important resource for tracking progress on socioeconomic, environment, and natural resource indicators. Natural Capital Accounting brings together information on how natural resources are contributing to the economy – information on resource stocks and flows, uses and users, scarcities and potentials – to improve development decisions.
Water was identified as a key resource for household uses, agricultural production, and economic growth. Water accounts provide useful information on water supply and use within the economy and exchange with the natural environment. Integrating with the national economic accounts allows comparisons to economic growth and jobs by sector, as well as measures of productivity and efficiency. This analysis covers the period from 2012 to 2015.