This report provides the first-ever public environmental expenditure in Rwanda. It was written under the theme: “Putting environment on budget.” The objective was to evaluate the appropriateness in the use of funds in the environment sector. It was supported by UNDP-UNEP funded Poverty-Environment Initiative. The intended outcome of the initiative is the integration of environment for poverty reduction into national policy and district planning, policy and budget processes to implement the Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS) 2008-2010, Vision 2020 and the Millennium Development Goals.
The findings in this report are as a result of wide consultations within and across sectors, districts and the review of national documents and international literature from mid-September to end of November, 2009.The authors also benefited from being registered to access and analyze data from Development Assistance Database and Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. These sources also enriched their findings.