An assessment of Integration and Implementation of Environment and Climate Change Activities into Development Sectors Plans and Programmes in Rwanda conducted by the Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) through the Department of Environmental Education and Mainstreaming (DEEM) with the support of the Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI).
The report features the achievements of the Initiative in each of the major areas of work: coordination across government institutions; cross-sector economic, social, and environmental assessments to inform national, local, and sectoral policy and planning; supporting fiscal reform; promoting gender equality and social inclusion; South-South cooperation and partnerships; and support to put in place building blocks for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The joint report prepared by the World Bank, UNDP–UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative and UN Women provides a unique quantification of the costs in terms of lost growth opportunities and an estimate of what societies, economies, and communities would gain if the gender gap in agriculture is addressed.
This brochure presents the overall Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI) integrated approach and tools to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and illustrates these with country examples.
This policy brief draws on the findings from the report and makes an economic case for investing in ENRs to reduce poverty within the context of what is generally known as the ‘poverty-environment nexus.’