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Over 100 dead as rain ravages Northern, Western provinces

Wednesday, May 03, 2023

Courtesy photos

Heavy rainfall claims over 50 lives in Western Province

Wednesday, May 03, 2023

Taxi-moto operators and vehicles wade through a flooded street in Kigali on May 2, 2023. The weather forecast, released on May 2, states that the first 10 days of May 2023 are expected to be wetter than usual. File

Rwanda meteorology agency releases May weather forecast

Tuesday, May 02, 2023

MINEMA indicates that over 60 people were killed by disasters. Photo Courtesy

Disasters kill 60, ravage 600 hectares of crops in four months

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Second hand refrigerators and air-conditioners emit gases that are dangerous to the environment and the ozone layer.

Rwanda secures funding to curb emissions from fridges, air conditioners

Friday, April 21, 2023

A motorist navigates through floodwater near Nyabugogo Bus Park on March 1, 2020. Photo. File

World Heritage Day: A look at Rwanda's measures to mitigate climate change effects

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Residents of Ndego sector want Kayonza district officials to come up with a plan of extending irrigation facilities near Lake Rwakibare to alleviate drought that has plagued the area for years. Emmanuel Nkuranga

Kayonza: Residents call for extension of irrigation facilities to mitigate drought

Monday, April 17, 2023

Hectares of crops damaged by floods in Burera and Musanze districts. Photo: File

Northern Province hit by 1,500 disaster cases over past five years

Monday, April 17, 2023

Vieillot's Black Weaver displaying in a Village Weaver colony, photographed at Nyandungu Eco-Park in Kigali

Getting to know Rwanda’s Birds – The Weavers

Wednesday, April 05, 2023

Some of the generalist amphibian species that may replace the unique ones should the remaining natural habitats of the region continue to be altered. Photo: Maximilian Dehling

Study shows Rwanda at risk of losing unique amphibians

Tuesday, April 04, 2023

Experts during a guided tour of the newly rejuvenated native trees on the shore of Lake Muhazi. All Photos by Dan Gatsinzi

FEATURED: How Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association is restoring habitat using indigenous trees

Monday, April 03, 2023

António Guterres.

UN boss spotlights Kigali among leading cities in waste management

Friday, March 31, 2023

Groupe Scolaire Ndera, a school in Gasabo District, Kigali, currently spends Rwf27,000 on each stère – a unit of volume equal to one cubic metre – of
wood fuel. Photo: Courtesy.

Will school feeding deter Rwanda’s green ambitions?

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Grace Ineza Umuhoza, founder of the Green Protector. Photo: Courtesy.

One environmentalist’s drive to get youth to be climate actors

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

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Lions population in Akagera grows to 58

Monday, March 27, 2023

A view of a damaged potato plantation in Musanze District on March 22. Hailstorm struck four sectors of Musanze district on Wednesday evening, causing damage to crops and over 200 houses. Courtesy

PHOTOS: Hailstorm damages over 200 houses in Musanze

Friday, March 24, 2023

A flooded wetland where different crops were totally damaged at Masaka in Kicukiro in April 2022.

Weather agency warns of imminent river flooding as water levels rise

Friday, March 24, 2023

A view of a dried beans plantation in Eastern Province. According to RAB at least 78,000 hectares of bean crop farms across the country were affected by dry spells during agricultural season A.

Region to face dry spells despite floods in some countries

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Residents wade through a flooded residential area in Mozambique last week. Internet

Over 3.5bn people vulnerable to climate hazards

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

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UN: Clean energy, technology can be exploited to avoid climate disaster

Tuesday, March 21, 2023