Environmental Sustainability
Environmental sustainability has always been a struggle for Rwanda. They have poor resources as it is and it was all made worse by the 1994 genocide. During the time of the genocide millions a Rwandans fled the country for safety. The problem being faced now is the mass return of these millions of Rwandans and the areas that they are settling in. Much like the issue with HIV/AIDS they are becoming too densely populated and are depleting resources at an alarming rate. And, with more pressing issues at hand such as fuel, shelter, etc. the aspect of a sustainable environment has been greatly overlooked. One possible solution to start creating a better environment would be reforestation. There has been a lot of deforestation and there could be perhaps volunteers alongside Rwandans beginning to replant trees and clean up some of the urban areas that would also help with other health issues.
Another prevalent issue with the environment in Rwanda is the availability of clean drinking water. Rwanda as a country has plenty of water resources. The problem is that the topography of the country makes it really difficult to construct the proper infrastructure to access the water. On top of that the country has simply yet to construct the infrastructure to access water even where it is accessible. About 35% of Rwandans are subjected to clean, unsafe drinking water. A possible solution to this problem would be to help teach the people of Rwanda how to construct a well system to access the water. Or even, get the government to implement an action to construct more wells which would also allow the opportunity for some impoverished Rwandans to have a job and learn valuable life skills.
Another prevalent issue with the environment in Rwanda is the availability of clean drinking water. Rwanda as a country has plenty of water resources. The problem is that the topography of the country makes it really difficult to construct the proper infrastructure to access the water. On top of that the country has simply yet to construct the infrastructure to access water even where it is accessible. About 35% of Rwandans are subjected to clean, unsafe drinking water. A possible solution to this problem would be to help teach the people of Rwanda how to construct a well system to access the water. Or even, get the government to implement an action to construct more wells which would also allow the opportunity for some impoverished Rwandans to have a job and learn valuable life skills.
Global Partnerships
As far as the economy of Rwanda and its partnerships, it is going really well. The Government has undertaken a number of reforms and other initiatives including reforming the public financial system so that it complies with international good practice allowing corporations to have confidence in using its systems. It was one of the two top performers in the review of progress to achieving its Paris Declaration targets. Additionally the industry sector was the best performer, collecting 15% growth in total, with 22.3% growth in the construction sector, 15% growth in the mining sector, and 6.8% in manufacturing. The agricultural sector was also noted among the best performers in 2011, with 9.5% growth during the last three years. The services sector grew 7.2% boosted by a gradually favorable business environment: finance and insurance grew 10.3%; transport and communications grew 5.6%; and wholesale and retail trade grew 4.9%.
http://www.undp.org/content/rwanda/en/home/mdgoverview/mdgs-progress-and-the-macroeconomic-state-of-rwanda--2012/
http://www.undp.org/content/rwanda/en/home/mdgoverview/mdgs-progress-and-the-macroeconomic-state-of-rwanda--2012/