The main purpose of the workshop was to equip communication and media practitioners from Rwanda and Burundi with requisite skills and knowledge about Integrated Water Resources Management and Climate Change Adaptations around Lake Cyohoha. This objective is based on that fact that climate adaptation and sustainable management of the ecosystems and Lake Cyohoha will depend on how stakeholders (residents, fishing cooperatives, bugesera district technical teams, women associations, youth and decision-makers) are aware and fully take ownership of the process towards solutions for the existing challenges. Media’s role in this front cannot be under-estimated.
A detailed report on the training is available to download.
Rwanda-Burundi Communication and Journalism Practitioners Training
GWP Eastern Africa organized a Water and Climate Development (WACDEP) Training Workshop on August 21-22, 2013 in Bugesera District, Rwanda. The title of the workshop was “Role of Communication in Promoting Water Security and Climate Resilience.” The theme was grounded in the understanding that the success of WACDEP rests on how all stakeholders are informed, actively engaged and owning the processes: consultations, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. A total of 30 communications experts and journalists from Burundi and Rwanda attended the training.