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| | |Information on surface water resources in Rwanda is available in the [https://www.minirena.gov.rw/fileadmin/Land_Subsector/Water/Rwanda_Water_Resources_Master_Plan.pdf Rwanda Water Resources Master Plan] (2014). | ||
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===Groundwater use and management=== | |||
The [https://www.minirena.gov.rw Ministry of Environment] and the [https://www.rnra.rw/ Rwanda Natural Resources Authority] have responsibility for managing water resources in Rwanda. A [https://www.minirena.gov.rw/fileadmin/Land_Subsector/Water/Rwanda_Water_Resources_Master_Plan.pdf Rwanda Water Resources Master Plan] (2014) | |||
=== Transboundary aquifers=== | === Transboundary aquifers=== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
References with more information on the geology and hydrogeology of Rwanda | References with more information on the geology and hydrogeology of Rwanda may be accessed through the [https://www.bgs.ac.uk/africagroundwateratlas/searchResults.cfm?title_search=&author_search=&category_search=&country_search=RW&placeboolean=AND&singlecountry=1 Africa Groundwater Literature Archive]. | ||
===Online resources=== | |||
Information on Integrated Water Resource Management] in the [https://www.rnra.rw/ Rwanda Natural Resources Authority] | |||
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[[Africa Groundwater Atlas Home | Africa Groundwater Atlas]] >> [[Hydrogeology by country | Hydrogeology by country]] >> Hydrogeology of Rwanda | [[Africa Groundwater Atlas Home | Africa Groundwater Atlas]] >> [[Hydrogeology by country | Hydrogeology by country]] >> Hydrogeology of Rwanda | ||
Rwanda Natural Resources Authority. 2014. [https://www.minirena.gov.rw/fileadmin/Land_Subsector/Water/Rwanda_Water_Resources_Master_Plan.pdf Consultancy services for development of Rwanda National Water Resources Master Plan]. Tender Number 021/RNRA/2011-2012. Master Plan Report: Main Volume. Final Version May 2014. Prepared by SHER Ingénieurs-Conseils s.a. | |||
United Nations. 1989. [https://www.bgs.ac.uk/africagroundwateratlas/fulldetails.cfm?id=AGLA060018 Groundwater in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa: Rwanda]. United Nations Department of Technical Cooperation for Development. | United Nations. 1989. [https://www.bgs.ac.uk/africagroundwateratlas/fulldetails.cfm?id=AGLA060018 Groundwater in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa: Rwanda]. United Nations Department of Technical Cooperation for Development. |
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This page has limited information and needs to be updated. If you have more information on the hydrogeology of Rwanda, please get in touch!
Compilers
Dr Kirsty Upton and Brighid Ó Dochartaigh, British Geological Survey, UK
Please cite this page as: Upton & Ó Dochartaigh, 2016.
Bibliographic reference: Upton, K. & Ó Dochartaigh, B.É. 2016. Africa Groundwater Atlas: Hydrogeology of Rwanda. British Geological Survey. Accessed [date you accessed the information]. https://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php/Hydrogeology_of_Rwanda
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Geographical Setting
General
Estimated Population in 2013* | 11,776,522 |
Rural Population (% of total) (2013)* | 73.1% |
Total Surface Area* | 24,670 sq km |
Agricultural Land (% of total area) (2012)* | 75.3% |
Capital City | Kigali |
Region | Eastern Africa |
Border Countries | Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Annual Freshwater Withdrawal (2013)* | 150 Million cubic metres |
Annual Freshwater Withdrawal for Agriculture (2013)* | 68% |
Annual Freshwater Withdrawal for Domestic Use (2013)* | 24% |
Annual Freshwater Withdrawal for Industry (2013)* | 8% |
Rural Population with Access to Improved Water Source (2012)* | 68.3% |
Urban Population with Access to Improved Water Source (2012)* | 80.7% |
* Source: World Bank
Climate
These maps and graphs were developed from the CRU TS 3.21 dataset produced by the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, UK. For more information see the climate resource page.
Surface water
Information on surface water resources in Rwanda is available in the Rwanda Water Resources Master Plan (2014).
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Soil
Land cover
Geology
The geology map shows a simplified overview of geology at a national scale (see the Geology resource page for more details).
More information is available in the report UN (1988) (see References section, below).
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Hydrogeology
The hydrogeology map below shows a simplified overview of the type and productivity of the main aquifers at a national scale (see the Hydrogeology map resource page for more details).
More information on the hydrogeology of Rwanda is available in the report United Nations (1988) (see References section, below).
Groundwater use and management
The Ministry of Environment and the Rwanda Natural Resources Authority have responsibility for managing water resources in Rwanda. A Rwanda Water Resources Master Plan (2014)
Transboundary aquifers
For further information about transboundary aquifers, please see the Transboundary aquifers resources page.
References
References with more information on the geology and hydrogeology of Rwanda may be accessed through the Africa Groundwater Literature Archive.
Online resources
Information on Integrated Water Resource Management] in the Rwanda Natural Resources Authority
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Rwanda Natural Resources Authority. 2014. Consultancy services for development of Rwanda National Water Resources Master Plan. Tender Number 021/RNRA/2011-2012. Master Plan Report: Main Volume. Final Version May 2014. Prepared by SHER Ingénieurs-Conseils s.a.
United Nations. 1989. Groundwater in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa: Rwanda. United Nations Department of Technical Cooperation for Development.