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The Environment
16-hectare site,
will provide
affordable housing
alongside essential
amenities like
schools, hospitals,
and business
centers, reinforcing
the master plan’s
commitment to
inclusive urban
growth.
Localized Climate
Action: Adapting
to Rwanda’s
Environmental
compact, connected, and community-driven Context
environment, prioritizes the needs and
realities of Rwandan society. Climate change adaptation and mitigation
are integral to the Green City Kigali Master
Contextualized Sustainability: Aligning Plan, aligning with Rwanda’s broader
with Cultural, Social, and Economic environmental goals. The plan promotes
Realities resource efficiency, including the use of
sustainable building materials and energy-
One of the standout aspects of the Green City efficient designs that are suited to Rwanda’s
Kigali initiative is its integration of social climate. By localizing these climate
equity and cultural sensitivity. Through strategies, Rwanda ensures that its solutions
extensive community consultations lasting are practical and effective, addressing
over 2 months, including engagement with specific environmental challenges faced by
the Kinyinya community, public institutions, the region.
academia, and private sector stakeholders,
the master plan reflects the needs and The plan also incorporates blue and green
aspirations of local residents. The plan networks, enhancing water management and
emphasizes mixed-use neighborhoods that biodiversity within the urban environment.
enhance community interaction, public These networks not only contribute
spaces that foster social well-being, and to climate resilience but also provide
infrastructure that improves quality of life recreational spaces that improve residents’
without displacing residents. quality of life.
The Green City Kigali also prioritizes Collaboration and Innovation: A Model
affordability, ensuring that green urbanism for Africa’s Future Cities
is accessible to all, not just the wealthy.
The first stage of the project, covering a The success of the Green City Kigali Master
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