Setting up the Rwanda Environment Information Network (REIN)
In recognition of the challenges in environmental information management, REMA wishes to establish a system that facilitates the collection, sharing and analysis of data in a way that is suited to multiple applications and integrated analyses. REMA proposes to do this by establishing and implementing the Rwanda Environ- ment Information Network (REIN) under the framework of the Africa Environment Information Network (AEIN). The AEIN was established by the African Ministerial Conference on the Environ- ment (AMCEN) at its 9th
session in 2002. The aim of the network
was to enable African countries establish an enabling framework for improved data and information processing for better manage- ment of natural resources. The AEIN is currently being facilitated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
The REIN initiative was supported by UNEP/GRID-Arendal, a col- laborating centre of UNEP based in Norway, whose mission is to communicate environmental information to policy-makers and facilitate environmental decision-making for change. GRID-Aren- dal is part of the UNEP-GRID network of environmental data and information centres under the UNEP Division of Early Warning and Assessment. GRID-Arendal works to support key activities of UNEP through training programmes and transfer of technologies that improve access to and dissemination of information.
The REIN aims to enable the Rwandans to access environmen- tal data and information in support of development planning and decision-making. Its specific objectives are to: a. support the establishment of a national environment in- formation network within the AEIN framework for the ex- change and use of environmental information through the development and implementation of management structures and appropriate policies;
b. build capacity amongst environment practitioners to gener- ate, integrate, analyze and process environmental data and information;
c. package this information into products and effectively dissem- inate them to support planning and decision making; and,
d. provide easy access to environmental data or information in the country through establishing an environmental informa- tion and documentation service centre.
12
Assessing the capacity for environmental information management in Rwanda
As a starting point to the establishment of the REIN, a survey of the national capacity for information management was un- dertaken. This report contains the findings of this survey and provides a number of recommendations for consideration in establishing this network.
Methodology
This report is based on the results of a field survey carried out in Rwanda over a one-month period in August 2009. The questionnaire (Assessment of Information Management Ca- pacity and Data resources) used for the data collection in this survey was designed by UNEP and adapted to the Rwanda case. It consists of two parts. Part 1 captures information on networking and information management capacity whilst Part 2 captures information on assessment of data and infor- mation resources.
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48