Over the years, it has been proven that climate change is a global challenge requiring an integrated global response along with the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities. Rwanda is committed to taking urgent action to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change. As part of UNFCCC, Rwanda has joined the Paris agreement with a goal of limiting temperature rise to 2oC with an effort to reach 1.5oC compared to pre-industrial levels.
In May 2020, Rwanda has submitted its revised NDC, in which the country has committed a Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target of 38 % from the Business As Usual (BAU) levels projected from 2015. The NDC indicated that GHG emissions will more than doubling under the BAU projection from 5.3 MtCO2 e in the base year (2015) to around 12.1 MtCO2 e in 2030. With the domestically supported unconditional mitigation measures, 2030 emissions are forecast to instead rise to around 10.2 MtCO2 e, representing a reduction against BAU of around 16%. With both domestic and conditional mitigation measures, emissions are forecast to instead total around 7.5 MtCO2 e, equal to a reduction of 38% by 2030 against the same baseline.
He is a Health, Science, and Environmental Journalist.
Christophe Uwizeyimana is a journalist with over seven years of experience in health, science, agriculture, environment, and climate change reporting. He graduated in 2017 from the University of Rwanda's School of Business and Economics and has been a reporter and editor at Radio Salus since 2016.
Key Achievements:
Completed Radio and Audio Production Skills program (2018) with FOJO Media Institute and the University of Rwanda.
Health Fellow for Excellence in Journalism (2023), organized by AGA Khan University, Kenya.
Fellow of OFAB-Rwanda Journalists, specializing in agricultural biotechnology reporting.
Awards:
Best Statistics Reporter (Radio Category) at Rwanda Data Journalism Awards 2024
Best Environmental Journalist in Southern Rwanda (2024)
Health Reporting Winner at Development Journalism Awards (2023).
Health Award (2023) from ABASIRWA for reporting on HIV/AIDS.
Overall Winner in Science Reporting at 2nd OFAB Media Awards (2023).
Best Environmental Journalist in Southern Rwanda (2022).
Anti-Corruption Journalism Award (2022) from the Office of Ombudsman.
Journalist of the Year (2018) in the Magazines department at Radio Salus.
Christophe is also an active member of Info Nile Journalists and Scientists' Coalition and the Rwanda Environmental Journalists' Organization. His dedication to impactful reporting has made him a recognized voice in Rwanda's media landscape.
He is a Health, Science, and Environmental Journalist.
Christophe Uwizeyimana is a journalist with over seven years of experience in health, science, agriculture, environment, and climate change reporting. He graduated in 2017 from the University of Rwanda's School of Business and Economics and has been a reporter and editor at Radio Salus since 2016.
Key Achievements:
Completed Radio and Audio Production Skills program (2018) with FOJO Media Institute and the University of Rwanda.
Health Fellow for Excellence in Journalism (2023), organized by AGA Khan University, Kenya.
Fellow of OFAB-Rwanda Journalists, specializing in agricultural biotechnology reporting.
Awards:
Best Statistics Reporter (Radio Category) at Rwanda Data Journalism Awards 2024
Best Environmental Journalist in Southern Rwanda (2024)
Health Reporting Winner at Development Journalism Awards (2023).
Health Award (2023) from ABASIRWA for reporting on HIV/AIDS.
Overall Winner in Science Reporting at 2nd OFAB Media Awards (2023).
Best Environmental Journalist in Southern Rwanda (2022).
Anti-Corruption Journalism Award (2022) from the Office of Ombudsman.
Journalist of the Year (2018) in the Magazines department at Radio Salus.
Christophe is also an active member of Info Nile Journalists and Scientists' Coalition and the Rwanda Environmental Journalists' Organization. His dedication to impactful reporting has made him a recognized voice in Rwanda's media landscape.
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