{"id":22264,"date":"2022-07-18T12:52:53","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T12:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/rwanda-set-to-roll-out-flood-sensors-to-mitigate-disasters"},"modified":"2022-07-18T13:10:07","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T13:10:07","slug":"rwanda-set-to-roll-out-flood-sensors-to-mitigate-disasters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/rwanda-set-to-roll-out-flood-sensors-to-mitigate-disasters","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda set to roll out \u2018flood sensors\u2019 to mitigate disasters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Rwanda is set to roll out flood sensors countrywide to strengthen the early warning system.<\/p>\n

Installing flood sensors (detectors of water levels) on rivers, drainages and lakes, is among the investments that Rwanda is making to manage and control the effects of storm water- surface water in abnormal quantities resulting from heavy falls of rain that result in floods.<\/p>\n

The move is based on the fact Rwanda loses over Rwf204 billion due to disasters, such as floods and landslides as a result of lacking effective storm water management.<\/p>\n

Disasters, mainly floods and landslides, killed about 100 people and injured 195 from January to mid-October last year.<\/p>\n

At least 107 people were killed by disasters from January to April this year alone.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe flood sensors will be updating us -in between every 5 and 15 minutes- about water levels, quantity, depth and speed of the storm water in rivers and drainages,\u201d Davis Bugingo, the Flood Management and Water Storage Development Division Manager at Rwanda Water Resources Board (RWB) told The New Times.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith that we will be able to warn people so that they leave a certain place because it might be affected by floods at the moment,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Bugingo revealed that procurement is going on in Kigali City to install flood sensors on between 10 and 15 places known to have rivers and drainages that are known to be sources of floods in the capital.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are targeting areas where storm water converges to cause floods. We have identified catchments such as those of Rwandex, Rugunga, Gikondo, Kinamba, Nyabugogo, Nyamirambo and others,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

By next year, the flood sensors will have been installed in Kigali city, he noted.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the sensors we will be alerting the ministry in charge of emergency management and other institutions to do quick evacuation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

At least US $0.2 million from the Rwanda Urban Development Project, financed by the World Bank, could be spent to procure flood sensors and hydrological stations in Kigali city.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe system will also help owners of buildings to know the flood status for better decisions and enhance the infrastructure\u2019s resilience,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Floods sensors in other parts of the country<\/b><\/p>\n

Bugingo disclosed that flood sensors, in another project apart from Urban Development Project, have been installed on major rivers and lakes across the country.<\/p>\n

He said they have been installed on Sebeya River-one of the rivers when inundated usually causes floods in western province.<\/p>\n

The government has also been constructing Rwf7.5 billion dams to contain flooding caused by this river under the support of The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).<\/p>\n

The flood sensors, he added, have again been installed on Rivers; Muvumba, Akanyaru, Rusizi, Mukungwa, and Nyabarongo, that are usually inundated to cause loss of lives and damage of properties.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are still installing more in other places,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Different interventions to manage stormwater<\/b><\/p>\n

Last week, the City of Kigali announced that over $1 million (over Rwf1 billion) is set to be invested in developing the Kigali \u2018Stormwater Management Master Plan\u2019 that is expected to be complete by 2024 so as to mitigate floods in the city.<\/p>\n

Bugingo explained that managing storm water requires different interventions at different levels.<\/p>\n

\u201cStorm water management is wide. It starts with home, land and building owners. When it rains, they must make sure they harvest rainwater using different techniques. They should also avoid a lot of pavements on the ground in their homes but also have lawns, gardens to ensure they curb runoff water speed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

However, harvesting rainwater, according to Rwanda Water Resources Board (RWB), is just 17 per cent across the country. Only two per cent of the households use rainwater tanks.<\/p>\n

It would also take an investment outlay of $40 million to equip all identified public buildings with rainwater storage systems.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter rainwater harvesting, the runoff water needs proper channels and drainage networks so that they do not cause flooding.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen detailing a physical plan for settlement in a village, the issue of storm water should be considered. Then we need big drainage networks with capacity to convey storm water across the whole city,\u201d Bugingo said.<\/p>\n

He said centralised sewerage system in the City of Kigali starts from managing stormwater in neighbourhoods.<\/p>\n

Natural based solutions<\/b><\/p>\n

To manage stormwater, he added that nature-based solutions are also needed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese include planting trees and vegetation on hills, along rivers and drainages to help reduce speed of runoff water to avoid flooding,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In addition, he said, rehabilitating and conserving wetlands is needed since they retain and curb floods.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe infrastructure such as roads and bridges among others should also be built in a way that they are resilient to floods,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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