National Contingency Plan for Floods and Landslides

The National Contingency Plan for Floods and Landslides is a national sectoral plan of Rwanda. Its overall objective is to support the timely, consistent and coordinated response to anticipated floods and landslides thus effectively minimizing the impact of the floods and landslides on human population, livelihoods, lifelines, properties and the environment. According to the document, although the emphasis of the Plan is on floods and landslides, the Plan has an in-built flexibility that allows it to embrace other hazards such as drought, heavy winds and lightning should they occur anywhere in the country in association with heavy rains.