Environment Flow Management(transboundary) Specialist at Rwanda water resources board (RWB): (Deadline 14 August 2024)

Inventory of environmental sensitive aquatic ecosystems by catchment and water bodies, Inventory of aquatic, marina and water related leisure by catchment and water bodies, Setting up water flow requirements for diferent water bodies in Rwanda and determining their environmnetal flow status. Contribution in setting up of groundwater abstraction limit, Development of environmnetal flow determination criteria and guidelines, Setting up, in clooaboration with Water Permit Division, environmnetal flow requrements for projects subject to water permit ; Identification of Rwanda’s regional and international water resource commitments in collaboration regional and international water bodies such as LVBC, NBI, ABAKIR, AMCOW, etc. Development of water abstraction thresholds by catchment and water bodies, Development of water release requirements and guidelines, Contribution to environmental flow compliance report in collaboration with water monitoring, water quality control and water permit divisions, Setting up environment flow limits (percentage) by catchment and water bodies, exploring trade-off between economic benefits and environmental risks, Development of guidelines and operation rules for catchment water governance and water users, Contribution to regional water cooperation and transboundary commitment compliance report in collaboration with water monitoring, water quality control and water permit divisions, Contribution to the establishment of cooperation frameworks for shared water resources, Contribution in the development and implementation of cooperation agreements for regulating water resources shared amongst riparian states, Follow-up of regional water programmes, Contribution to the design and implementation of shared water resources related projects, Perform any other duties assigned by the Supervisors.