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ABS Valorization Strategy for Rwanda

Client:

REMA and UNDP Rwanda

Location:

Kigali, Rwanda

Start date:

March 5, 2020

Completion Date:

October 23, 2020

Overview

SDI Global Consult supported REMA and UNDP in drafting Rwanda’s National Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) Valorization Strategy under the Nagoya Protocol. The assignment combined legal and institutional analysis, market and value-chain assessments, and socio-economic valuation to identify priority genetic resources and sectors with high valorization potential, while integrating gender considerations and stakeholder validation.

Key results

National ABS Valorization Strategy finalized and validated, aligned with Rwanda’s ABS legal framework and development priorities

Identification and analysis of priority ABS-compliant value chains across key sectors (pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, agri-food, biotechnology)

Quantitative estimates of socio-economic value and benefit-sharing potential for selected genetic resources

Strategic recommendations for institutional arrangements, private-sector engagement, research partnerships, and knowledge management

Gender-responsive framework applied to ABS valorization in line with UNDP Global ABS methodologies

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Partner Organisations

UNDP Rwanda

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