In the northwest of Rwanda, UN Environment and partners are helping people understand and adapt to climate change and deforestation that is eroding fertile farmland and jeopardizing livelihoods. UN Environment Programme (UNEP) is helping farming communities in the region struggling with climate change to better understand and adapt to unpredictable rains and increased drought coupled with increasing deforestation, with the aim of decreasing erosion and saving harvests and soils for future generations in Rwanda,