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Agroforestry Campaign Launched to Boost Community Livelihood and Resilience in Aswa Wetland

Wetlands International, in collaboration with Abim District Local Government and Community Tree Planting Program of National Forestry Authority, has kicked-off a one-month tree planting campaign […]

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Wetlands: Our Frontline Defence against Floods

Over the past three weeks, more than 200 Kenyans have been killed by raging floods and landslides. Rivers have broken banks, and dams and lakes […]

Publication

The Directory of Ethiopian Wetlands: a first inventory

On October 10, 2019, Wetlands International in collaboration with its local implementing partner Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History  Society, EWNHS launched a book entitled  “A […]

News

Strengthening stakeholder capacity towards integrating geo-data to address WRM & WASH issues in Kajiado

Geographical Information Systems (GIS) knowledge is a powerful decision support tool that provides for collection and analysis of data. Wetlands International through a project supported […]

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Multi-stakeholder problem solving to address water resources data gap in Kajiado

Wetlands international together with other stakeholders held a one-day workshop in Kajiado, Kenya on 16 May 2019 to kick off activities under the project “ […]

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Application of Geo-Data in Water Resource Management for Sustainable Livelihoods in Kajiado

Kajiado County covers parts of Athi and Rift Valley basins within the southwestern region of Kenya. The region is predominantly characterised by extremes and variations […]

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The next generation of wetland conservation champions- The World Celebrates World Wetlands Day

From sea level rise, coral bleaching, hydrological effects, changes in water temperature, to alterations in water availability and quality, climate change is threatening our wetlands […]

Blog

Maimuna and Mangroves: Women, Wetlands and Role in Conservation

The connections between women and wetlands, and the role they play in conservation cannot be ignored. But then, how important is it? In search for […]

News

Mutual Gains Approach as a negotiation tool for Ecosystem Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods

The productivity and sustainability of natural systems, including wetlands, is increasingly being challenged by a multitude of natural and anthropogenically-induced changes and rising hazards — […]

News

Promoting gender equality in water resources management in Kenya

In Kenya, as in most parts of the world, women and girls who are largely responsible for gathering water and fuel for their households are […]