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New Kenya wetlands regulations set to ease overload threatening the country’s water security

Kenya has been experiencing many challenges affecting the wetland ecosystem, which vary from human-induced to natural causes with lots of concerns raised over the current […]

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New lease on life for Upper Tana as Wetlands International-CEPF Partnership aims to Improve Governance of Water Resources

Wetlands International Kenya is partnering with the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) on a new project meant to address challenges facing the Upper Tana Catchment […]

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Farming, logging activities threaten Rufiji Mangroves

Residents express fears over increased depletion of mangrove forests in Rufiji Delta. As you manoeuvre the calm waters off the coast of Nyamisati in Rufiji […]

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Building partnerships for conservation and management of wetlands

National Environment Management Authority Director General Prof. Geoffrey Wahungu has lauded Wetlands International for its great efforts towards the conservation of wetlands in the country, […]

Publication

Integrated Risk Management- Reducing disaster risks by strengtheningcommunity resilience

To address disaster risks effectively, risk reduction interventions should address integrate timescales and geographical scales. Climate variability and change necessitate the assessment of risks in […]

Publication

National Disaster Management Strategic Plan for South Sudan

Disasters in South Sudan resulting in high levels of vulnerability are driven and triggered by various factors influenced by climatic changes and human negligence. Disaster […]

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A step toward resilience in Ethiopia’s Somali Region

The Somali region of Ethiopia which has a population of about 5 million people, is the most important food and water insecure region in the […]

Video

Building ecosystem resilience in Ethiopia’s Somali Region

How can we build the long-term resilience of communities to withstand recurring food and water insecurity, droughts and flash floods in the Horn of Africa […]

Publication

A Step Towards Resilience: Joint Initiatives Addressing Protracted Crisis in Somali Region-Ethiopia

A Step Towards Resilience is a compilation of inspiring stories from the disaster-prone Somali Region of Ethiopia. Wetlands International worked with partners Red Cross, Red […]

WWD 2018 News

Hope for Lake Ol’ Bolossat as the Government declares its gazettement

It is the beautiful sight of the Egyptian and yellow-billed geese flocks swimming gracefully in the brackish water along the shores that welcomes you to […]