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We invite you to help us safeguard and restore East Africa’s wetlands for people and nature by joining our diverse group of partners from all sectors, following us on social media and spreading the word to your networks, or by joining our prestigious group of donors who support our work.

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Wetlands International Kenya c/o East Africa Wildlife Society, P.O. Box 20110 – 00200, Nairobi, Kenya. Phone: +254 20 3872041; +254 707 366395, Email: [email protected] Website: www.wetlands.org/africa

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Wetlands International is the only global not-for-profit We seek to understand how wetlands function in a wider landscape organisation dedicated to the conservation and restoration in order to sustain them. Using scientific knowledge makes us a of wetlands for people and nature. Wetlands International well-trusted source of information, while powerful demonstration Kenya was registered in 2011 and oversees the Eastern Africa projects on the ground inspire people to act. By working with local operations in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and South Sudan. It is one partners and building the capacity of local communities whose of 19 offices around the world; our head office is based in the lives closely connect to wetlands, we empower civil society to Netherlands and our Africa regional office is in Senegal. more effectively engage with governments and the private sector on decisions which affect them. To leverage change, we engage Why Wetlands Matter: in partnerships with public and private sector to safeguard and restore wetlands. By connecting our work through networks, A world without wetlands is a world without water. Wetlands act we combine local experiences and successes and increase our as water sources and purifiers. They are rich in nature and vital to impact on national, regional and global policies, practices and human life. They protect our shores. They are crucial to agriculture investments. and fisheries, and they are the planet’s greatest natural carbon stores. Vision:

Wetlands International and its predecessors have worked to A world where wetlands are treasured and nurtured for their beauty, conserve wetlands since 1937. We are driven by the knowledge the life they support and the resources they provide. that safeguarding and restoring wetlands is urgent and vital for: food and water security, healthy biodiversity, sustainable Mission: development and protection from disasters. To sustain and restore wetlands, their resources and biodiversity.

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Mangroves along the Tana river basin

Training stakeholders on valuing ecosystems Our Thematic Priorities and Experience

Replenished water stores from in Kenya - an important RAMSAR site stakeholders that were vulnerable, are mountains to sea and biodiversity hotspot for migrating more resilient to climate (change) induced Our goal: Conserve and restore wetlands waterbirds. hazards. NGOs/CBOs are also better to reduce water risks in the landscape. • In South Sudan we are contributing able to apply the integrated approach to the conservation of key biodiversity (Disaster Risk Reduction /Climate Change • In the Tana River Basin in Kenya, we hotspots in areas such as the Imatong Adaptation/ EMR) in assistance as well facilitated a study of the value of the Mountains and Kinnetti catchment by as contribute to a stronger voice for ecosystem services for the Basin, their developing the capacity of civil society civil society. Their engagement in policy economic significance to the Kenyan organisations to engage effectively dialogue solicited endorsement of the PfR economy, and the impacts of various in the sustainable management and approach by government institutions development scenarios.The study analyses conservation of biodiversity and their • In Kenya and Uganda, we are the economic value of the positive related ecosystems. contributing to sustainable water, and negative externalities of different • In Ethiopia, we are working to sanitation and hygiene (WASH) by focusing water-flow regimes, both upstream and conserve wetlands that are the most on improvements in integrated water downstream to inform development important for migratory waterbirds, resources management and governance, planning and water resources allocation including lakes Abijatta-Shalla and Ziway through strengthening civil society in the Tana River Basin so as to safeguard in the Rift Valley. capacity in lobby and advocacy and its hydrological, ecological and socio- engaging a broad range of stakeholders. economic benefits. Blue lifelines in the desert • In Uganda’s Rwambu Catchment, we Vibrant coasts and deltas are working to reverse extreme wetland Our goal: Enable governments, degradation with the introduction of low decentralised institutions and Our goal: Conserve and restore cost ecosystem-based technologies that communities to take action to sustain mangroves and other wetland include stone bunds and check dams. the flooding and natural resources of ecosystems along the coastal region Moisture returned to the soil, crop yields Sahelian wetlands. grew and shallow wells were recharged. • In Kipini village in the Tana Delta • Along the Ewaso Nyiro River in we continue to promote restoration, Healthy wetland nature Kenya, in the Karamoja Region of Uganda conservation and sustainable use of and in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, mangroves, in partnership with Kenya Our goal: Halt and reverse the loss of we work with our partners Red Cross, Marine and Fisheries Research Institute wetland habitats, sites and species. CARE and CORDAID to strengthen and the Kenya Forestry Services . To date, the livelihoods and water provision of we have strengthened the capacity of • Together with Kenya Wetlands pastoral and agro-pastoral communities communities and various stakeholders Forum and the National Environmental in a changing climate We do this through for conservation and management of Management Authority, we supported the ecosystem management and restoration their mangrove resources. We have also development of a Kenya National Policy (EMR) approaches that restore degraded promoted the sustainable utilisation of for the Conservation and Management ecosystems, create sustainable agricultural mangrove resources by establishing a of Wetland s. Also, we supported the practices and improve management of mangrove based enterprise (bee-keeping) development and adoption of a wetland water and natural resources . Through for the community members. management plan for Lake Naivasha this project, communities and other

Training stakeholders on valuing ecosystems Healthy ecosystem