Launched in 2015 by the U.S. Forest Service and supported by Kenyan partners and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the three-year Kenya Water Towers Climate Change Resilience Program aims to support strategic…
Local community participation in managing forest and water resources is key to reducing degradation trends and improving livelihoods, but a key challenge in Kenya has been achieving joint management for…
“There are various restoration initiatives and projects by stakeholders in the Mount Elgon region in Uganda, which is recognized as a hotspot area. However, if we still have degradation challenges,…
Kenya – Montane forests in East Africa play a crucial role as water towers, holding freshwater long enough for it to recharge aquifers that supply local communities. But a recent…
Rattling along in a well travelled land cruiser from Nairobi to Kericho, a town of 100,000 people on the edge of the Mau Forest, I marvel at the fierce, thick…
Water is life, so they say. Ensuring everyone has enough water is especially important in countries with high poverty rates and which are undergoing rapid economic development. Land use change…
Kenya’s brief winter is all but over, now we eagerly await the ‘short rains’ to quench her thirst. It was during a sun-baked afternoon in October that I was invited…
The launch of the Water Towers project in Nairobi last May was special, as members of the audience were also encouraged to present their projects. “If you’re really interested in…
