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COMPLETED PROJECT

Support to the Kenya Water Tower Climate Change Resilience Program

Support to the Kenya Water Tower Climate Change Resilience Program

Duration: August 2015 - January 2019

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Descriptions

CIFOR continues to grow a substantial portfolio of research and partnerships in two water towers, Mau Forest and Mount Elgon. The work contributes to the deliverables of the USFS/USAID Kenya Water Tower Climate Change Resilience Program: i) Vulnerability Assessments; ii) Economic Valuation of Water Towers; iii) Water Tower Strategy; iv) Water Tower Monitoring Framework, and v) Capacity Building.

Paolo Cerutti

Principal Investigator

Details

Project locations

Kenya

Project duration

August 2015 - January 2019
(3 years, 6 months)

Thematic areas

  • Theme 5: Climate Change, Energy and Low Carbon Development (CCE)
  • Theme 4: Governance, Equity and Wellbeing (GEW)

Project team

Paolo Cerutti

Principal Scientist, DRC Country Lead

Funders