Kenya Watershed Services Improvement Project

About this project

Kenya Watershed Services Improvement Project for Kenya has the development objectives to expand the area under sustainable land and watershed management and to improve livelihoods of communities in the project areas. Component 1: Roots of Resilience: Policy, Legal, and Regulatory Framework strengthens the foundation for programmatic and sustained investments in sustainable land and water management by enhancing policy, regulatory, and institutional frameworks, coordination mechanisms, and informed decision-making. Sub-components include Sub-component 1a, which strengthens watershed management institutions and governance by supporting implementation of national restoration strategies, preparing integrated landscape and watershed management plans aligned with county plans, building capacity of county committees, developing local guidelines and investment prioritization tools, reviewing and updating forestry and related regulations, and preparing a Community Grants Manual; Sub-component 1b, which develops and rolls out an integrated watershed and landscape restoration monitoring system through an integrated data-sharing framework, information and communication technology upgrades, laboratory and field equipment, and knowledge management and capacity building at national, county, and community levels; and Sub-component 1c, which establishes sustainable financing mechanisms and investments for watersheds and landscapes, including development of a national Payment for Ecosystem Se…

Published by

World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

Kenya

Sectors

Water sector policy and administrative managementForestry policy and administrative management

Places

Nairobi

Funded by

International Development Association

Implemented by

State Department for Forestry

Accountable

Republic of Kenya

Passes funds through

International Development Association

Published by World Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 44000-P509738.

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