Policy Brief - Community River Management in East Africa 1

Taking action to this needs to be done with clear role delineation and an support the restoration, rehabilitation, and management of understanding of how the different groups contribute to the degraded areas and allowing the natural regeneration of improvement of the Rivers. [...] To balance tradition Health Management and conservation, cultural practices should be respected, recognized, and permitted, with guidelines and regulations Nature-based solutions offer a holistic and sustainable at the county and national levels. [...] approach to river conservation, where informed residents actively contribute to the sustainable Formulating Inclusive and Impact - Oriented Policies development and preservation of the rivers for current From lessons learnt in the STREM project impact - and future generations. [...] assessment, accessibility and inclusivity, capacity building and empowerment, intersectionality, adaptive Enabling a Smooth Transition to Adoption of management, transparency and accountability, and Alternative Livelihoods collaboration and partnerships. [...] The community can play a key role in managing and Holistic Approach to Ecosystem Preservation preserving ecosystem services relevant to rivers and involving them in certain processes including policy It is essential to focus on protecting rivers as crucial formulation, enforcement of rules and laws, awareness natural resources, as they play a vital role in creation, and conservation and restoratio.