7 May 2025: The CREATES Programme brought together key stakeholders, in Nairobi, Kenya, to validate the programme design and governance structure.
The Climate Resilient Eastern African Transboundary Water Management for Environmental Sustainability (CREATES) programme is a five-year regional initiative designed to enhance climate resilience in the management of shared water resources in Eastern Africa. Responding to escalating challenges such as water stress, climate-induced disasters, and ecosystem degradation, the programme will support integrated water resources management that includes sustainable land use practices. Aligned with the Paris Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals, and the Sendai Framework, CREATES is part of the European Union’s Team Europe Initiative (TEI) on Transboundary Water Management for Africa. The programme represents Denmark’s contribution and is in the final stages of approval by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DANIDA) and when approved will have a budget of DKK 300 million. The main implementing agencies will be IUCN and UNEP-DHI. The initiative focuses on the Sio-Malaba-Malakisi (Uganda–Kenya) and Mara (Kenya–Tanzania) transboundary basins, as well as a regional learning component. Its four outcomes include: governance and institutional strengthening, sustainable infrastructure, data-driven decision-making, and stakeholder capacity building—form the foundation for achieving a climate-resilient and environmentally sustainable future.
