Objective 1: To Increase community capacities and awareness about sustainable wetland management. Objective 2: To reduce community vulnerability to climate change. Objective 3: For the protection and conservation of the Sio-Siteko Wetland.

Objective 1: Increased community capacities and awareness about sustainable wetland management. Output 1.1: Establish committee Output 1.2: Stakeholder workshop Output 1.3: Training on citizens’ science using mobile technology Output 1.4: Facilitate sustainable management of wetland _________________________________________________ Objective 2: Reduced community vulnerability to climate change. Output 2.1: Introduce sustainable crop varieties Output 2.2: Provide training for diversified livelihood activities in livestock rearing, fruit gardening, pest and disease management. Output 2.3 Aquaculture Output 2.4 Wetland conservation activities Output 2.5 Other income generating activities to remove dependency on fishing and farming. __________________________________________________ Objective 3: Protection and conservation of wetland. Output 3.1 Citizens’ science using mobile technology to engage the community to protect and maintain wetlands for the future. Output 3.2 Monitoring and protecting plant endangered species ___________________________________________________

Supporting environmental management training, information exchange, state-of-the-art-technology and best practices in [1] Promoting sustainable crop varieties [2] Providing training for diversified livelihood activities, including livestock rearing, fruit gardening, pest and disease management. [3] Promoting sustainable aquaculture [4] Wetland conservation activities [5] Other income generating activities to remove dependency on fishing and farming. [6] Citizens’ science using mobile technology to engage the community to protect and maintain wetlands for the future. [7] Monitoring and protecting plant endangered species to provide habitat for wildlife.

This initiative is governed through the Sio-Siteko Transboundary Community Based Wetland Management Plan - Vision and objectives.

[1] Nile Basin Initiative (NBI)/Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Program Coordination Unit [2] NET Africa (Natural Environment Technology in Africa)