Executing entities: © UNDP Uganda/2018 Location: Uganda Dates: 2016–2025 Building Resilient Communities, Context The wetlands in Eastern and South Western Uganda sustain the livelihoods of 800,000people through market benefits – including livestock watering, irrigation, or domestic use– as well as ecosystem services – including water filtration and storage, micro-climatecontrol, and storm protection. The wetlands are at risk from shifting rainfall patterns, more extreme weather events,droughts, and floods. Shifting rainfall patterns negatively impacts the availability of waterfor irrigation or livestock, driving encroachment on wetlands. In one district alone, Kabale,58% of the wetlands have been drained for agriculture, fisheries, or timber. Poaching, reed extraction, overexploitation, and invasions of non-native species are all driven by encroachment. The reforestation and restoration of these critical wetlands will restore important ecosystem services. Climate-resilient agriculture techniques and alternative livelihoods will diversify income sources, enhancing the human resilience to changing climate. Project objectives: The project aims to restore critical wetlands for improved ecosystem services and to empower communities through alternative livelihoods and disaster risk reduction and preparedness. Key objectives are: To restore and manage wetland hydrology and associated forests. To improve agricultural practices and alternative livelihood options in the wetland catchment. To strengthen access to climate and early warning information for farmers and other target communities. Funding: Total project budget: $44,262,000 (USD) Wetland Ecosystems and Associated Catchments in Uganda UNDP: $2,000,000 (USD) Green Climate Fund: $24,140,000 (USD) Government of Uganda: $18,122,000 (USD) Government of Uganda,Ministry of Water and Environment Ecosystem: Wetlands; Terrestrial production landscape Nature-based Solution: Wetland restoration; Climate-smart agriculture Biodiversity 4,000 ha of wetlands restored; 148.2 km of wetland boundaries demarcated to support monitoring and protection. Climate 106 techniciansand change agents trained in disaster preparedness. People 444 women-ledhouseholds engagedin alternative livelihoods. Project achievements as of 2019: with other in-country ministries 162