KSh26 billion (about $200 million) to heal Kenya's hills: a watershed project for 750,000 people

On the dry hillsides of Marsabit and the green slopes of the Chyulu Hills, the same problem wears two faces: land worn thin, water harder to hold. Kenya has launched the Kenya Watershed Services Improvement Project — KSh26 billion (about $200 million) of World Bank financing over five years — to restore 200,000 hectares of degraded land across 12 counties and five priority landscapes. Environment Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa presided over the Nairobi launch alongside Forestry Principal Secretary Gitonga Mugambi and Laikipia Governor Joshua Irungu. About 750,000 people stand to benefit, with 25,000 jobs expected, as community groups lead work on sustainable land and water management and nature-based enterprises — part of Kenya's push toward 30% tree cover by 2032.

SDG 15 · Life on land — Mechanism: funding & finance