Vulnerability, This report was produced for review by Camco Advisory Services (K) Ltd. under subcontract to
Tetra Tech ARD, through USAID/Kenya and East Africa Contract No. AID-623-C-13-00003.
This report is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The views expressed are those of the authors and do
not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.
Planning for Resilience in East Africa through Policy, Adaptation, Research, and Economic Development (PREPARED) is a medium-term (five-year), multi-organization, comprehensive program aimed at mainstreaming integrated, multi-sectoral, evidence-based, climate-resilient development planning and
program implementation into the development agendas of the East African Community (EAC) and its
Partner States. Vulnerability.
The PREPARED Project is part of the program and is also a five-year initiative of USAID/East Africa. The project has five components: climate change adaptation; biodiversity conservation; water supply,
sanitation, and hygiene; and two components pertaining to program coordination of cross-cutting elements and project management.
Water security is a priority for the livelihoods and economic development of rural and urban communities in EAC Partner States.