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The Business Case for Nature and Water

Kruger to Canyons recently launched their business case proposing a comprehensive Catchment Investment Program in the region.  Read more on LinkedIN

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We're Hiring!

Celebrate world water day by joining the Nature for Water Facility!  We are looking for a dynamic, commercially-minded Engagement Manager with 3+ years experience in project finance / management consultancy / capital markets settings. Engagement Managers partner with N4W Science Leads to own the development and execution of on-the-ground projects.

Open to all geographies in North America, Europe, Africa, and Latin America where TNC has the ability to hire (full remote). 

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Yala River Catchment stakeholders at a tree planting ceremony in Kakon'ony, Nandi county, Kenya (photo credit Douglas Nyolei

Women in Water Championing Watershed Investment in Kenya

We're delighted to partner with Stella Wanjala and her team from Women in Water to protect critical water resources in the Yala River Catchment, Kenya.  N4W is partnering with Women in Water and Natural Resource Conservation to complete a feasibility study for the region.

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Future Identity: Partnering with the Greater Cape Town Water Fund to Establish its Legal and Governance personality

Future Identity: Partnering with the Greater Cape Town Water Fund to Establish its Legal and Governance personality

We have partnered with the trailblazing Greater Cape Town Water Fund (GCTWF) to enhance their ability to restore the native fynbos habitat! Proper governance and legal arrangements are critical to ensure that collective action programs, like the novel GCTWF, can be implemented successfully in the long-term. The Nature for Water Facility is thrilled to advise the GCTWF on the best decision-making protocols that govern the participation and support of its diverse stakeholders.

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Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Region NPC partners with the Nature for Water Facility to build a business case for catchment restoration

The Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Region is currently serving not only as one of the world's most biodiverse and spectacular landscapes but also a Strategic Water Source Area for the burgeoning population in South Africa.  This grant is designed to determine the feasibility of establishing a Catchment Investment Program (CIP) to ensure that the valuable landscape can be protected and restored.  The CIP will be designed to use nature based solutions to protect the region's water source alongside the irreplaceable biodiversity in perpetuity. 

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Join our team: now hiring for Engagement Consultant position

Now hiring an Engagement Consultant position with our Facility team! This role assists multiple concurrent projects to develop place-based watershed investment programs. Seeking candidates with demonstrable experience in project finance, environmental economics, and/or management consultancy. Position is full-remote and available anywhere TNC is registered to do business in the Americas and Caribbean.

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Bespoke hydro model to help secure water for Medellín, Colombia

We share details on our sponsored engagement with Cuenca Verde, a renowned water fund in Colombia, to develop a bespoke hydro-sedimentological water quality model for the watersheds supplying Medellín.

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Save the Date Announcement

Save-the-date announced for the Facility’s first Call for Proposals

We are pleased to announce that the Nature for Water Facility’s first Call for Proposals window will open on Monday, 23 May 2022. The application will be hosted in the website’s Call for Proposals section, and will be accompanied by a briefing session on Thursday 26th (registration here).

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Equipping partners to secure their water futures

In a changing climate and worsening water crisis, we need collective, immediate action rooted in nature. Brooke Atwell and Justus Raepple connect how TNC’s Resilient Watersheds Strategy is equipping partners for success with the ‘three Ts’ – training, tools, and technical assistance, including the Nature for Water Facility.

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 Blyde River Canyon in Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Region

Reconnecting people to water, through nature

What if we could restore nature and provide for people? What if we could adapt to a changing climate and keep it from getting worse? Program leads Mike Vice and Justus Raepple explore that rationale for launching the Nature for Water Facility and explains how it aims to support practical investments in watershed Nature-based Solutions to tackle some of the most urgent global crises: water scarcity, biodiversity loss and climate change.

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