Field visit of the Dama river subcatchment - to learn more about the WISH + project

The Kiwa Initiative Secretariat and AFD - Agence Française de Développement team went with WCS-Fiji to Vanua Levu to visit the third regional project WISH+.

This third regional project supported by Wildlife Conservation Societyy has the objective to implement integrated watershed management to enhance biodiversity. 

What are the main objectives of the project?

• Implement integrated watershed management for biodiversity, climate resilience and human health co-benefits as well as providing a model for managing systems health for the Pacific that is upscaled through decision-support tools, long-term sustainable financing and effective public policy.
• Facilitate investment in Nature-based Solutions for safely managed drinking water, sanitation, and wastewater in high-risk watersheds, identified through innovative decision-support tools, while simultaneously delivering on outcomes for multiple sustainable development goals.
• Facilitate transmission of lessons learned through regional networks to influence policy and innovative practices.