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Daniel Shemie

@dshemie

Director, Resilient Watersheds @Nature_org

 New York City
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Joined July 2011
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Updates from the field: We are empowering smallholder farmers in Nandi, Uasin Gishu and Elgeyo Marakwet through targeted agroforestry training. Together we’re boosting seedling survival rates and cultivating thriving farmer groups on the ground. 🌱#SustainableAgriculture
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Your water comes from somewhere;) youtube.com/shorts/loP-hjruC… via @YouTube
Water Connects Us

Water Connects Us

For many who live in cities, water is tapped at the turn of a handl...

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How do 🌲forests defend against 🏜️droughts? Across local watersheds, forests maintain “green water,” or soil moisture, by absorbing water when it is plentiful & releasing it when it is scarce: wrld.bg/xEk050QX6pL #ForestDay #IntlForestDay #DroughtsAndDeficits
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Reflecting today on water challenges & potential for nature based solutions to meaningful benefit farmers and cities struggling with water scarcity. Then I saw this sobering/inspiring story from @GioiaShah via @FT What an great read for #WorldWaterDay2024 ft.com/content/90debf42-0e13…
Climate change puts pressure on Kenya’s water resources

Climate change puts pressure on Kenya’s water resources

The country’s storage and supply network is underdeveloped, but simple solutions can bring big benefits

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Exciting news in the lead-up to #WorldWaterDay! East African Breweries @EABL_PLC has made a significant contribution of KSh 60.8 million to the Upper Tana-Nairobi Water Fund, initiated by The Nature Conservancy in Africa. Learn more: linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
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🌊 Today, we celebrate a major achievement in our #UnitedforRivers initiative to protect over 400 kilometres of rivers across the Western Balkans! Join us in cheering the birth of two new protected areas in Croatia 👉 nature.ly/48GYlpj
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#DYK: Nature-based solutions can reduce the risk of flood and drought in 1/3 of the places where these hazards are expected to increase due to climate change. Join @nature_org, @IWMI_ and @UNCCD on Feb 22nd to learn more. Register: bit.ly/49jhkqJ
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On February 22nd, join Nature for Water Facility (N4W) for an informative webinar about the upcoming Call for Proposals. During the webinar, you'll learn about the services provided by N4W, the application process, and key dates. Register here👉: tnc.zoom.us/webinar/register…
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Yesterday @ademolaAJAGBE TNC's Regional Managing Director & @fkihara2 Africa Water Funds Director met with President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone. The discussion focused on forward momentum of Western Area Peninsula Water Fund which aims at improving water quality & quantity.
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Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon, ending operations in a protected area apnews.com/article/amazon-ec…
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A new series of water protected area in the Ecuadorian Amazon is leading the way for freshwater ecosystem conservation, serving as a model for the region and beyond. Here’s how: nature.ly/3P0Doza
Ecuador Shows What Freshwater Ecosystem Protection Can Look Like

Ecuador Shows What Freshwater Ecosystem Protection Can Look Like

Ecuador’s approach to large-scale, effective and inclusive freshwater conservation provides an example for others as countries shift to implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework.

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Green infrastructure & Nature-based solutions (NBS) can often be more resilient & flexible than traditional infrastructure when it comes to improving water security, reducing flood risk & restoring ecosystems. Lessons from the #Netherlands🇳🇱: wrld.bg/qkiO50PrMj8
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Asking the right question: how to align funder and practitioners for more climate resilient WASH. Tune in Monday at 10AM Stockholm time w/ @Alliance4Water @AquaforAll @safewaternet @ShockwaveFound @USAIDWater free at #WorldWaterWeek --> event.trippus.net/Home/Index…
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Words of wisdom from the Dominican Republic "There’s an understanding now that to fix the water crisis, we need to rebuild the watersheds. This model is about everybody coming together ... to work together with the same goal,” #waterfunds via @csmonitor csmonitor.com/World/Making-a…
How Francisco Núñez and his team are re-greening Dominican watersheds

How Francisco Núñez and his team are re-greening Dominican watersheds

Francisco Núñez has spent 20 years restoring the Dominican Republic’s watersheds in the face of severe drought and natural disasters. 

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New job alert! Opportunity to join an amazing global team working to conserve the amazing places where our water comes from #naturebasedsolutions @joshswaterjobs @oxfordwater @NatCapProject @WaterFundAfrica @nature_careers
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In 2000, we helped pioneer a new watershed conservation model in Ecuador. 20 years later, there are more than 40 #waterfunds operating around the world. In a new piece for @forbes, @bfrist goes back to Quito & explores how it all started. nature.ly/3N2DTqk
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Overflowing with heartfelt gratitude we cherish the unforgettable moments of Eldoret-Iten Water Fund’s #GrowAMilli launch. This event illuminated the critical significance of tree growing in safeguarding catchment conservation and preserving our environment for the future.
Image from Eldoret Water & Sanitation Co. (@eldowasco)
Image from Eldoret Water & Sanitation Co. (@eldowasco)
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City makes strides in clearing invasive plants to drought-proof Cape Town shar.es/afBmMi via @capetownetc
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The world’s first #ScienceBasedTargets #ForNature have launched. As a proud partner of @SBT_Network, we see this as an exciting step toward integrated corporate action across freshwater, land, ocean, biodiversity and climate. More on #SBTN here: nature.ly/3IJxPl6
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Integrated approaches are needed to address declining freshwater storage. Download #WhatTheFutureHasInStore, a new report that sets forth integrated, systematic solutions to the water storage crisis➞wrld.bg/N4GE50Oyaog
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