This project creates the enabling environment for systemic transformation in the Gambella wetland by building a shared, inclusive strategy for water, wetland, and commons protection. It brings together traditional knowledge, scientific expertise, institutional voices, and the perspectives of men, women, elders, and youth to shape governance and management from the ground up.  

Through co-design and structured knowledge exchange, the project strengthens trust, fosters shared ownership, and helps develop innovative practices that improve ecological integrity while easing tensions between communities and wildlife. Youth participation introduces intergenerational perspectives and fresh approaches, while multi-stakeholder collaboration ensures that solutions are context-specific and broadly supported.  Ultimately, this project provides the coordination layer that makes all Gambella projects more coherent and effective, embedding learning, innovation, and adaptive management across the programme and amplifying the Wyss Academy's distinctive contribution in a landscape where many actors are active, but not always aligned.