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Governance of East Africa’s mountainous areas

covers not only the five countries of the East African

Community (EAC), but also other countries in

East, Central and Southern Africa, which share

transboundary ecosystems with East Africa. In

order to effectively address the challenges of climate

change in the mountainous areas of East Africa,

policy coordination between countries and regional

economic communities neighbouringEAC is required.

Policies and institutional arrangements, as well as

specific mountain region programmes, implemented

in East Africa to address sustainable natural

resources management, community livelihoods

and development in a changing climate, have the

potential to facilitate societal and environmental

resilience. The formulation and implementation of

such policies and actions take place at different levels

including subnational, national and transnational.

At the continental level, the New Partnership for

Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Action Plan for the

Environment Initiative, which was developed and is

being implemented as an AMCEN initiative, is key in

addressing Africa’s mountain policy agenda.

Africa’s rich indigenous knowledge and practices

in mountain resources management are also key to

policy formulation. Such knowledge and practices

have evolved over a long period of time and sustained

resources and livelihoods. While some of these

practices may no longer effectively address the current

challenges, many are still effective and suited to the

local environment and therefore need to be identified

and enhanced for replication and up-scaling in order

to ensure sustainable development and community

resilience to the changing climate of East Africa.

Introduction

Young mountain gorilla, DRC