Upper Tana-Nairobi Water Fund Trust

The Upper Tana Nairobi Water Fund Trust (UTNWF) is Africa’s first water fund, bringing together public and private downstream water users and upstream watershed stewards to invest in nature-based solutions that protect water at its source.

Established with the support of The Nature Conservancy in 2015, UTNWF has operated as an independent organization since September 2021, building on decades of global research and experience in watershed conservation.

The Upper Tana watershed, spanning the counties of Murang’a, Nyeri, Nyandarua, Laikipia and Kiambu, supplies approximately 95% of Nairobi's water. Working across these landscapes, the Water Fund partners with farmers, communities, government and private sector actors to restore degraded land, improve water quality and quantity, and strengthen climate resilience.