The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is investing $3.7 million in the Planning for Resilience in East Africa through Policy, Adaptation, Research, and Economic Development (PREPARED) program. The overall goal of PREPARED is to strengthen the resilience and sustainability of East African economies, communities, and trans-boundary freshwater ecosystems. PREPARED will work with the East African Community and the Lake Victoria Basin Commission to develop science and analysis to support decision-making about resources under a changing climate, and support the development of a shared climate change policy framework.