Building Climate Resilience in Water-Stressed Communities (CREST): Final Report

This document reports on the final outcomes of USAID’s Building Climate Resilience in Water-Stressed Communities (CREST) project. This Final Report gives an account of the implementation of CREST, the results achieved, and discussions about various themes and subjects that have affected implementation and outcomes. Specifically, this Final Report covers the following:

• Background of the project
• An overview of the process of CREST program implementation
• The results that CREST has achieved based on the approved performance indicators and contribution to cross-cutting issues
• The expenditures of CREST compared to the budget, a cost – benefit ratio, and cost share
• Challenges and opportunities in sustaining the benefits derived from CREST and expanding this to other key areas