This project aims to implement sustainable adaptation alternatives in the fishing communities of the Lake Victoria region in order to restore food and income generation supporting activities. Through a participatory process with fisher folk and government representatives, this initiative will: (1) highlight sustainability and environmental problems associated with current fishing strategies; (2) provide communities with comprehensive and sustainable methodologies for coping with fish shortages and changes in water level and quality; and (3) introduce fish farming techniques and new groundwater sources through pilot projects as a way of reducing vulnerability to climate and ecological changes. During the 1980s and 1990s, the Lake Victoria region experienced considerable changes in the ecology of its lake and fish populations, an increase of its industrial fishing sector, and more recently a drop in its water levels leading to shortages of clean, potable water. This project will document historical and current adaptation strategies to these stresses. The findings from this research will focus on the identification of environmentally friendly alternatives relating to the fishing industry and potable water access that can easily be adopted by the communities. The project will also explore the introduction of fish farming strategies in order to reduce the dependence of the community on directly harvesting the fish from Lake Victoria, and as a way of reducing vulnerability to climate and ecological changes.