Tetra Tech Inc. announced that it has been awarded a $24 million contract to provide technical support for a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) trans-boundary water resources management and regional climate change adaptation program in East Africa. The five-year, single-award program is called Planning for Resilience in East Africa through Policy, Adaptation, Research and Economic Development (PREPARED). Under the PREPARED program, USAID seeks to strengthen the resiliency and sustainability of East African economies, trans-boundary freshwater ecosystems, and communities.

It includes activities in the Lake Victoria region, including Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania.