Mexico is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, such as the increase in extreme events, which are affecting watersheds (droughts, floods, landslides), and the negative ecological, economic, and social impacts are expected to be exacerbated. The objective of RIOS is to increase adaptive capacity in watersheds vulnerable to climate change through river restoration and connectivity by: (i) conducting restoration, conservation and improved productive activities, implemented by local organizations in the states of Jalisco and Veracruz, (ii) increasing local monitoring capacities to reduce climate vulnerability, (iii) aligning public and private climate-smart investments; and (iv) promoting climate policy in a National River Restoration Strategy.