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    7 April 2026

    WRI, Partners Launch New Initiative to Protect Water Supplies and Catchments in Ethiopia’s Tana Subbasin

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    Man boating with birds.
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    Update
    30 July 2025

    New Tool Helps Cities Select and Scale Nature-Based Solutions

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    River alongside city.
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    Insights
    2 July 2025

    Managing Extremes: How South African Cities Are Tackling Water Crises

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    • floods
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    • Solutions in Focus
    People collect water during the Cape Town water crisis.
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    Update
    18 June 2025

    Johannesburg to Restore Urban Rivers Using Lessons from Durban

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    Meeting in a room.
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    9 July 2024

    Rebuilding Kenya Stronger: Here's What's Needed to Rebound After Catastrophic Floods

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    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    People load a truck with their belongings after heavy rainfall caused floods in Kenya.
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    22 March 2023

    South African Cities Show Commitment to Accelerate Water Resilience at 2023 UN Water Conference

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    Aerial view of Johannesburg
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    Insights
    19 July 2021

    Lessons from Durban’s Approach to Water Resilience

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    • Climate Resilience
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    An overview of Umgeni River's Blue Lagoon in Durban, South Africa.
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    Africa
    Insights
    11 May 2021

    As Cities Grow Across Africa, They Must Plan for Water Security

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    • water risk
    • climate finance
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    Water insecurity in African cities
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    • climate finance
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    Africa
    Insights
    15 Février 2018

    3 Things Cities Can Learn from Cape Town’s Impending “Day Zero” Water Shut-Off

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • mapping
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Cape Town, South Africa
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • mapping
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk