Resources

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New Tool Helps Cities Select and Scale Nature-Based Solutions

  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • nature-based solutions
  • Cities
  • Urban Development
River alongside city.
  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • nature-based solutions
  • Cities
  • Urban Development
Insights

Managing Extremes: How South African Cities Are Tackling Water Crises

  • urban water resilience
  • nature-based solutions
  • floods
  • drought
  • rivers
  • Cities
  • Urban Development
People collect water during the Cape Town water crisis.
  • urban water resilience
  • nature-based solutions
  • floods
  • drought
  • rivers
  • Cities
  • Urban Development

Johannesburg to Restore Urban Rivers Using Lessons from Durban

  • Urban Development
  • urban water resilience
  • Cities
  • Freshwater
Meeting in a room.
  • Urban Development
  • urban water resilience
  • Cities
  • Freshwater
Insights

3 African Cities Restore Nature to Revitalize Their Rivers

  • nature-based solutions
  • Water Security
  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
  • Freshwater
Man carrying tree for planting.
  • nature-based solutions
  • Water Security
  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
  • Freshwater
Initiatives
Nairobi, Kenya city center view

New Platform Will Promote Integrated Water Management in Ethiopia's Amhara Region

  • Water Security
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
  • nature-based solutions
Blue Bile Region
  • Water Security
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
  • nature-based solutions
Update
solar panels south africa
  • National Climate Action
  • Climate
  • net-zero emissions
Outcomes

Research, Technology and Policy Combine to Protect Madagascar’s Forests

  • Top Outcome: 2023
  • Forests
  • conservation
  • deforestation
Group conducting forest research in Madagascar.
  • Top Outcome: 2023
  • Forests
  • conservation
  • deforestation
Update
A man collects tall grass from a crop in Rwanda
  • Food
  • circular economy
Technical Perspectives
Boat on river in front of palm trees.
  • Finance
  • climate finance
  • development

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

  • Freshwater
  • Water Security
  • Cities
  • urban water resilience
  • Urban Development
Aerial view of Johannesburg
  • Freshwater
  • Water Security
  • Cities
  • urban water resilience
  • Urban Development
Outcomes

South Africa Sets Stronger Emissions-reduction Target

  • Top Outcome: 2021
Solar panels on rooftop of building in Cape Town, South Africa
  • Top Outcome: 2021
Technical Perspectives

5 Lessons from South Africa’s Just Transition Journey

  • renewable energy
  • Climate
  • Climate Equity
  • climatewatch-pinned
An aerial shot of Cape Town, South Africa, against the backdrop of hills and mountains
  • renewable energy
  • Climate
  • Climate Equity
  • climatewatch-pinned
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WRI and Partners Select 4 Winners for Digital Transport for Africa Innovation Challenge

  • transportation
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Development
  • electric mobility
  • transportation
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Development
  • electric mobility
Initiatives
In Rwanda, women’s cooperatives organize farmers to both improve agriculture and the environment.
Insights

Lessons from Durban’s Approach to Water Resilience

  • Water Security
  • water risk
  • Climate Resilience
  • urban water resilience
An overview of Umgeni River's Blue Lagoon in Durban, South Africa.
  • Water Security
  • water risk
  • Climate Resilience
  • urban water resilience
Initiatives

TUMI E-Bus Mission

Transmilenio electric transit bus charging at an electric bus depot in Bogota, Colombia