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    Commentary Insights
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    29 August 2025

    What to Watch at the Second Africa Climate Summit

    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • renewable energy
    • Cities
    • COP30
    • Urban Development
    Addis Ababa City Scape
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • renewable energy
    • Cities
    • COP30
    • Urban Development
    Forests
    Insights
    14 August 2025

    Could AI Unlock Finance for Nature Restoration?

    • data
    • forest monitoring
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • mapping
    Holding saplings at a restoration site in Africa
    • data
    • forest monitoring
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • mapping
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    2 July 2025

    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
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    30 May 2025

    Collaboration Among China, Europe and Africa Can Power Africa’s Energy Transition

    • International Climate Action
    • renewable energy
    • climate finance
    A man on a tractor drives past solar panels.
    • International Climate Action
    • renewable energy
    • climate finance
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    29 May 2025

    Ethiopia Invests Big in Restoring Degraded Land

    • Climate Resilience
    • Water Security
    • food security
    • climate impacts
    • climate finance
    People in southern Ethiopia taking part in a tree planting initiative.
    • Climate Resilience
    • Water Security
    • food security
    • climate impacts
    • climate finance
    Energy
    Insights
    25 Février 2025

    Sharing Electricity Across Borders Could Bolster Energy Security

    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • U.S. Energy
    Workers on a power transmission tower overlooking a river.
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • U.S. Energy
    Forests
    Insights
    11 Février 2025

    How Local Restoration Champions in Africa Are Using Data to Drive Change

    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    Local restoration champions.
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    9 July 2024

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

    • floods
    • restoration
    • Freshwater
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    People load a truck with their belongings after heavy rainfall caused floods in Kenya.
    • floods
    • restoration
    • Freshwater
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    Africa
    Insights
    20 December 2023

    Key COP28 Takeaways for Africa

    • COP28
    • climatewatch-pinned
    People discuss climate action at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai.
    • COP28
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    8 December 2022

    COP27: Key Takeaways and What’s Next

    • COP27
    • adaptation
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • GHG emissions
    • Energy
    • Paris Agreement
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    Panel at COP27.
    • COP27
    • adaptation
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • GHG emissions
    • Energy
    • Paris Agreement
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    Food
    Africa
    Insights
    25 January 2022

    3 Ways to Tackle Food Loss and Waste in Africa

    • circular economy
    • Food Loss and Waste
    In Rwanda, women’s cooperatives organize farmers to both improve agriculture and the environment.
    • circular economy
    • Food Loss and Waste
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    4 October 2021

    Entrepreneurs Need Funding to Restore Africa's Degraded Land

    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • COP26
    Caroline Kariuki, CEO of Kenya's GreenPot Enterprises, with one of her employees at a bamboo nursery. The company's bamboo helps farmers restore degraded land and make extra income.
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • COP26
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    26 July 2021

    Ethiopia's Updated NDC Underscores its Focus on Climate Action

    • National Climate Action
    • climate change
    • climate policy
    • NDC
    • COP26
    A grassy landscape with two buildings, each painted with an Ethiopian flag, in the background.
    • National Climate Action
    • climate change
    • climate policy
    • NDC
    • COP26
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    11 May 2021

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

    • Water Security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • climate finance
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    Water insecurity in African cities
    • Water Security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • climate finance
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    4 May 2021

    How Local Data Is Accelerating Land Restoration in Ethiopia

    • data
    • restoration
    • climate impacts
    A green, hilly landscape in Lalibela, Ethiopia
    • data
    • restoration
    • climate impacts
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    22 April 2021

    Restoring Ethiopia's Ecosystems Can Support Livelihoods and COVID-19 Recovery

    • coronavirus
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    A degraded landscape in Ethiopia under a cloudy sky.
    • coronavirus
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    4 September 2019

    For the Millions of East Africans Who Need Electricity Most, Data Shows Renewable Energy Is a Viable – and Affordable – Solution

    • mapping
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • Sustainable Development Goal 4
    • Sustainable Development Goal 7
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Electricity has far-reaching impacts on people's livelihoods. This Tanzanian tailor can sew at night thanks to solar power. Photo by Theo Steemers/USAID
    • mapping
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • Sustainable Development Goal 4
    • Sustainable Development Goal 7
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    9 July 2019

    Congo Basin Deforestation Threatens Food and Water Supplies Throughout Africa

    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • Water Security
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    Women model the handmade baskets they use every day in Malolo 2, Republic of Congo.
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • Water Security
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    18 December 2018

    Johannesburg Fights Inequality with Transit-Oriented Development

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • world resources report
    Contrasting high and low income housing juxtaposed in Bloubosrand, Johannesburg, June 2016. Photo: Christina Culwick
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • world resources report
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    13 July 2018

    Disaster-Focused Headlines from the Congo Often Hide Signs of Progress

    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    Ilanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights