Resources

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
Insights

Tanzanian Mango Farmers Find Hope in Solar Power

  • Energy Access
  • agriculture
  • renewable energy
  • low carbon development
Male hands holding mangoes at a fruit market.
  • Energy Access
  • agriculture
  • renewable energy
  • low carbon development
Initiatives
Nairobi, Kenya city center view
Update
solar panels south africa
  • National Climate Action
  • Climate
  • net-zero emissions
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
Update

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

TUMI E-Bus Mission

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

Promoting Locally Led Adaptation In Climate Action

  • Climate Resilience
  • podcasts
  • COP26
  • Climate Resilience
  • podcasts
  • COP26
Insights

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
Initiatives

Energy Access Explorer

kutch sunset.jpg
Initiatives

Energy Access Explorer

kutch sunset.jpg
Insights

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