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A New Solution to Power Africa: Productive Use of Renewable Energy

  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • renewable energy
Malawi farmer tends her field, with solar water pumps in the background
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • renewable energy
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Key COP28 Takeaways for Africa

  • COP28
  • climatewatch-pinned
People discuss climate action at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai.
  • COP28
  • climatewatch-pinned
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Distributed Solar Keeps Hospital Operational During Kenya’s Longest Power Blackout

  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • renewable energy
  • Clean Energy
Installation of solar panels to a building roof in Africa
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • renewable energy
  • Clean Energy
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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

Logrando la adaptación dirigida localmente: ejemplos de todo el mundo

  • Climate Resilience
  • adaptation
People building sea wall.
  • Climate Resilience
  • adaptation

Getting Locally Led Adaptation Right: Examples from Around the World

  • Climate Resilience
  • adaptation
  • COP28
People building sea wall.
  • Climate Resilience
  • adaptation
  • COP28
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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
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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
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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
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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
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3 Strategies for Water-Wise Development in Ethiopia

  • Water Security
  • water risk
  • Climate
  • agriculture
People drive herds of oxen and sheep great distances to water them at this reservoir.
  • Water Security
  • water risk
  • Climate
  • agriculture
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How Local Data Is Accelerating Land Restoration in Ethiopia

  • data
  • restoration
  • climate impacts
A green, hilly landscape in Lalibela, Ethiopia
  • data
  • restoration
  • climate impacts
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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

How Local People Are Mapping Billions of Trees on Their Land

  • land use
  • restoration
  • landscapes
  • climate impacts
  • Forests
Woman stading next to a forest in Rwanda
  • land use
  • restoration
  • landscapes
  • climate impacts
  • Forests
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East African Climate Groups Help Fight the COVID-19 Crisis

  • adaptation finance
  • Climate Resilience
  • coronavirus
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • climate impacts
People wearing masks standing in line.
  • adaptation finance
  • Climate Resilience
  • coronavirus
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • climate impacts
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It's Time to Invest in Ethiopia's Forest Sector

  • Economics
  • Forests
  • forest products
  • restoration
People working on planting trees.
  • Economics
  • Forests
  • forest products
  • restoration
Insights
  • restoration
  • landscapes
  • Forests
  • Climate
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Africa’s Restoration Entrepreneurs Aid in COVID-19 Response

  • Forests
  • agriculture
  • Food
  • food security
  • Food Loss and Waste
  • restoration
A man working on a farm.
  • Forests
  • agriculture
  • Food
  • food security
  • Food Loss and Waste
  • restoration
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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
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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