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    Freshwater
    Africa
    Update
    August 10, 2026

    WRI's ProTana Project Starts First Seedling Planting Across Four Watersheds in Ethiopia

    • urban water resilience
    • Water Security
    • restoration
    • Climate Resilience
    • nature-based solutions
    Planting seedlings in Ethiopia
    • urban water resilience
    • Water Security
    • restoration
    • Climate Resilience
    • nature-based solutions
    Africa
    News
    July 30, 2026

    RELEASE: New WRI Research Shows Nairobi’s Flooding Crisis Spans Beyond Rainfall, Calls for a New Approach to Urban Resilience

    • floods
    • nature-based solutions
    • Climate Resilience
    • urban water resilience
    • housing
    • Urban Development
    • adaptation
    • floods
    • nature-based solutions
    • Climate Resilience
    • urban water resilience
    • housing
    • Urban Development
    • adaptation
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    June 22, 2026

    Restoration's Success Goes Beyond Counting Trees

    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Solutions in Focus
    • Climate Resilience
    People carrying baskets of seedlings on their heads along a green hillside.
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Solutions in Focus
    • Climate Resilience
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    June 8, 2026

    Tackling Central Africa's Water and Power Challenges Starts with Restoring Nature

    • nature-based solutions
    • urban water resilience
    • adaptation
    • floods
    • restoration
    • Climate Resilience
    • Solutions in Focus
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    The bare hillsides of Bukavu being restored and stabilized
    • nature-based solutions
    • urban water resilience
    • adaptation
    • floods
    • restoration
    • Climate Resilience
    • Solutions in Focus
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Climate
    Africa
    Technical Perspectives
    June 1, 2026

    Ethiopia’s NDC 3.0: Turning Climate Ambition into Development Priorities

    • NDC
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    • climate finance
    • net-zero emissions
    Two people planting a tree seedling in the Lake Abaya watershed in Southern Ethiopia's Great Rift Valley.
    • NDC
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    • climate finance
    • net-zero emissions
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    May 18, 2026

    African Cities Use Nature to Fight Floods and Climate Change

    • Cities
    • nature-based solutions
    • Urban Development
    • floods
    • Climate Resilience
    • restoration
    • Solutions in Focus
    Workers remove invasive species in Johannesburg, South Africa.
    • Cities
    • nature-based solutions
    • Urban Development
    • floods
    • Climate Resilience
    • restoration
    • Solutions in Focus
    Climate
    Africa
    Update
    February 5, 2026

    A Milestone for Data-Driven Climate Action: Ethiopia Launches Its First National Climate Data Portal

    • Climate
    • data
    • National Climate Action
    MoPD leads.
    • Climate
    • data
    • National Climate Action
    Cities
    Update
    December 19, 2025

    Multilevel Collaboration Advances Zero Emission and Resilient Buildings in Colombia, Kenya and the Philippines

    • Cities
    • Buildings
    • National Climate Action
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    People attending an event.
    • Cities
    • Buildings
    • National Climate Action
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Climate
    Africa
    Update
    December 17, 2025

    Nigeria Puts Youth at the Heart of Its Climate Future

    • National Climate Action
    • climate policy
    Young people in a conference room.
    • National Climate Action
    • climate policy
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Update
    December 15, 2025

    How Green Jobs in Dire Dawa Benefit Women and the Environment

    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • nature-based solutions
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    Women work with tree seedlings in a greenhouse.
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • nature-based solutions
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    Climate
    News
    November 12, 2025

    RELEASE: Global Leaders Unite to Put Jobs and Skills at the Center of the New Economy at COP30

    • COP30
    • National Climate Action
    • Economics
    • COP30
    • National Climate Action
    • Economics
    Cities
    Update
    November 7, 2025

    Advancing Local Climate Action for Ambitious NDCs 3.0

    • NDC
    • Cities
    • National Climate Action
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Aerial view of high-rise buildings on a sunny day in Nairobi.
    • NDC
    • Cities
    • National Climate Action
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    November 5, 2025

    What Africa Should Expect from COP30

    • COP30
    Land restoration sites in Rwanda
    • COP30
    Climate
    Africa
    Update
    October 29, 2025

    Empowering the Next Generation of Climate Leaders in Ethiopia

    • National Climate Action
    • Economics
    • Finance
    • Climate
    Graduates at the Addas Ababa University present their thesis papers to technical experts.
    • National Climate Action
    • Economics
    • Finance
    • Climate
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    October 15, 2025

    From Degraded Land to Thriving Farms: A Regeneration Story in Ghana's Cocoa Belt

    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • biodiversity
    • Climate Resilience
    • Solutions in Focus
    Farmers restore degraded land in Ghana's cocoa belt
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • biodiversity
    • Climate Resilience
    • Solutions in Focus
    Climate
    Africa
    News
    September 10, 2025

    STATEMENT: Second Africa Climate Summit Concludes with Higher Ambitions for Climate Action

    • Africa Climate Summit
    • climate finance
    • adaptation finance
    • Africa Climate Summit
    • climate finance
    • adaptation finance
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    August 29, 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
    Africa
    Insights
    July 15, 2025

    Farmers Restore the ‘Cradle of Civilization' in Kenya’s Greater Rift Valley

    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • Forests
    • biodiversity
    • Climate Resilience
    • Solutions in Focus
    Partner farmers from Marsabit, working with the International Tree Foundation
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • Forests
    • biodiversity
    • Climate Resilience
    • Solutions in Focus