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    March 18, 2026

    RELEASE: New Global Platform Maps Urban Heat Risks Block by Block—and Shows Cities How to Cool Them

    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Development
    • extreme heat
    • extreme weather
    • adaptation
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Development
    • extreme heat
    • extreme weather
    • adaptation
    Cities
    Insights
    March 17, 2026

    Most Cities Are Getting Hotter. Not All Residents Feel It Equally

    • extreme heat
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • nature-based solutions
    Khayelitsha, an informal settlement in Cape Town, with Table Mountain in the background
    • extreme heat
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • nature-based solutions
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    March 11, 2026

    Mapping Forest Roads in the Congo Basin in Unprecedented Detail with AI

    • forest monitoring
    • global forest watch
    • deforestation
    Mapping Forest Roads in the Congo Basin in Unprecedented Detail with AI
    • forest monitoring
    • global forest watch
    • deforestation
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    March 11, 2026

    Cartographier les routes forestières du bassin du Congo avec un niveau de détail sans précédent grâce à l’IA

    • forest monitoring
    • global forest watch
    Mapping Forest Roads in the Congo Basin in Unprecedented Detail with AI
    • forest monitoring
    • global forest watch
    Forests
    Insights
    March 10, 2026

    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
    Update
    March 6, 2026

    Rwanda’s Cities Turn to Green-Gray Infrastructure to Address Climate Risks

    • nature-based solutions
    • urban water resilience
    • climate policy
    • restoration
    • Urban Development
    At the Rwanda Forum for Urban & Peri-Urban Nature-based Solutions, practitioners and experts identified potential interventions for addressing the biggest climate risks in their districts.
    • nature-based solutions
    • urban water resilience
    • climate policy
    • restoration
    • Urban Development
    Forests
    Africa
    Outcomes
    March 2, 2026

    Ethiopia’s Federal Government Finances Large-Scale Nature Restoration

    • Top Outcome: 2025
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • agriculture
    • nature-based solutions
    • deforestation
    People in southern Ethiopia taking part in a tree planting initiative.
    • Top Outcome: 2025
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • agriculture
    • nature-based solutions
    • deforestation
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    February 25, 2026

    Why Forest Loss in the Congo Basin Requires Immediate Action

    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    Deforestation near Lieki, Democratic Republic of Congo
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    February 24, 2026

    Solar Brings Long-Awaited Water to Ethiopian Farmers

    • renewable energy
    • Freshwater
    • Food
    • agriculture
    • Solutions in Focus
    Farmers harvesting crops.
    • renewable energy
    • Freshwater
    • Food
    • agriculture
    • 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
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    News
    January 28, 2026

    RELEASE: WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities Names Five Finalists Transforming Health and Daily Life in Cities

    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Bike rider on a green urban bike lane
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Food
    Africa
    Update
    January 9, 2026

    Rethinking How to Measure Circular Food Systems: Lessons from Rwanda

    • Food
    • circular economy
    Two farmers working.
    • Food
    • circular economy
    Energy
    Technical Perspectives
    January 7, 2026

    Powering Health Care: Lessons from Finance Models for Health Facility Electrification in Africa and India

    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • infrastructure
    • health
    • Finance
    Solar panels on Makueni Referral County Hospital
    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • infrastructure
    • health
    • Finance
    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