Back

    Resources

    Within This Topic
    Type of Resource
    Region
    Country
    76 Resources for
    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
    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
    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
    Climate
    Africa
    News
    February 19, 2025

    RELEASE: WRI and the World Bank Present Landmark Assessment of Nature-Based Solutions in Africa

    • nature-based solutions
    • nature-based solutions
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    February 19, 2025

    In Sub-Saharan Africa, Nature-Based Solutions Take Root

    • nature-based solutions
    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation
    • Cities
    Two workers tend to plants on a riverbank.
    • nature-based solutions
    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation
    • Cities