Initiatives

Developing the first open-source AI maps to track yields and sustainable agricultural practices on small-scale farms in Africa.

Africa Climate Summit 2 (ACS-2), hosted by the Government of Ethiopia in collaboration with the African Union, will unite leaders, policymakers, businesses, youth, and civil society to advance Africa’s climate agenda and sustainable development goals.

The Accelerating the Circular Economy for Food (ACE4Food) initiative aims to create regional food systems transformation across Africa through collective action.

Offering technical assistance to 11 cities in sub-Saharan Africa to increase nature-based solutions and green-gray infrastructure to build climate resilience, fill infrastructure gaps, and deliver green jobs and public health benefits.

Connecting research and practice to finance low-carbon transport in low- and middle-income countries.

Accelerating the transition towards electric mobility while creating green jobs and industrial growth.

Helping countries deliver more ambitious climate action by supporting enhanced collaboration with subnational governments through multilevel partnerships

Helping urban communities develop and implement gender-responsive nature-based solutions to address water risks.

WRI Africa's Strategic Plan 2023-27

Accelerating progress towards more equitable and climate-smart cities through resilient and affordable housing and basic services in informal settlements.

A platform to accelerate progress on subnational climate action through enhancing multi-level collaboration and mobilizing resources.

Enhancing climate action though examples of multi-level partnerships from around the world.

A starting point for designing a landscape restoration monitoring system

Filling data gaps, enabling insights and scaling infrastructure investment to reduce extreme heat in cities.

Driving transformative change through long-term, cross-sectoral, data-driven engagement in cities to create a healthier, more resilient and sustainable urban environment for all. 

Accelerating locally led land restoration across Africa’s vital landscapes

Supporting the use of cutting-edge technology to track restoration and land use planning efforts

RAMP partners with leading universities to improve the capacity of governments in vulnerable countries to manage climate change risks and access adaptation finance.

Supporting air quality managers to develop air pollution forecasting tools and better understand its sources, including representatives from Latin American and African cities sharing best practices, successful tools, and management case studies from cities around the world. 

Reducing road traffic fatalities and injuries through a comprehensive, data-driven approach.

Creating safer mobility systems to connect people to opportunities and foster sustainable, equitable cities.

The Circular Food Systems for Rwanda project aims to transform Rwanda’s food system so that it is more circular and sustainable.

The Assisted Natural Regeneration Alliance is building a technical assistance facility that collects requests from ANR practitioners and connects them with experienced peers, funders, policymakers, and researchers.

A collaborative digital commons supporting urban mobility projects in Africa through open standardized data, open-source software and peer-to-peer knowledge sharing.

WRI is working with partners in Ethiopia to better understand water risk, improve water-wise planning, and advance integrated water resources management toward a more sustainable and resilient development path.

This international coalition assists 20 cities in creating world-leading electric bus fleets and scaling e-bus adoption to hundreds more through city-to-city mentorship.

A global program transforming cities for people and planet through sustainable, integrated and inclusive approaches to urban development. 

WRI works with countries to pursue ambitious climate action while building economies that are cleaner, more equitable and offer better quality jobs.

The Open Timber Portal (OTP) promotes compliance with legal requirements in timber harvest and trade by compiling information from governments, private sector and third-party forest monitors in producer countries.

Transformative projects, igniting citywide change.

Restoring 100 million hectares of deforested and degraded land in Africa by 2030.

Inspiring, innovating and streamlining policies to restore land for people and nature.