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    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
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    November 4, 2025

    Why Once-Scarce Water Is Coming Back in North Mecha, Ethiopia

    • Water Security
    • Water Quality
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Solutions in Focus
    A group of people working the land.
    • Water Security
    • Water Quality
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Solutions in Focus
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    August 22, 2025

    Trees Revitalize Farms and Fisheries in Africa’s Lake Kivu and Rusizi River Basin

    • Forests
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • Freshwater
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Solutions in Focus
    People in canoe.
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • Freshwater
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Solutions in Focus
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    May 29, 2025

    Ethiopia Invests Big in Restoring Degraded Land

    • Climate Resilience
    • Water Security
    • food security
    • climate impacts
    • climate finance
    People in southern Ethiopia taking part in a tree planting initiative.
    • Climate Resilience
    • Water Security
    • food security
    • climate impacts
    • climate finance
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    March 12, 2025

    3 African Cities Restore Nature to Revitalize Their Rivers

    • nature-based solutions
    • Water Security
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Freshwater
    • Solutions in Focus
    Man carrying tree for planting.
    • nature-based solutions
    • Water Security
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Freshwater
    • Solutions in Focus
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    July 9, 2024

    Rebuilding Kenya Stronger: Here's What's Needed to Rebound After Catastrophic Floods

    • floods
    • restoration
    • Freshwater
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    People load a truck with their belongings after heavy rainfall caused floods in Kenya.
    • floods
    • restoration
    • Freshwater
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    June 28, 2024

    Kenya’s Farmers Restore Lands — and Hope — After Floods

    • floods
    • extreme weather
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Solutions in Focus
    Kenyan farmers harvest avocados
    • floods
    • extreme weather
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Solutions in Focus
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    July 19, 2021

    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
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    June 25, 2021

    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
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    May 11, 2021

    As Cities Grow Across Africa, They Must Plan for Water Security

    • Water Security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • climate finance
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    Water insecurity in African cities
    • Water Security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • climate finance
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    April 22, 2021

    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
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    July 9, 2019

    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
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    February 15, 2018

    3 Things Cities Can Learn from Cape Town’s Impending “Day Zero” Water Shut-Off

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • mapping
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Cape Town, South Africa
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • mapping
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk