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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
    Freshwater
    Update
    April 7, 2026

    WRI, Partners Launch New Initiative to Protect Water Supplies and Catchments in Ethiopia’s Tana Subbasin

    • urban water resilience
    • water risk
    • floods
    • drought
    • Freshwater
    Man boating with birds.
    • urban water resilience
    • water risk
    • floods
    • drought
    • Freshwater
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Equity & Governance
    Africa
    Update
    November 21, 2025

    Challenging Discriminatory Cultural Norms to Build Fair, Resilient Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa

    • Gender
    • climate change
    • adaptation
    • Equity & Governance
    Gender training.
    • Gender
    • climate change
    • adaptation
    • Equity & Governance
    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
    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
    Finance
    Africa
    Update
    October 7, 2025

    Matching Clean Energy Finance Needs with the Appropriate Financial Toolkit in Rwanda

    • Clean Energy
    • renewable energy
    • infrastructure
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • Energy
    Kigali, Rwanda.
    • Clean Energy
    • renewable energy
    • infrastructure
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • Energy
    Forests
    Africa
    Update
    September 15, 2025

    Responsible Commodity Contracts Can Accelerate Africa's Restoration Economy

    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Finance
    • Forests
    Harvesting avocados.
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Finance
    • Forests
    Cities
    Africa
    Update
    July 30, 2025

    New Tool Helps Cities Select and Scale Nature-Based Solutions

    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • nature-based solutions
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    River alongside city.
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • nature-based solutions
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Update
    June 18, 2025

    Johannesburg to Restore Urban Rivers Using Lessons from Durban

    • Urban Development
    • urban water resilience
    • Cities
    • Freshwater
    Meeting in a room.
    • Urban Development
    • urban water resilience
    • Cities
    • Freshwater
    Energy
    Africa
    Update
    June 5, 2025

    New Approach Leverages AI and Earth Observation to Map Rooftop Solar Access in Kenya

    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • Clean Energy
    • data
    Solar panels on a rooftop.
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • Clean Energy
    • data
    Cities
    Africa
    Update
    May 9, 2025

    Lessons from Addis Ababa’s Corridor Development Initiative

    • Urban Mobility
    Newly planted trees line the Piassa-Mexico-Sarbet-Gotera-Wollo Sefer corridor in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Implemented during the first phase of the city’s corridor development project, the trees provide shade to pedestrians and cyclists.
    • Urban Mobility
    Forests
    Africa
    Update
    February 25, 2025

    How to Monitor, Report on and Verify a Land Restoration Project

    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Two women carry buckets of tree seedlings.
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Food
    Update
    December 30, 2024

    Championing Rwanda’s Circular Food System: Meet the Second Cohort of Entrepreneurs Leading the Change

    • circular economy
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    Farmer working with plants at Njordfrey.
    • circular economy
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste