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    Cities
    Africa
    Update
    December 2, 2024

    Three Takeaways on Green Infrastructures and Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Resilience

    • nature-based solutions
    • Cities
    • adaptation
    People cross a swollen river after heavy rains in Kigali, Rwanda.
    • nature-based solutions
    • Cities
    • adaptation
    Cities
    Africa
    Update
    November 18, 2024

    The ACWA Platform: Guiding Africa’s Cities Towards a Water-Resilient Future

    • urban water resilience
    Lagos’ rainy season causes frequent flooding. Africa needs an estimated $66 billion annually to meet water and sanitation targets by 2050, yet per capita resources for cities like Lagos are low.
    • urban water resilience
    Forests
    Africa
    Update
    October 10, 2024

    Sowing Success: 16 African Entrepreneurs Reviving Land and Growing Profits

    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Forests
    Small-scale farmers holding saplings.
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Forests
    Cities
    Africa
    Update
    September 9, 2024

    Greening the Jukskei River: Scaling Nature-based Solutions for Climate Resilience in Johannesburg, South Africa

    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • Freshwater
    • Climate Resilience
    A group of people removes trash from a river.
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • Freshwater
    • Climate Resilience
    Energy
    Africa
    Update
    August 30, 2024

    How China and Africa Can Better Collaborate to Close Sub-Saharan Africa’s Energy Access Gap

    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • climate finance
    • renewable energy
    Two workers install solar panels on the corrugated metal roof of a shop.
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • climate finance
    • renewable energy
    Forests
    Africa
    Update
    June 28, 2024

    4 Takeaways from the Recent Congo Basin Forest Partnership Meeting (MOP20)

    • biodiversity
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • forest monitoring
    People motorbike in DRC
    • biodiversity
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • forest monitoring
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Update
    April 26, 2024

    New Platform Will Promote Integrated Water Management in Ethiopia's Amhara Region

    • Water Security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • nature-based solutions
    Blue Bile Region
    • Water Security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • nature-based solutions
    Energy
    Africa
    Update
    March 7, 2024

    Leveraging Energy Access Explorer to Advance Kenya’s Clean Cooking Agenda

    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • energy efficiency
    Nairobi, Kenya skyline
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • energy efficiency
    Climate
    Africa
    Update
    March 6, 2024

    South Africa Establishes an Inclusive Process Toward a Just Transition, with Broad Stakeholder Engagement

    • National Climate Action
    • Climate
    • net-zero emissions
    solar panels south africa
    • National Climate Action
    • Climate
    • net-zero emissions
    Food
    Africa
    Update
    January 19, 2024

    The First Cohort of Entrepreneurs Driving Rwanda’s Circular Food Systems

    • Food
    • circular economy
    A man collects tall grass from a crop in Rwanda
    • Food
    • circular economy
    Forests
    Africa
    Update
    October 18, 2023

    Sixteen Businesses, One Mission: Advancing Landscape Restoration and Entrepreneurship Across Africa

    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    • forest products
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    Farmer with mangoes on tree at Goshen Farm Exporters Ltd.
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    • forest products
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    Equity & Governance
    Africa
    Update
    April 18, 2023

    Profiles of Adaptation: Somalia

    • adaptation
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • Equity & Governance
    People and cars crowd the streets of Hargeisa
    • adaptation
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • Equity & Governance
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Update
    March 22, 2023

    South African Cities Show Commitment to Accelerate Water Resilience at 2023 UN Water Conference

    • Freshwater
    • Water Security
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • Urban Development
    Aerial view of Johannesburg
    • Freshwater
    • Water Security
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • Urban Development
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Update
    January 27, 2023

    Restoring a Degraded Ethiopian Watershed for Water and Livelihood Security

    • food security
    • agriculture
    • poverty
    • Climate Equity
    • Freshwater
    This view of the degraded Minzir 01 watershed shows evident signs of gully formation and low stream flow.
    • food security
    • agriculture
    • poverty
    • Climate Equity
    • Freshwater
    Cities
    Africa
    Update
    January 24, 2023

    Non-Motorized Transport Corridor – Kampala, Uganda

    • Health & Road Safety
    • Road Safety Project Updates
    Non-Motorized Transport Corridor – Kampala, Uganda
    • Health & Road Safety
    • Road Safety Project Updates
    Forests
    Africa
    Update
    January 17, 2023

    Promotion of Charcoal Alternative May Help Fight Deforestation in Virunga National Park

    • Forests
    • forest products
    • forest monitoring
    Clouds settle over the mountains in Virunga National Park in DRC.
    • Forests
    • forest products
    • forest monitoring
    Forests
    Africa
    Update
    December 20, 2022

    Meet 16 African Businesses Restoring Land and Making Money

    • restoration
    • forest products
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    Aerobic Agroforestry staff happy in a full greenhouse
    • restoration
    • forest products
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration