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    Africa
    Update
    July 2, 2026

    Restoring Nature Helps Accelerate Soweto’s Green Economy

    • Cities
    • nature-based solutions
    • adaptation
    • extreme heat
    • floods
    • Climate Equity
    • Urban Development
    A group people plant a tree during a restoration project in Johannesburg, South Africa
    • Cities
    • nature-based solutions
    • adaptation
    • extreme heat
    • floods
    • Climate Equity
    • Urban Development
    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
    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
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    April 20, 2026

    Shenzhen, China, Pioneers ‘Near-Zero Carbon Communities’

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • nature-based solutions
    • Solutions in Focus
    Shenzhen Talent Park in Houhai Central District
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • nature-based solutions
    • Solutions in Focus
    Cities
    Data
    March 17, 2026

    Cool Cities Lab

    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • nature-based solutions
    • adaptation
    • infrastructure
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • extreme heat
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • nature-based solutions
    • adaptation
    • infrastructure
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • extreme heat
    Cities
    Insights
    March 17, 2026

    Most Cities Are Getting Hotter. Not All Residents Feel It Equally

    • extreme heat
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • nature-based solutions
    Khayelitsha, an informal settlement in Cape Town, with Table Mountain in the background
    • extreme heat
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • nature-based solutions
    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
    Cities
    North America
    Outcomes
    March 3, 2026

    US Communities Reduce Risks of Wildfires by Improving Forest Health

    • Top Outcome: 2025
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • nature-based solutions
    • fires
    • extreme weather
    The upper Weber River flows through the community of Alpine Acres.
    • Top Outcome: 2025
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • nature-based solutions
    • fires
    • extreme weather
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    February 10, 2026

    Utah Pioneers a New Model for Wildfire Resilience

    • fires
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Water Security
    • adaptation
    • nature-based solutions
    • climate finance
    • Forests
    • land use
    • Solutions in Focus
    A controlled burn
    • fires
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Water Security
    • adaptation
    • nature-based solutions
    • climate finance
    • Forests
    • land use
    • Solutions in Focus
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    February 3, 2026

    This Hillside City in South America Rebuilt Itself Around Nature — and Got Healthier

    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Mobility
    • nature-based solutions
    • Cities
    • Solutions in Focus
    A group of people rollerblade on a pathway in Loja, Ecuador.
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Mobility
    • nature-based solutions
    • Cities
    • Solutions in Focus
    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
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    November 24, 2025

    South Africa Is Fighting Back Against Invasive Plants

    • Water Security
    • urban water resilience
    • nature-based solutions
    • biodiversity
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • floods
    • Solutions in Focus
    A street in Johannesburg, South Africa, lined with jacarandas in bloom with their purple flowers and petals sprinkled on the road.
    • Water Security
    • urban water resilience
    • nature-based solutions
    • biodiversity
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • floods
    • Solutions in Focus
    Cities
    Initiatives
    September 30, 2025

    Urban Heat Solutions Accelerator

    People sitting under trees.
    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
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    July 2, 2025

    Managing Extremes: How South African Cities Are Tackling Water Crises

    • urban water resilience
    • nature-based solutions
    • floods
    • drought
    • rivers
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Solutions in Focus
    People collect water during the Cape Town water crisis.
    • urban water resilience
    • nature-based solutions
    • floods
    • drought
    • rivers
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Solutions in Focus
    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
    Cities
    Insights
    December 16, 2024

    After a Tumultuous 2024, What’s Next for Cities?

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • nature-based solutions
    • adaptation
    • health
    • COP16
    • COP29
    • housing
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Mobility
    People walk through a debris-filled street after severe flooding in Valencia, Spain.
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • nature-based solutions
    • adaptation
    • health
    • COP16
    • COP29
    • housing
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Mobility
    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
    Insights
    June 25, 2024

    As the Earth Gets Hotter, Can Our Cities Get Cooler?

    • extreme heat
    • climate change
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • nature-based solutions
    • data visualization
    A line of tourists await the use of the fountain at the base of Rome’s Spanish Steps to cool off.
    • extreme heat
    • climate change
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • nature-based solutions
    • data visualization