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    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
    Insights
    April 8, 2026

    In This Indonesian City, Community-Led Design Is Improving Water and Sanitation

    • Urban Transformations
    • housing
    • urban water resilience
    • Water Quality
    • sanitation
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Solutions in Focus
    An informal settlement with lush greenery and dry walkways.
    • Urban Transformations
    • housing
    • urban water resilience
    • Water Quality
    • sanitation
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Solutions in Focus
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    July 31, 2024

    By Restoring India’s Kham River, a City Revives Its Cultural Legacy

    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • restoration
    • rivers
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • Urban Transformations
    • water pollution
    • Urban Development
    • Solutions in Focus
    Two people in a kayak paddle down the Kham River in India.
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • restoration
    • rivers
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • Urban Transformations
    • water pollution
    • Urban Development
    • Solutions in Focus
    Freshwater
    Insights
    June 5, 2024

    As Water Shortages Plague Bogotá and Other Cities, Nature-Based Solutions Can Help

    • Water Security
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • drought
    • climate change
    • urban water resilience
    • COP16
    People stand in line with buckets for water rations.
    • Water Security
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • drought
    • climate change
    • urban water resilience
    • COP16
    Freshwater
    News
    March 24, 2023

    STATEMENT: UN Water Conference Delivers Some Game-Changing Commitments, Yet Far More Action and Finance Needed to Address Global Water Crisis

    • Freshwater
    • Water Security
    • urban water resilience
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Freshwater
    • Water Security
    • urban water resilience
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    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
    News
    March 21, 2023

    RELEASE: WRI Makes Commitments to Address Water-Related Conflicts and Enhance African Cities’ Water Resilience at UN 2023 Water Conference

    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • Urban Development
    • Freshwater
    water tower in Johannesburg, South Africa
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • Urban Development
    • Freshwater
    Cities
    Africa
    News
    November 14, 2022

    RELEASE: WRI and Partners Launch Fund to Help African Cities Build Water Resilience

    • COP27
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • adaptation
    • Climate Resilience
    • COP27
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • adaptation
    • Climate Resilience
    Cities
    Insights
    October 21, 2022

    3 Essentials for Integrated Urban Climate Action

    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • low carbon development
    • urban water resilience
    • Cities
    Tram and buildings in Guadalajara.
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • low carbon development
    • urban water resilience
    • Cities
    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
    Cities
    Update
    July 7, 2021

    RELEASE: ‘Cities Race to Resilience’ Campaign Launched to Mobilize Action Ahead of COP26

    • urban water resilience
    • climate change
    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    People on a boat and a person wading through a river
    • urban water resilience
    • climate change
    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    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