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    Scaling Urban Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SUNCASA)

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    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
    People collect water during the Cape Town water crisis.
    • urban water resilience
    • nature-based solutions
    • floods
    • drought
    • rivers
    • 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
    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
    Man carrying tree for planting.
    • nature-based solutions
    • Water Security
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Freshwater
    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
    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
    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
    Africa
    News
    May 21, 2024

    RELEASE: Canada Awards Over CAD$28 Million to Scale Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation in African Cities

    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • nature-based solutions
    • adaptation
    • Water Security
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • nature-based solutions
    • adaptation
    • Water Security
    Cities
    Update
    July 5, 2023

    New Data Dashboard Helps Cities Build Urban Resilience in a Changing Climate

    • Cities
    • nature-based solutions
    • climate policy
    • Air Quality
    • GHG emissions
    • biodiversity
    • land use
    • Urban Development
    Aerial view of skyscrapers and urban development in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
    • Cities
    • nature-based solutions
    • climate policy
    • Air Quality
    • GHG emissions
    • biodiversity
    • land use
    • 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
    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
    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
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    October 18, 2018

    Women Are the Secret Weapon for Better Water Management

    • Freshwater
    • Sustainable Development Goal 5
    • Sustainable Development Goal 6
    • Water Security
    • Gender
    • water risk
    • Freshwater
    • Sustainable Development Goal 5
    • Sustainable Development Goal 6
    • Water Security
    • Gender
    • water risk
    Forests
    Insights
    March 20, 2018

    3 Ways Forests Can Solve the World's Water Crises

    • Freshwater
    • Forests
    Forest upstream of Portland, OR.
    • Freshwater
    • Forests
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