Resources

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solar panels south africa
  • National Climate Action
  • Climate
  • net-zero emissions

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

Logrando la adaptación dirigida localmente: ejemplos de todo el mundo

  • Climate Resilience
  • adaptation
People building sea wall.
  • Climate Resilience
  • adaptation

Getting Locally Led Adaptation Right: Examples from Around the World

  • Climate Resilience
  • adaptation
  • COP28
People building sea wall.
  • Climate Resilience
  • adaptation
  • COP28
Outcomes

South Africa Sets Stronger Emissions-reduction Target

  • Top Outcome: 2021
Solar panels on rooftop of building in Cape Town, South Africa
  • Top Outcome: 2021
Technical Perspectives

5 Lessons from South Africa’s Just Transition Journey

  • renewable energy
  • Climate
  • Climate Equity
  • climatewatch-pinned
An aerial shot of Cape Town, South Africa, against the backdrop of hills and mountains
  • renewable energy
  • Climate
  • Climate Equity
  • climatewatch-pinned
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WRI and Partners Select 4 Winners for Digital Transport for Africa Innovation Challenge

  • transportation
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Development
  • electric mobility
  • transportation
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Development
  • electric mobility
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South Africa: Strong Foundations for a Just Transition

  • JT Sector: Fossil fuels
  • JT Sector: Fossil Fuel Extraction
Men in safety attire walking with others out of store
  • JT Sector: Fossil fuels
  • JT Sector: Fossil Fuel Extraction
Insights

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
Initiatives

TUMI E-Bus Mission

Transmilenio electric transit bus charging at an electric bus depot in Bogota, Colombia
News
  • Urban Transformations
  • Urban Development
  • Equity & Governance

Promoting Locally Led Adaptation In Climate Action

  • Climate Resilience
  • podcasts
  • COP26
  • Climate Resilience
  • podcasts
  • COP26
  • Climate Resilience
  • podcasts
News
  • Cities
  • low carbon development
  • Urban Development
Cape Town’s largest reservoir, Theewaterskloof
  • Cities
  • drought
  • Freshwater
Insights
Caroline Kariuki co-founded GreenPot Enterprises to help farmer-investors plant bamboo and restore degraded land in Kenya. Photo by Will Anderson/WRI.
  • Forests
  • agriculture
  • restoration
Initiatives
Aerial view of Dar es Salaam after flooding.
Insights

Climate Change Is Hurting Africa’s Water Sector, but Investing in Water Can Pay Off

  • Climate Resilience
  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
  • Water Security
  • natural infrastructure
  • water risk
Improving water management in African countries can improve climate resilience. Here, Waretu Abera, Head of Ethiopia's Water Land Resource Centre, stands by a stream. Photo by Panos Pictures/Food and Land Use Coalition.
  • Climate Resilience
  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
  • Water Security
  • natural infrastructure
  • water risk
Silhouettes of children playing swing in turbine wind park at sunset