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    Africa climate impacts climate policy
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    Insights
    November 29, 2023

    The Future of Extreme Heat in Cities: What We Know — and What We Don’t

    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • COP28
    Brick layers during in a heatwave in New Delhi, India
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • COP28
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Update
    July 5, 2022

    New Project Promotes Integrated Water Resources Management in Ethiopia’s Tana Sub-basin

    • adaptation
    • climate impacts
    • water risk
    • Freshwater
    A team analyzes plans for the Tana Sub-basin in a landscaped portion
    • adaptation
    • climate impacts
    • water risk
    • Freshwater
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    July 26, 2021

    Ethiopia's Updated NDC Underscores its Focus on Climate Action

    • National Climate Action
    • climate change
    • climate policy
    • NDC
    • COP26
    A grassy landscape with two buildings, each painted with an Ethiopian flag, in the background.
    • National Climate Action
    • climate change
    • climate policy
    • NDC
    • COP26
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    May 4, 2021

    How Local Data Is Accelerating Land Restoration in Ethiopia

    • data
    • restoration
    • climate impacts
    A green, hilly landscape in Lalibela, Ethiopia
    • data
    • restoration
    • climate impacts
    Forests
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    February 9, 2021

    How Local People Are Mapping Billions of Trees on Their Land

    • land use
    • restoration
    • landscapes
    • climate impacts
    • Forests
    Woman stading next to a forest in Rwanda
    • land use
    • restoration
    • landscapes
    • climate impacts
    • Forests
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    December 2, 2020

    East African Climate Groups Help Fight the COVID-19 Crisis

    • adaptation finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • coronavirus
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    People wearing masks standing in line.
    • adaptation finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • coronavirus
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    October 7, 2019

    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
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    February 15, 2018

    3 Things Cities Can Learn from Cape Town’s Impending “Day Zero” Water Shut-Off

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • mapping
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Cape Town, South Africa
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • mapping
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Africa Europe
    Insights
    November 3, 2015

    Beyond Conflict, Water Stress Contributed to Europe’s Migration Crisis

    • Climate Resilience
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/47205547@N02/21910319813/">MichaelGubi</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Climate Resilience
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Equity & Governance
    Africa
    Insights
    October 19, 2015

    Jump-starting the SDGs: 4 Lessons from Early Adopters

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    • NDC
    • sustainable development goals
    Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/14610739@N07/15625929161/">versello</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    • NDC
    • sustainable development goals
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    November 18, 2014

    How to Calculate Policies’ Effects on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • renewable energy
    Tunisia launched its renewable energy program, PROSOL ELEC, in 2010 to scale up solar photovoltaic systems in buildings throughout the country. Photo by World Bank/FLICKR.
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    October 1, 2014

    Finding Solutions for South Africa’s Coal-Fired Energy and Water Problems

    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    A communal water tap in Soweto, South Africa. Photo credit: E. Muench, Wikimedia Commons
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Climate
    Asia Africa
    Insights
    September 2, 2014

    5 Reasons To Watch NYC’s Climate Summit

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Finance
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Business
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    UN headquarters in New York City (Photo credit United Nations)
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Finance
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Business
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy

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