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    Africa carbon pricing Gender water risk
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Update
    April 26, 2024

    New Platform Will Promote Integrated Water Management in Ethiopia's Amhara Region

    • Water Security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • nature-based solutions
    Blue Bile Region
    • Water Security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • nature-based solutions
    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
    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
    June 25, 2021

    3 Strategies for Water-Wise Development in Ethiopia

    • Water Security
    • water risk
    • Climate
    • agriculture
    People drive herds of oxen and sheep great distances to water them at this reservoir.
    • Water Security
    • water risk
    • Climate
    • agriculture
    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
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    January 14, 2021

    Nigeria Moves Toward a Sustainable COVID-19 Recovery

    • Climate
    • Economics
    • Climate Resilience
    • coronavirus
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • Gender
    A sprawling city underneath a cloudy sky.
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • Climate Resilience
    • coronavirus
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • Gender
    Freshwater
    Asia
    News
    December 5, 2019

    RELEASE: Significant Risk of Water-Related Conflict in Parts of Iraq, Iran, Mali, Nigeria, India and Pakistan Over Next 12 Months

    • Water Security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • Water Security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    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
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Outcomes
    April 30, 2019

    Cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America Create Safer, More Sustainable Streets

    • Top Outcome: 2018
    • Health & Road Safety
    Rua Completa Joel Carlos Borges. Photo by Pedro Mascaro/WRI Brasil
    • Top Outcome: 2018
    • Health & Road Safety
    Forests
    Asia Africa
    Outcomes
    April 30, 2019

    Indonesia and Democratic Republic of the Congo Accelerate Social and Community Forest Management

    • Top Outcome: 2018
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    A man in Ilanga Village, DRC, holds a map showing commercial concessions on community lands. Photo by Molly Bergen/WCS, WWF, WRI
    • Top Outcome: 2018
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Forests
    Africa
    News
    May 14, 2018

    RELEASE: WRI Africa Opens with a Focus on Forests, Cities, and Water

    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • restoration
    • water risk
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • restoration
    • water risk

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