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    Freshwater Africa Cities coronavirus poverty
    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
    Update
    January 27, 2023

    Restoring a Degraded Ethiopian Watershed for Water and Livelihood Security

    • food security
    • agriculture
    • poverty
    • Climate Equity
    • Freshwater
    This view of the degraded Minzir 01 watershed shows evident signs of gully formation and low stream flow.
    • food security
    • agriculture
    • poverty
    • Climate Equity
    • 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
    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
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    April 22, 2021

    Restoring Ethiopia's Ecosystems Can Support Livelihoods and COVID-19 Recovery

    • coronavirus
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    A degraded landscape in Ethiopia under a cloudy sky.
    • coronavirus
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    Freshwater
    Asia Africa
    Insights
    October 31, 2019

    Responding to Day Zero Equitably: Water Crisis Lessons from Cape Town and Chennai

    • Cities
    • drought
    • Freshwater
    Cape Town’s largest reservoir, Theewaterskloof
    • Cities
    • drought
    • Freshwater
    Freshwater
    Initiatives
    October 8, 2019

    Urban Water Resilience Initiative

    Aerial view of Dar es Salaam after flooding.
    Africa
    Insights
    July 28, 2015

    How Ethiopia Went from Famine Crisis to Green Revolution

    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • poverty
    Ethiopia is now greener than it has been in the last 145 years. Photo by Chris Reij/WRI
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • poverty
    Africa
    Data
    October 6, 2009

    Uganda: Percentage of Households Relying on Open Sources of Drinking Water, 2002

    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • Freshwater
    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • Freshwater
    Africa
    Data
    October 6, 2009

    Uganda: Poverty Density in Rural Subcounties with Safe Drinking Water Coverage Below 20 Percent

    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • Freshwater
    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • Freshwater
    Africa
    Data
    October 6, 2009

    Uganda: Poverty Rate in Rural Subcounties with Safe Drinking Water Coverage Below 20 Percent

    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • Freshwater
    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • Freshwater
    Africa
    Data
    October 6, 2009

    Uganda: Rural Subcounties with Safe Drinking Water Coverage Below 60 Percent, 2008

    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • Freshwater
    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • Freshwater
    Africa
    Data
    October 6, 2009

    Uganda: Proportion of Rural Subcounty Population with Safe Drinking Water Coverage, 2008

    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • Freshwater
    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • Freshwater
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Research
    October 6, 2009

    Mapping a Healthier Future

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