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Africa
Insights
December 2, 2021

How a Partnership in Kenya Recycled 100,000 Tons of Fashion Waste

  • waste
  • circular economy
Three recycling bins against a wall filled with garments to be recycled.
  • waste
  • circular economy
Forests
Africa
Insights
October 14, 2021

Quelle est la superficie des terres africaines en cours de restauration ? Nous ne le savons pas encore

  • restoration
  • forest monitoring
Monitoring restoration can means assess the impact of many different techniques in the same area, like here in Makueni County, Kenya.
  • restoration
  • forest monitoring
Forests
Africa
Insights
October 14, 2021

How Much Land is Being Restored in Africa? We Don’t Yet Know

  • restoration
  • forest monitoring
  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
Monitoring restoration can means assess the impact of many different techniques in the same area, like here in Makueni County, Kenya.
  • restoration
  • forest monitoring
  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
Forests
Africa
Insights
October 4, 2021

Entrepreneurs Need Funding to Restore Africa's Degraded Land

  • restoration
  • agriculture
  • COP26
Caroline Kariuki, CEO of Kenya's GreenPot Enterprises, with one of her employees at a bamboo nursery. The company's bamboo helps farmers restore degraded land and make extra income.
  • restoration
  • agriculture
  • COP26
Forests
Africa
Insights
October 4, 2021

Les entrepreneurs ont besoin de financement pour restaurer les terres dégradées de l'Afrique

  • restoration
  • agriculture
Caroline Kariuki, CEO of Kenya's GreenPot Enterprises, with one of her employees at a bamboo nursery. The company's bamboo helps farmers restore degraded land and make extra income.
  • restoration
  • agriculture
Energy
Africa
Insights
July 26, 2021

Integrated Planning Helps Kenya Close its Energy Access Gap

  • Clean Energy
  • electric grid
  • renewable energy
  • low carbon development
  • Energy Access
Kenya village
  • Clean Energy
  • electric grid
  • renewable energy
  • low carbon development
  • Energy Access
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
Water
Africa
Insights
July 19, 2021

Lessons from Durban’s Approach to Water Resilience

  • Water Security
  • water risk
  • Climate Resilience
An overview of Umgeni River's Blue Lagoon in Durban, South Africa.
  • Water Security
  • water risk
  • Climate Resilience
Water
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
Forests
Africa
Insights
June 22, 2021

How the Charcoal Industry Threatens DRC's Forests

  • deforestation
Someone standing next to a pile of timber in the DRC, which will be used to create charcoal.
  • deforestation
Cities
Europe
Insights
June 11, 2021

How London Uses Road Fees to Tackle Air Pollution and Inequality

  • Prize for Cities
  • Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • transportation
  • Equity
A woman bikes on a London cycle lane. Red public buses are seen in the background.
  • Prize for Cities
  • Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • transportation
  • Equity
Cities
Africa
Insights
May 27, 2021

In Nairobi, Residents Redesign Public Spaces to Build Flood Resilience

  • Cities
  • Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • Equity
Nairobi residents redesign public spaces to build flood resilience
  • Cities
  • Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • Equity
Water
Africa
Insights
May 11, 2021

As Cities Grow Across Africa, They Must Plan for Water Security

  • Water Security
  • Water
  • water risk
  • climate finance
  • Urban Development
  • Cities
Water insecurity in African cities
  • Water Security
  • Water
  • water risk
  • climate finance
  • Urban Development
  • Cities
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
Water
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
Equity
Latin America Oceania North America Europe
Insights
April 6, 2021

4 Ways to Reduce Plastic Pollution

  • Business
  • circular economy
  • coronavirus
  • waste
  • Ocean
  • pollution
  • regulation
Plastic waits for recycling landfill in the Philippines.
  • Business
  • circular economy
  • coronavirus
  • waste
  • Ocean
  • pollution
  • regulation
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
Energy
Africa
Insights
February 3, 2021

Energy Access Is Key to Sub-Saharan Africa's Economic Recovery

  • Energy Access
  • Energy
  • coronavirus
  • electric grid
  • Economics
  • agriculture
  • Finance
  • fossil fuels
  • health
  • renewable energy
A young South African woman holds up a cloth face mask next to a sewing machine.
  • Energy Access
  • Energy
  • coronavirus
  • electric grid
  • Economics
  • agriculture
  • Finance
  • fossil fuels
  • health
  • renewable energy
Equity
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
Equity
Insights
December 23, 2020

Promoting Locally Led Adaptation In Climate Action | Big Ideas Into Action Podcast

  • Climate Resilience
  • podcasts
  • Climate Resilience
  • podcasts

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