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Authors: Pablo Lazo, Aklilu Fikresilassie, Kobie Brand In a time of polycrises – from economic and political instability to health and environmental emergencies – water is a resource that cannot be relegated to the background. Especially in urban environments, water demand is ever-increasing and in too many places reliable water is no longer a matter … Continued

Climate change and climate change adaptation can be overwhelming concepts to city officials. This series of five short videos provides a basic introduction to climate change, climate change adaptation, nature-based solutions, the Paris Agreement and adaptation planning Climate change explained When we see weather-related disasters on the news, climate change is often mentioned as the … Continued

eThekwini Municipality and ICLEI Africa co-host a workshop on the implementation of the Durban Adaptation Charter. eThekwini Municipality, in partnership with ICLEI Africa, are co-hosting the first Southern Africa Regional Technical workshop the on implementation of the Durban Adaptation Charter. Participants from over 55 local governments and from 17 countries attended the workshop. With a clear focus on … Continued

The first Southern African Regional Workshop closed with local governments renewing their commitments creating a more sustainable future and encouraging others to do the same. With the close of the first Southern Africa Regional Workshop on implementation of the Durban Adaptation Charter, local governments in attendance renewed their commitments to implementing action towards building resilience to … Continued

We support local governments in Africa to integrate nature-based solutions into land use planning for increased resilience.

Leaders from nine coastal African cities get together to understand the interconnections of coastal resilience and to find practical solutions and research interventions that will ensure all-round resilient coastal urban areas. Africa’s people are migrating to cities, especially coastal cities. By 2025, 800 million people will live in cities where sea levels could rise more … Continued

We support subnational stakeholders to access finance for locally-led and gender-responsive climate change adaptation action in Cameroon.

As urbanisation accelerates across Africa, the challenges posed by climate change become increasingly urgent, highlighting the valuable role that urban natural assets and nature-based solutions (NbS) can play in fostering sustainable urban environments. As we celebrate International Youth Day, it is important to recognise that youth in African cities have inherited compounding crises that they … Continued

It is widely known that Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents to climate change. As the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has shown, climate change is expected to have widespread impacts on African societies, and Africans’ interaction with the natural environment. There are also signs that the impacts … Continued

The Urban Natural Assets (UNA) programme’s latest project looks to a human rights-based approach to restore natural assets and build resilience