City leaders in Africa face converging challenges including extending water and sanitation services for growing populations, managing risks of watershed degradation, competing water demands outside city jurisdictions and designing for climate resilience. As Africa rapidly urbanizes, city dwellers will need sustainable, adaptive and resilient urban water systems.
The Urban Water Resilience Initiative is a World Resources Institute project that works with partners to help cities overcome water challenges by illuminating urban water resilience challenges and pathways, demonstrating evidence-based solutions and enhancing capacities. Working in six African cities, the Initiative has helped cities identify and prioritize strategic actions that will build resilience, provide access to high-quality water and protect residents from water hazards. The Urban Water Resilience Initiative leads the ACWA Platform and ACWA Fund with more than two dozen partners.
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City Water Resilience assessment workshop in Gqeberha, South Africa
City Water Resilience visioning workshop in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
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