Sintayehu W. Dejene

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  • Research Project Manager at the Alliance Bioversity and International Center for Tropical Agriculture, CGIAR and Associate Professor of Production Ecology and Resource Conservation, CGIAR
African countries must urgently green their buildings if they want to cool their cities down. This building in Hamburg, Germany opened in July 2024 with 23,000 trees and shrubs planted in every available space. Ulrich Perrey/Picture Alliance/Getty Images

Urban greening in Africa will help to build climate resilience – planners and governments need to work with nature

Sintayehu W. Dejene, CGIAR and Razak Kiribou, Haramaya University

With the climate heating up rapidly, African cities must green every space to cool down and absorb more rain water, minimising floods. Nature-based solutions can make a huge difference.

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