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This training guide from WWF South Africa provides a framework for climate activists to communicate awareness and action within their communities, focusing on inclusivity and the use of diverse communication tools to bridge rural-urban and socioeconomic divides.

This policy brief by WWF South Africa examines the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus in rural South Africa, specifically the Eastern Cape. It advocates for a transdisciplinary, bottom-up governance approach that integrates local and indigenous knowledge to address systemic inequalities and resource insecurity.

This fact sheet by WWF South Africa describes the Table Mountain Water Source Partnership, a multi-stakeholder initiative formed in 2020 to manage groundwater and enhance water security in Cape Town following a severe drought from 2017 to 2020.

This guide, published by WWF South Africa, provides guidelines for fruit farmers in the Western Cape on water stewardship. It details a pilot project involving nine stone fruit farmers in the Breede River catchment area who used the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) standard to identify and mitigate water-related risks.

This guide, produced by WWF South Africa and partners, outlines water stewardship experiences among stone-fruit farmers in the Western Cape's Breede catchment. It details the application of the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) standard to mitigate physical, social, regulatory, and reputational risks, providing case studies on irrigation technology, nutrient management, and collective catchment action.

This fact sheet describes the water stewardship partnership between Mondi and WWF in South Africa, specifically focusing on the uMhlathuze river catchment. It details the role of Strategic Water Source Areas (SWSAs), the establishment of the uMhlathuze Water Stewardship Partnership (uWASP), and various initiatives to improve water governance, monitoring, and resource management to address rising demand and climate change.

The report 'Umlibo' documents a community-led climate change advocacy project in Hamburg, South Africa. It centers on a 6m x 2m embroidery masterpiece created by 43 artists from the Keiskamma Art Project in collaboration with WWF South Africa. Through personal narratives, the document illustrates how climate change manifests as extreme weather, biodiversity loss, and economic instability in a vulnerable coastal community, while advocating for sustainable livelihoods and education to build resilience.

This report by WWF South Africa documents the 25-year history and impact of the WWF-Mondi Wetlands Programme (WWF-MWP), from its inception in 1991 as the Rennies Wetland Project to its evolution into a global partnership. The programme focused on the identification, delineation, and rehabilitation of wetlands outside protected areas, particularly within the forestry and sugar industries, to improve water security and biodiversity in South Africa.