Climatelinks is a global knowledge portal for USAID staff, implementing partners, and the broader community working at the intersection of climate change and international development. The portal curates and archives technical guidance and knowledge related to USAID’s work to help countries mitigate and adapt to climate change. 

We aim for this portal to improve climate change and development programming, amplifying the impact of USAID’s investments into the future. We hope Climatelinks becomes a place for development practitioners to help identify and refine practices, and to inform USAID’s technical direction in areas of information gaps.

Climatelinks is a venue for knowledge sharing, implemented through its Environmental Communications & Outreach project.  Climatelinks does not represent the views of USAID or the U.S. Government. Please visit USAID’s Website for official government information.

Contact us with questions, comments or suggestions. 

 

The Climatelinks Team

Julia Bradley-Cook

Climate Change Advisor
USAID

Julia Bradley-Cook manages Climatelinks and provides oversight for its content, organization, scope and functionality. She works for USAID as a Climate Advisor for the Africa Bureau's Office of Sustainable Development, where she applies her training as an ecosystem scientist and science communicator to technical support of climate smart agriculture, landscape-scale carbon management, and low emissions development programs in Sub Saharan Africa. She served as a Congressional Science Fellow from 2015-2016 and an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow at USAID from 2016-2018. Julia has a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Dartmouth and a B.A. in Biology from Grinnell College.

Stephan Hardeman

Knowledge Management & Online Content Specialist
Environmental Incentives

Stephan is the Site and Community Manager for Climatelinks. He draws on more than three years of experience in communications for international environmental trust funds to support Climatelinks through USAID’s Sharing Environment and Energy Knowledge (SEEK) initiative by engaging the Climatelinks community and featuring its work. Stephan has M.A.s in International Affairs (American University) and Natural Resources and Sustainable Development (United Nations University for Peace) and B.A.s in English and Anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin.

Isabela Barriga

Communications & Knowledge Management Associate
Training Resources Group (TRG)

Isabela serves as the social media manager, content entry and workflow coordinator for Climatelinks through USAID's SEEK project. She assists with information management, research and writing blogs. Previously, Isabela provided communication and content management support to intergovernmental organizations, public-private partnerships and diplomatic missions, including the United Nations, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the Embassy of Ecuador. Isabela has a B.S. in Public Health and completed studies in International Development & Conflict Management (University of Maryland, College Park).

John Johnson

Account Director
Forum One

John leads the technical design and web development team at Forum One for Climatelinks. He has a background in technical project management in the international development community and advises on outreach strategies and technologies to engage people online. John and his team are deeply passionate about helping the Climatelinks team grow strategically and efficiently. Forum One is excited to help grow the Climatelinks community!

Elizabeth Kirk

Project Manager
Forum One

Elizabeth is the Forum One Project Manager for Climatelinks. She has worked in several countries including Lebanon and Morocco, and has a background in a broad range of fields including journalism, research, program administration, and education. She's passionate about the environment, combating climate change, and helping the Climatelinks team achieve a positive global impact.