The Climatelinks photo contest received an impressive total of 170 submissions from the Climatelinks community, representing more than 40 countries.
We are also excited to announce the new Climatelinks photo gallery. Anyone can view the photo contest submissions, as well as photos from our blogs and USAID’s climate change programs around the world. Visitors may also submit their own photos to the gallery. We hope the gallery will serve as a resource for the entire community.
Congratulations to the thirteen winners that will be featured in the official USAID Climate and Development: Journey to Self-Reliance 2020 calendar. Thank you to the many talented photographers and development practitioners who participated in the contest.
Winners for each category, as well as for the calendar front cover, are listed below:
Adapting to change – from communities to countries
Photographer: Edudzi Nyomi
Country: Sierra Leone
Project: West Africa Biodiversity and Climate Change
Reducing conflicts by strengthening capacity
Photographer: Katherine Ko
Country: Colombia
Project: Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Program
Reducing risks from extreme weather and shocks
Photographer: Rachel Weinheimer
Country: Federated States of Micronesia
Project: Typhoon Maysak Reconstruction Project
Education for self-reliance
Photographer: Okello Ochieng'
Country: Kenya
Project: SERVIR Eastern and Southern Africa
Powering modern energy solutions
Photographer: Sherry Stout
Country: Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Project: USAID-NREL Partnership
Planning a food-secure future
Photographer: Ashley Peterson
Country: Mozambique
Project: Resilient Agricultural Markets Activity
Women as part of the solution
Photographer: Meg Yandoc
Country: Philippines
Project: Protect Wildlife
Addressing new risks to human health
Photographer: Patrick Nease
Country: South Africa
Project: Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group
Foundations for resilient infrastructure
Photographer: Anju Pandit
Country: Nepal
Project: Paani
Protecting natural systems in a changing world
Photographer: Jorge E. Martínez Santamaría
Country: Colombia
Project: Artisanal Gold Mining – Environment Impact Reduction Activity (Oro Legal) Activity
Climate-smart urbanization
Photographer: Olivia Freeman
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Project: U.S. Forest Service International Programs
Sustainable water & sanitation services
Photographer: Evan Thomas
Country: Kenya
Project: Kenya Resilient Arid Lands Partnership for Integrated Development
Cover winner
Photographer: Bobby Neptune for Winrock International
Country: Kenya/Tanzania
Project: Sustainable Water Partnership
Steve Hardeman
Stephan Hardeman 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 MAs in International Affairs (American University) and Natural Resources and Sustainable Development (United Nations University for Peace) and BAs in English and Anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin.