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USAID Reveals the Top Five Renewable Energy Auction Resources

August 4, 2020
Sarah Lawson
Araí Monteforte
Blog Post
Open, transparent, and competitive renewable energy procurement, coupled with declining prices for solar and wind technologies, has facilitated...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, clean energy, climate change integration, emissions, governance, infrastructure, partnership, private-sector engagement, Self-reliance
Geography: 
Global
Teak plantation

Planting Trees and Partnerships

July 15, 2020
Christine Chumbler
Blog Post
In 2015, India set an ambitious goal of creating a sink of as much as 3 billion tons of carbon by 2030. To do that, the country will need to increase...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, forest/forestry, land use, partnership, Sustainable Land Management, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Asia
Expanded culvert

Seven Strategies for Climate Resilient Infrastructure

July 9, 2020
Doug Mason
Blog Post
We are in a race against time to improve the resilience of the world’s infrastructure. Demand for infrastructure investment is increasing worldwide...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, Climate Risk Management, climate screening, development donors, disaster, infrastructure, resilience
This aerial shot shows rainforest felled

The Intrinsic Relationship between Land, Animals and Humans

July 8, 2020
Isabela Barriga
Blog Post
Long-term changes in climate and wildlife habitat can pose significant effects on human health and increase the risk of infectious diseases like the...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, biodiversity, climate change integration, Climate Risk Management, forest/forestry, health, resilience, Self-reliance, Sustainable Land Management, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Asia
Women standing in a circle rejoicing

Climatelinks Website Redesign Showcases Climate Integration

June 18, 2020
Isabela Barriga
Announcements
Climate impacts social and economic development across sectors, in numerous ways. Each sector also has unique opportunities to contribute to climate...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, biodiversity, clean energy, Climage Risk Management, climate change integration, conflict, disaster, food security, gender, health, infrastructure, Natural Resource Management, Natural Resources, urban, WASH, water
Geography: 
Global
Man holding solar panel

Power Switch

June 17, 2020
Winrock International
Blog Post
Less than half of Nigeria’s 186 million people have access to electricity. But in the rural village of Gbamu Gbamu, newly installed utility poles and...
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Keywords: 
agriculture, climate change integration, energy efficiency, Renewable Energy, resilience, Self-reliance
Geography: 
Africa
Man holding camera in front of tree

Announcing the Climatelinks 2020 Photo Contest

June 17, 2020
Announcements
Do you have great photos of climate and development? Do you want to promote your work on Climatelinks? Now is your chance! Submit your photos so we...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, biodiversity, climate change integration, gender, health, resilience, Self-reliance, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Global
Ghanaian farmer photo

Chocolate, Climate Change, and Partnerships

May 26, 2020
Ethan Budiansky
Blog Post
Yao Ahou, a cocoa farmer in Côte d’Ivoire, is well aware of the challenge she faces in farming for the core ingredient for the world’s chocolate. “...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, climate change integration, forest/forestry, private-sector engagement, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean, Africa
Photo of a member of the Yamino Native Community forest governance body

Can Selling Timber Help Communities Maintain Forests?

May 19, 2020
Mark Donahue
Ian Deshmukh
Blog Post
Worldwide, local communities in the tropics and subtropics control 22 percent of the forest carbon in those regions. For several decades, development...
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Keywords: 
climate change integration, forest/forestry, governance, indigenous, land use, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Global
Amazon photo

How might we help advance prosperous forests in Peru?

April 24, 2020
Paloma Vásquez
Blog Post
As one of the world’s most biodiverse countries, Peru has an abundance of natural resources that have represented natural wealth throughout the...
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Keywords: 
climate change integration, forest/forestry, governance, indigenous, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean