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Private Sector Training Empowers Minigrid Proposals for Haiti

September 26, 2019
Alexis Powers
Sadie Cox
Blog Post
In March 2019, the Government of Haiti released an official request for proposals as part of a broader plan to support the development of minigrids...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, clean energy, emissions, grid integration, infrastructure, private-sector engagement, resilience, Training
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Latin America & Caribbean
Sheep near a lake in the Peruvian highlands.

The Infrastructure Upgrade, Reimagined

March 6, 2019
Genevieve Bennett
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In Peru, a new cross-sector initiative supported by USAID and the Government of Canada is moving beyond concrete-and-steel projects to an expansive...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, ecosystems, infrastructure, resilience, water
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
C40 blog

Progress Toward Financing Urban Infrastructure – An Update on the C40 Cities Finance Facility

March 30, 2018
Danielle Miley
Blog Post
We’ve all heard the numbers – the global infrastructure investment needed to keep up with projected economic growth is severely lacking. In cities, where 54% of the world’s population now lives , it is estimated that US$4.1 to 4.3 trillion in urban infrastructure investments is needed. To make that infrastructure climate resilient and emission reducing, the estimate increases by 9-27 %.
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Keywords: 
adaptation, clean energy, climate finance, infrastructure, mitigation, partnership, private-sector engagement, resilience, urban
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Newly constructed Ennery bridge in Haiti.

Engineering Design Builds Climate-Resilience in Haiti and Dominica

June 15, 2017
Joyce-Lynn Njinga
Blog Post
In 2008, Haiti faced four major tropical storms affecting nearly 250,000 people. These events caused flash floods and mudslides that led to loss of...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, Climate Risk Management, coastal, disaster, infrastructure, resilience, transportation
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
Secretary Kerry Delivers Remarks About the Montreal Protocol in Kigali

170 Countries Agree to Phasedown HFCs; USAID pledges $2.3M for Climate-Resilient Cities

October 20, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
News Summary
The New York Times (10/15) said negotiators from 170 countries agreed to phasedown the production of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), an earth-warming...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, climate policy, development donors, disaster, emissions, food security, infrastructure, mitigation, partnership, resilience, urban
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Global, Latin America & Caribbean

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