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Leveraging Partnerships to Tackle Tropical Deforestation: Tropical Forest Alliance 2020

February 26, 2018
Claire Schleiffer
Blog Post
USAID is building mutually beneficial partnerships with private sector actors that leverage their respective expertise, assets, technologies,...
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Keywords: 
agriculture, forest/forestry, land tenure, land use, mitigation, partnership, private-sector engagement, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Africa, Asia, Global, Latin America & Caribbean
Man and woman in rice field

Case Studies from Nine Countries Show Climate Change Mitigation Co-benefits from Agricultural Practices that Support Food Security

October 12, 2017
Julie Nash
Julianna White
Blog Post
An Analysis of Nine USAID Agricultural Development Projects Shows How Low-emission Practices Contribute to Food Security and Mitigate Climate Change.
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Keywords: 
agriculture, food security, mitigation, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Africa, Asia, Global, Latin America & Caribbean
integration case studies

Integrating Climate Change into USAID’s Development Portfolio Through Solicitations

October 10, 2017
Rebecca Nicodemus
Blog Post
USAID typically contributes to development outcomes through solicitations where a contract or grant is awarded to a partner to undertake the...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, clean energy, climate change integration, Climate Risk Management, emissions, food security, mitigation
Geography: 
Africa, Global, Middle East
Swamp reclamation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo funded by USAID.

USAID Climate Action Review: 2010-2016 (Report Launch)

December 29, 2016
Graham Norwood
Blog Post
This blog was originally posted on the Wilson Center's New Security Beat after the report launch of the USAID Climate Action Review: 2010-2016 , co-...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, clean energy, climate change integration, food security, land use, low emission development strategies, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, partnership, resilience, sustainable landscapes, urban, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Africa, Asia, Global, Latin America & Caribbean
Climatescope 2016 report

Renewable Energy Growing in Emerging Economies

December 22, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
News Summary
Vox (12/19) said developing countries invested more in renewable energy and added more renewable capacity in 2015 than the 15 advanced OECD countries...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, clean energy, climate policy, emissions, mitigation, resilience, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Asia, Global, Middle East, Africa

USAID Sustainable Landscapes Programs Improve Livelihoods & Reduce Emissions

December 12, 2016
Evan Notman
Juliann Aukema
Blog Post
For many developing countries, the greatest source of greenhouse gas emissions is from land use. USAID works with partner countries on low emission...
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Keywords: 
agriculture, biodiversity, carbon, emissions, forest/forestry, land tenure, land use, low emission development strategies, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, reducing emissions from deforestation & degradation (REDD+), sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Africa, Asia, Global, Latin America & Caribbean
Patricia Espinosa

Paris Agreement Enters into Force; COP22 Climate Talks Kick Off in Marrakech

November 10, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
News Summary
Christian Science Monitor (11/6) reported that the Paris Agreement officially entered into force last week and outlined what negotiators hope to...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, climate policy, coastal, emissions, forest/forestry, mitigation
Geography: 
Africa, Global
Morocco Desert

Climate Change Will Bring Deserts to Mediterranean; Solar Energy Push in Kenya, Southeast Asia

November 4, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
News Summary
The Atlantic (11/1) reported on a new study that found, if average global temperatures rise 2 degrees Celsius, all of southern Spain could become a...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, clean energy, climate policy, forest/forestry, grid integration, mitigation, water
Geography: 
Africa, Asia, Europe & Eurasia, Middle East
Solar power in India

Countries to Support Montreal Protocol Amendment; India to Ratify Paris Agreement

September 29, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
News Summary
The Hill (9/22) said more than 100 countries signed a declaration saying they will support an amendment to the Montreal Protocol aiming to cut...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, clean energy, climate finance, climate policy, climate science, development donors, mitigation
Geography: 
Africa, Asia, Global, Latin America & Caribbean
Abou Traore tends his nursery.

Guinea Cuts a Profitable Path to Forest Conservation

July 26, 2016
USAID
Blog Post
Imagine living in one of the most biodiverse regions in West Africa, but not being able to reap the benefits of your environment. For many years,...
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Keywords: 
agriculture, biodiversity, carbon, forest/forestry, mitigation, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Africa
6 steps to success

USAID’s Support of Successful Climate Smart Agriculture

June 28, 2016
Joyce-Lynn Njinga
Noel Gurwick
Blog Post
As Climatelinks closes out its climate smart agriculture theme this month, we highlight one example of how USAID is helping to identify how...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, emissions, evaluation, food security, low emission development strategies, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, partnership, resilience
Geography: 
Africa, Asia, Global, Latin America & Caribbean
Palm oil truck-Indonesia

TFA 2020 Launches New Secretariat with World Economic Forum

June 10, 2015
Anne Usher
Announcements
Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 (TFA 2020), a public-private partnership working to halt the clearing and degradation of tropical rainforests for...
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Keywords: 
agriculture, forest/forestry, land use, mitigation, partnership, private-sector engagement, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Africa, Asia

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