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Mara River Basin photo

Announcing the winners of the Climatelinks Photo Contest 2019

December 3, 2019
Steve Hardeman
Blog Post
The Climatelinks photo contest received an impressive total of 170 submissions from the Climatelinks community, representing more than 40 countries...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, biodiversity, clean energy, climate change integration, Climate Risk Management, coastal, conflict, disaster, food security, forest/forestry, gender, health, indigenous, infrastructure, land use, mitigation, mountain, partnership, resilience, safeguards, Self-reliance, urban, WASH, water
Geography: 
Global
Ja REEACH bee project photo

USAID’s Jamaica Programs Have Lessons for the World

December 2, 2019
Christine Chumbler
Blog Post
As residents of an island nation, Jamaicans are all too aware of the risks, and realities, of climate change. More than half of the population lives...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, climate policy, Climate Risk Management, disaster, partnership, resilience, Self-reliance
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
Four people till a field while a rainstorm builds in the background.

Serving Governments’ Climate Data Needs

September 30, 2019
Christine Chumbler
Farmers around the world increasingly rely on long-range weather forecasts when planning their crops. Traditional timing for planting is no longer as...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate science, governance, indicators, partnership
Geography: 
Global
Stop Zika Bridgetown Photo

Leveraging partnerships for health climate services in the Caribbean

August 19, 2019
Adrian Trotman
Roché Mahon
Cédric J. Van Meerbeeck
Blog Post
Burden of Caribbean climate sensitive disease Illness due to dengue virus is estimated to cost the Caribbean over US$ 300 million per year. Layered...
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Keywords: 
Climate Risk Management, climate science, health, partnership
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
2014 DRC Salonga by Cody Pope

Sustainable Forest Management Requires Sustainable Forest Monitoring

July 30, 2019
Moses Jackson
Blog Post
Many countries have committed to establishing national forest monitoring and measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) systems, but lack the...
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Keywords: 
biodiversity, forest/forestry, land use, Monitoring & Evaluation, partnership, reducing emissions from deforestation & degradation (REDD+)
Geography: 
Global
Groups gathered in a conference room look at a wall projection on the RALI Hamonization Framework.

The RALI GHG MRV Harmonization Framework

July 9, 2019
Marian Van Pelt
Blog Post
Many countries around the world have set ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As a result, those countries are now pursuing...
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Keywords: 
emissions, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, partnership
Geography: 
Global
Close-up of a world map with numerous colored pins and a hand pointing to an area on it.

Future Earth leads health research and innovation

June 13, 2019
Christine Chumbler
Blog Post
The 2015 Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission on planetary health final report, “ Safeguarding Human Health in the Anthropocene Epoch ,” begins...
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Keywords: 
climate science, governance, health, partnership, private-sector engagement
Geography: 
Global
Mangrove management committee meeting

Mangrove restoration for climate resilient communities in the Sherbo River Estuary, Sierra Leone

April 29, 2019
Julia Bradley-Cook
Blog Post
“The water is pushing very hard on our islands and communities,” recounted the Bonthe Deputy Mayor, during a recent meeting with USAID staff in the...
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Keywords: 
climate change integration, Climate Risk Management, emissions, food security, forest/forestry, low emission development strategies, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, partnership, poverty, resilience, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Africa
Laura Torres (MADS) presents on GHG harmonization

Strengthening Greenhouse Gas MRV Systems in Colombia

April 2, 2019
Marian Van Pelt
Blog Post
Transparent greenhouse gas emissions accounting is essential for monitoring global progress in the fight against climate change. While many countries...
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Keywords: 
emissions, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, partnership
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
Young women from the Ita Guasu indigenous community in Paraguay, participate in the development of their community development plan.

A Systems Perspective to Climate Services

February 21, 2019
Olga Krylova
Robert O'Sullivan
Ali Blumenstock
Blog Post
What needs to come together in order to get a timely rainfall forecast to Senegalese farmers for the growing season? How can meteorologists in Rwanda...
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Keywords: 
Climate Risk Management, Monitoring & Evaluation, partnership, private-sector engagement, weather & climate services