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A group of people gathers near a weather monitoring station.

The Critical Role of the Private Sector in Weather and Climate Services

June 4, 2020
Ali Blumenstock
Blog Post
Improving access to and use of timely, accurate, and actionable weather and climate information is essential to building resilience to climate change...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, gender, partnership, private-sector engagement, resilience, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Africa
Timber check point USAID Peru photo

Amazonia Verde

April 14, 2020
USAID Biodiversity Integration Case Studies
Blog Post
Recognized by the judges as a compelling example of USAID/Peru’s comprehensive approach to integrated design and the use of geospatial mapping to...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, Climate Integration, forest/forestry, governance, partnership, sustainable landscapes
Forest restoration Thailand photo

The Role of Sustainable Finance in Forest Landscape Restoration

January 7, 2020
Ruben Coppus
Blog Post
To finance the major investments in Forest Landscape Restoration, help from the private and financial sector is needed. To increase investors’...
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Keywords: 
biodiversity, climate finance, forest/forestry, governance, partnership, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Global
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