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Community members of the Shipibo Conibo Indigenous People conducting surveillance and control of indigenous lands.

Indigenous Leaders Protect Forests

September 9, 2020
Isabela Barriga
Blog Post
Forests cover 69 million hectares in Peru, representing nearly 60 percent of the country (MINAM 2014). Loreto and Ucayali are the two largest Amazon...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, biodiversity, climate change integration, gender, indigenous, land use, Natural Resource Management, Natural Resources, resilience, Self-reliance, Sustainable Land Management, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
Colombia Energy Auction photo

Colombia’s Journey to Renewable Energy Auctions

June 23, 2020
Andrew Fang
Kristen Madler
Sarah Lawson
Blog Post
Colombia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) recently completed its first successful renewable energy auction , enabling the government to obtain...
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Keywords: 
clean energy, private-sector engagement, resilience, Self-reliance
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
Participants at SCIOA’s Pause and Reflect photo

Allies in Biodiversity Conservation

May 12, 2020
USAID Biodiversity Integration Case Studies
Blog Post
Recognized for identifying support to Indigenous Peoples as a key approach for biodiversity conservation and sustainable landscapes and using...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, biodiversity, indigenous, policy, resilience, Self-reliance
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
Neumann Gruppe GmbH farm photo

Building a More Sustainable and Resilient Coffee Supply Chain

March 4, 2020
Agrilinks
Blog Post
More than 80 percent of the world’s coffee is produced by smallholders. Despite their integral role, these farmers face significant challenges that...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, resilience, Self-reliance
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean, Africa
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
A photovoltaic solar array sits in the foreground with mountains and sea visible in the background.

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
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
A small business undergoing demolition on Las Terrenas beach.

Municipal Hurricane Resilience in the Dominican Republic

May 16, 2019
Molly Hellmuth
Joanne Potter
Blog Post
In 2017, hurricanes Irma and Maria were forecast to hit the Dominican Republic. ClimaPlan, a USAID project working with the Dominican municipality of...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, Climate Risk Management, disaster, resilience, urban, vulnerability assessment
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
Sheep near a lake in the Peruvian highlands.

The Infrastructure Upgrade, Reimagined

March 6, 2019
Genevieve Bennett
Blog Post
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
View of sky through trees at Maya Biosphere Reserve

Protecting and Using Forests at the Same Time

February 7, 2019
Christne Chumbler
Blog Post
Northern Guatemala, together with neighboring Mexico and Belize, is home to the largest tropical forest north of the Amazon. Like many other tropical...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, ecosystems, forest/forestry, gender, indigenous, land use, resilience, rural, sustainable landscapes, trade
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
Medellin, Colombia skyline with mountains in background

Competition in Colombia Sparks Renewable Energy Expansion

November 7, 2018
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Blog Post
Colombia will host its first renewable energy auction in 2019 after more than a year of coordination with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, clean energy, climate change integration, climate finance, partnership, resilience
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
Geography: 
Global, Latin America & Caribbean