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Primary education in Kenya

A Look at Climatelinks’ Newest Addition: Sector Pages

December 30, 2020
Stephan Hardeman
Blog Post
In mid-2020, Climatelinks added sector pages to its website. The 14 pages, accessible by hovering your mouse over “What We Do” in the website’s top navigation menu, showcase sector-specific work on climate change that USAID is undertaking in a variety of contexts. Each sector page houses an introductory overview detailing related climate impacts and stressors, as well as potential solutions. Sector pages also provide visitors with links to relevant features, as well as each sector’s most recent blogs, resources, and events.
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Keywords: 
agriculture, biodiversity, climate change integration, food security, health, infrastructure, private-sector engagement, resilience, urban
Street market in urban area

Editor’s Pick: Urban Blogs and Resources on Climatelinks

December 1, 2020
Stephan Hardeman
Colin Quinn
Blog Post
The majority of the world’s population lives in urban areas, and they continue to grow by more than 75 million people per year. Cities, especially...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, coastal, emissions, health, infrastructure, resilience, Self-reliance, urban
Geography: 
Global
Staff of the Soran Water Directorate measure the water flow through a main distribution pipe

Less Is More: Reducing Water Loss to Improve Resilience in Iraq

November 17, 2020
Owen Scott
Blog Post
Originating in Turkey, the Tigris and Euphrates rivers traditionally have met the vast majority of Iraq’s water needs. The rivers are used to pump...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, health, infrastructure, resilience, urban, water
The Xai Xai Sewage outlet

Strengthening Water Security from the Headwaters to the Mouth of the Limpopo

November 10, 2020
Suvritha Rampha
Steve Collins
Blog Post
According to USAID’s Southern Africa’s Climate Change Risk Profile , “Changes in water quality and availability will be the dominant changes seen...
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Keywords: 
Climage Risk Management, climate change integration, coastal, development donors, governance, health, infrastructure, resilience, urban, water
Geography: 
Africa
A community forest patrol group in Mimika District, Papua, conducts patrol activities in mangrove forests in their customary land. Under the guidance of the Mimika District Forestry Branch, local community forest patrol groups conduct routine forest patrols to protect natural assets in their village which is also their customary land.

Indonesia’s LESTARI Project: From Village Empowerment to Landscape Conservation

November 2, 2020
Tedi Rabold
Blog Post
The end of USAID’s five-year LESTARI project (2015-2020) in Indonesia is an opportunity to recognize USAID’s collective achievements with the...
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Keywords: 
biodiversity, climate change integration, climate policy, emissions, forest/forestry, governance, land use, resilience, Self-reliance, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Africa
Collage of water resource-related images in Armenia

Armenians Address Water Vulnerabilities Head-On

October 27, 2020
Jamie Carson
Elizabeth Hutchison
Blog Post
Armenia’s Ararat Valley, a 1,177 square-kilometer swath of land located to the east of Mount Ararat, is home to critical artesian aquifers and...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, climate change integration, climate policy, Climate Risk Management, food security, governance, infrastructure, partnership, private-sector engagement, resilience, Self-reliance, water
Geography: 
Europe & Eurasia
John Fredric Bugayon working with illustrator Weng Nunez on bringing “Strawla” to life through illustration.

Producing Local Stories on Environment and Climate Change

October 14, 2020
Christine Chumbler
Blog Post
Natural disasters don’t discriminate based on age. Everyone in a community is affected when a typhoon hits, from the youngest to the oldest. Given...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, education, health, resilience, Self-reliance
Geography: 
Asia
Ulugur mountains

Vulnerability Mapping in Two Tanzanian Water Basins to Improve Water Resources Management

October 8, 2020
Leif Kindberg
John Whiting
Blog Post
Complex relationships between the climate, population growth, land cover change, and other interactions make decisions on land use planning, water...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, Climage Risk Management, climate change integration, climate science, development donors, governance, land use, partnership, resilience, Self-reliance, Sustainable Land Management, sustainable landscapes, Training, vulnerability assessment, water
Geography: 
Africa
Hands planting tree

Editor’s Pick: Sustainable Landscapes

September 22, 2020
Noel Gurwick
Isabela Barriga
Julia Bradley-Cook
Blog Post
The ways we use land—for instance, agriculture, forestry, urban development, or ecosystem protection—has long-term impacts on global climate change...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, biodiversity, climate change integration, climate policy, Climate Risk Management, forest/forestry, health, land use, resilience, Sustainable Land Management, sustainable landscapes, water
Geography: 
Global
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
Comuneros del Pueblo Indígena Shipibo Conibo realizando la vigilancia y control de las tierras indígenas.

Líderes indígenas protegen los bosques

September 9, 2020
Isabela Barriga
Blog Post
Los bosques cubren 69 millones de hectáreas en Perú, y representan casi un 60% del país (MINAM 2014). Las Regiones Loreto y Ucayali son las dos...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, biodiversity, climate change integration, forest/forestry, gender, indigenous, Natural Resource Management, Natural Resources, resilience, Self-reliance, Sustainable Land Management, sustainable landscapes
Fadli children in elementary school photo

Education for Disaster Preparedness

September 2, 2020
Christine Chumbler
Blog Post
With climate change exacerbating the number and intensity of weather-related natural disasters like typhoons and floods, it is important that...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, disaster, education, resilience, Self-reliance
Geography: 
Asia
Women teaching elementary school kids

Editor’s Pick: Education Blogs and Resources on Climatelinks

September 1, 2020
Stephan Hardeman
Blog Post
While at first glance the relationship between education and climate change may not be clear, a number of challenges and opportunities become...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, climate policy, Climate Risk Management, disaster, education, gender, infrastructure, resilience, Self-reliance
Geography: 
Global
Youth participant kneeling by tree

Engaging Jamaican Youth in Climate Action

August 25, 2020
Mike Thayer
Blog Post
There is great value in pushing for youth education in climate change action. Designing projects that focus on issues youth care about can lead to...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, education, mitigation, resilience, Training
Geography: 
Africa