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T-LTS

Understanding Current Country Activities and Needs Related to Long-Term Strategy Development

July 31, 2020
Derina Man
Blog Post
To support developing countries’ long-term climate mitigation strategies—plans for reaching ambitious, mid-century greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction...
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Keywords: 
climate change integration, emissions, governance, low emission development strategies, Monitoring & Evaluation
Geography: 
Global
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Opportunity in Crisis: Building a Cleaner, More Resilient Energy System

July 30, 2020
Emily Chen
Blog Post
As we all know too well, the coronavirus pandemic has left no one untouched, fundamentally altering billions of people’s daily lives, disrupting the...
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Keywords: 
clean energy, climate change integration, health
Geography: 
Global
Terraced farming photo Madagascar

Announcing the First Webinar of the New Climatelinks-CEADIR Webinar Series!

July 29, 2020
Eric Hyman
Announcements
To enable scaling of climate programs, development assistance organizations can help partner countries leverage new sources of financing, including institutional investors, impact investors, and international and domestic capital markets. However, new approaches are necessary to achieve impacts on a much larger scale. USAID funded a Climate Finance Assessment that identified opportunities, challenges, and experiences in leveraging international and domestic private and public sector investment for clean energy, sustainable landscapes, and climate adaptation. This report will be discussed in a webinar on August 6 .
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, biodiversity, carbon, clean energy, climate finance, climate policy, land use, low emission development strategies, mitigation, reducing emissions from deforestation & degradation (REDD+), resilience, sustainable landscapes, Training, water
Geography: 
Global
Lake with Surrounding Forest Ucayali

Protecting Amazonia Forests by Mapping Forest Degradation Using Cloud-Penetrating Satellite Imagery

July 24, 2020
Kelsey E. Herndon
Africa I. Flores-Anderson
Blog Post
One of the major challenges in monitoring forests is identifying forest degradation processes. Degradation events can be “ small, subtle, and...
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Keywords: 
biodiversity, carbon, emissions, forest/forestry, land use, reducing emissions from deforestation & degradation (REDD+)
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
Vanilla seedpods

Baking Your Way to Reforestation

July 21, 2020
Christine Chumbler
Blog Post
Vanilla. It’s one of the world’s great flavors and scents, coveted for centuries for use in everything from baked goods to soaps. And it is also...
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Keywords: 
agriculture, forest/forestry, land use, Self-reliance, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Asia
Women carrying water

The Intersectionality of WASH, Climate Change, and the Coronavirus

July 17, 2020
Evan Thomas
Doris Kaberia
Blog Post
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have provided clear guidance on the most critical measure we can all take to protect human health and...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, climate policy, Climate Risk Management, food security, mitigation, resilience, WASH, water, weather & climate services
Teak plantation

Planting Trees and Partnerships

July 15, 2020
Christine Chumbler
Blog Post
In 2015, India set an ambitious goal of creating a sink of as much as 3 billion tons of carbon by 2030. To do that, the country will need to increase...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, forest/forestry, land use, partnership, Sustainable Land Management, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Asia
Young girl

Strengthening Resilience in the Aftermath of Conflict with Locally-Driven, Creative Policy

July 14, 2020
Agrilinks
Blog Post
This post is written by Jessica L. Anderson, Senior Conflict Advisor, Center for Resilience, Bureau for Resilience and Food Security. Chittagong Hill...
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Keywords: 
conflict, disaster, disaster risk management, gender, governance
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Seven Strategies for Climate Resilient Infrastructure

July 9, 2020
Doug Mason
Blog Post
We are in a race against time to improve the resilience of the world’s infrastructure. Demand for infrastructure investment is increasing worldwide...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, Climate Risk Management, climate screening, development donors, disaster, infrastructure, resilience
This aerial shot shows rainforest felled

The Intrinsic Relationship between Land, Animals and Humans

July 8, 2020
Isabela Barriga
Blog Post
Long-term changes in climate and wildlife habitat can pose significant effects on human health and increase the risk of infectious diseases like the...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, biodiversity, climate change integration, Climate Risk Management, forest/forestry, health, resilience, Self-reliance, Sustainable Land Management, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Asia
Man digging in desert

Postcard from the Field: Preserving land in Niger

July 7, 2020
Postcards from the Field
In Djetkoram village, Niger, Catholic Relief Services counters conflict and promotes stability through a Cash-for-Work project, which distributes...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, conflict, Natural Resource Management
Geography: 
Africa
Photo of GHG emissions graph

How Can Food Loss and Waste Reduction Best Deliver Climate Benefits?

July 1, 2020
CCAFS
Blog Post
Our food systems are failing us. However, they are also complex and each is unique, which requires many different behavioral changes and...
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Keywords: 
agriculture, climate policy, climate science, emissions, food security, mitigation
Geography: 
Global

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