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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
Meteo Rwanda Rescue Team Photo

Helping Rwanda recover its lost climate history

November 26, 2019
James Hansen
Francesco Fiondella
Gloriose Nsengiyumva
Jackqueline Turner
Desire Kagabo
Blog Post
Countries, like people, rely on stories of the past to guide them in the present and help them prepare for the unknown. The genocide against Tutsi in...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, Climate Risk Management, resilience, Self-reliance, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Africa
Photo of Erik Lilleskov

Peatlands in South America an asset in climate action efforts

November 25, 2019
CIFOR
Blog Post
South America may be sitting, unaware, on a pile of climate gold, ammunition in efforts to forestall global warming. New maps of tropical and...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, biodiversity, forest/forestry, Natural Resource Management, Sustainable Land Management
CCAFS photo of event for farmer promoters

Radio listener clubs empower Rwandan farmers to manage climate risk

November 19, 2019
James Hansen
Jacquelyn Turner
Gloriose Nsengiyumva
Desire Kagabo
Blog Post
The Rwanda Climate Services for Agriculture project, funded by USAID, has been supporting farmers to use weather and climate information through...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, Climate Risk Management, resilience, Self-reliance, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Global
A woman in hi-viz and a hard hat stands on a flat plain with wind turbines in the background.

Advancing Women’s Leadership in the Clean Energy Transition

November 7, 2019
Derina Man
Blog Post
The clean energy sector has seen rapid growth. Countries around the world have embraced these technologies to achieve low emission development goals...
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Keywords: 
clean energy, gender, indicators, low emission development strategies
Geography: 
Global
Children playing with mobile games photo

Community Spotlights: Games for Development

November 4, 2019
Isabela Barriga
Stephan Hardeman
Blog Post
This month, Climatelinks focused on games for development. Games, usually seen as a leisure activity, are also useful learning tools. In general,...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, Training
Geography: 
Global
A group of people sit and look at a game board on the floor.

Gaming for Profit

November 1, 2019
Jesse Shapiro
Liz Jordan
Blog Post
Climate change worsens familiar challenges to water and sanitation services, including limited access and poor infrastructure. Innovative approaches...
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Keywords: 
private-sector engagement, Training, WASH, water
Geography: 
Global
Koporo Pen Commune with rainfall data photo

Maximizing the Power of Climate Data by Building Trust

October 24, 2019
Jeff Ratcliffe
Marie-Claire Tuzeneu
Blog Post
As the frequency and magnitude of climate-related hazards increases, these changes are affecting people’s livelihoods, particularly those of rural...
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Keywords: 
agriculture, climate science, food security, resilience, Training, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Africa
A man holds a solar panel and looks at the camera.

How Can Climate Action Be Inclusive?

October 22, 2019
Wendy Jaglom
Logan Pfeiffer
Blog Post
A growing demand to address the threats of climate change and social inequality has led to the emergence of inclusive climate action. Building on...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate policy, gender, low emission development strategies, mitigation
Geography: 
Global