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Swamp reclamation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo funded by USAID.

USAID Climate Action Review: 2010-2016 (Report Launch)

December 29, 2016
Graham Norwood
Blog Post
This blog was originally posted on the Wilson Center's New Security Beat after the report launch of the USAID Climate Action Review: 2010-2016 , co-...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, clean energy, climate change integration, food security, land use, low emission development strategies, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, partnership, resilience, sustainable landscapes, urban, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Africa, Asia, Global, Latin America & Caribbean
Climatescope 2016 report

Renewable Energy Growing in Emerging Economies

December 22, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
News Summary
Vox (12/19) said developing countries invested more in renewable energy and added more renewable capacity in 2015 than the 15 advanced OECD countries...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, clean energy, climate policy, emissions, mitigation, resilience, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Asia, Global, Middle East, Africa
PFAN-Asia/RALI

Using the CLEER Tool to Estimate GHG Impacts of USAID PFAN-Asia

December 14, 2016
Kevin Kurkul
John Venezia
Blog Post
USAID’s Global Climate Change Office and its Resources to Advance LEDS Implementation (RALI) Project worked with the Private Finance Advisory Network...
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Keywords: 
clean energy, climate policy, emissions, indicators, low emission development strategies, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation
Geography: 
Asia

Fellowship Announcement - Climate Strategies Accelerator

December 9, 2016
Announcements
The application for the Climate Strategies Accelerator (CSA) fellowship is now open. The CSA is both a fund –– with $20 million and counting ready to...
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Keywords: 
clean energy, climate finance, land use, mitigation, sustainable landscapes, transportation, water
Geography: 
Global
Community members in Malawi discuss climate change impacts.

Millions in Africa at Risk of Famine; Climate Change Impacts Thai Fishing Industry

December 1, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
News Summary
The Guardian (11/26) said severe drought has left communities in Congo, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and elsewhere on the brink...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, biodiversity, clean energy, coastal, development donors, disaster, food security, forest/forestry, land use, mitigation, water
Geography: 
Africa, Asia, Europe & Eurasia
COP22 closing plenary, Marrakech, Morocco, November 2016.

COP22 Key Outcomes; Record Low Sea Ice in Arctic and Antarctic

November 23, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
News Summary
The UNFCCC Newsroom (11/18) reported on key outcomes from recent U.N. climate negotiations in Marrakech, where governments set a 2018 deadline to...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, clean energy, climate policy, climate science, mitigation, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Global

Innovation for a More Resilient World: Climate Change Innovations in 3 Key Development Areas

November 22, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
Blog Post
On November 16, 2016, with COP22 on-going and as part of the Earth To Marrakech campaign, Climatelinks hosted a Twitter chat on innovations and tools that are being used to address climate change impacts in three key development areas: clean energy; agriculture; and natural resources.
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, carbon, clean energy, climate finance, climate science, emissions, forest/forestry, grid integration, insurance, land use, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, resilience, sustainable landscapes, Training, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Global
COP22 Family Photo

Opening of COP22 High-Level Segment; WMO Warns 2016 Will Be Hottest Year on Record

November 17, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
News Summary
The U.N. News Centre (11/15) said U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon outlined six key lessons for successful climate action at the opening of the...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, clean energy, climate finance, climate policy, climate science, emissions, mitigation, partnership
Geography: 
Africa, Global, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East
Bill Breed and Children

Climatelinks Champion Bill Breed Reflects on 22 Years of the COP, Opportunities to Continue Building on the Momentum

November 9, 2016
Jamie Carson
Climatelinks Champions
With the 22 nd Conference of Parties (COP) ongoing in Marrakech, Bill Breed reflects on his COP involvement since its early days, having participated...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, clean energy, climate change integration, climate policy, emissions, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, sustainable landscapes, Training
Geography: 
Global