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From the Ground Up - Burma

From the Ground Up

December 30, 2016
Morgan Hillenbrand
Nick Thomas
Blog Post
Resource Rights and Climate Change The majority of Burma’s population is rural and depends heavily on access to shared resources — like communally-...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, forest/forestry, gender, land tenure, land use, mitigation, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Asia
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
Haiti

Registration open for USAID's Land Tenure and Property Rights MOOC

December 23, 2016
Announcements
USAID's Land Tenure and Property Rights Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) offers an intensive study track on land, resource tenure, and the...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, conflict, gender, land tenure, land use, resilience, sustainable landscapes, Training
Geography: 
Global
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
Indonesia IMACS project

What Are the Costs of Not Adapting to Climate Change?

December 14, 2016
Flora Lindsay-Herrera
Blog Post
At the December Adaptation Community Meeting, more than 60 people convened for a lively discussion on calculating the economic cost of climate change...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, health, resilience
Geography: 
Asia, Global
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

USAID Sustainable Landscapes Programs Improve Livelihoods & Reduce Emissions

December 12, 2016
Evan Notman
Juliann Aukema
Blog Post
For many developing countries, the greatest source of greenhouse gas emissions is from land use. USAID works with partner countries on low emission...
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Keywords: 
agriculture, biodiversity, carbon, emissions, forest/forestry, land tenure, land use, low emission development strategies, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, reducing emissions from deforestation & degradation (REDD+), sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Asia, Global, Latin America & Caribbean, Africa

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
Nepal Lachowk Village Development Community

USAID Adaptation Work Helps Safeguard Development Gains and Pursue Priorities

December 6, 2016
John Furlow
Amy Daniels
Blog Post
Climate impacts such as droughts, heat waves, floods, storms and sea level rise threaten lives, livelihoods and infrastructure. Since 2010, awareness...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, climate policy, coastal, food security, partnership, private-sector engagement, resilience, weather & climate services