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Nutrition garden Zimbabwe

Water for Life: Building Community Assets to Create Safety Nets

March 24, 2020
Erina Machoko
Blog Post
Over the past 13 years, I have had the opportunity to work with the poorest communities across Zimbabwe. I have seen families struggling to adapt to...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, food security, infrastructure, resilience, Self-reliance, Training
Geography: 
Africa
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 photovoltaic solar array sits in the foreground with mountains and sea visible in the background.

Private Sector Training Empowers Minigrid Proposals for Haiti

September 26, 2019
Alexis Powers
Sadie Cox
Blog Post
In March 2019, the Government of Haiti released an official request for proposals as part of a broader plan to support the development of minigrids...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, clean energy, emissions, grid integration, infrastructure, private-sector engagement, resilience, Training
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
Climate Risk Screening and Management Tools

Climatelinks Toolbox 2018

November 26, 2018
Isabela Barriga
Blog Post
Are you curious about new climate and development tools? Our team selected a variety of handy tools to put in an end-of-year “toolbox” for the...
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Keywords: 
Training
GGAP

Helping Green Buildings Grow in Vietnam

May 31, 2018
VCEP
Blog Post
On June 16, 2017, the USAID Vietnam Clean Energy Program , implemented by Winrock International, launched the first Green Growth Action Plan (GGAP)...
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Keywords: 
emissions, energy efficiency, low emission development strategies, mitigation, Training
Geography: 
Asia