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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
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
Kevin Green

Does Climate Change Need Behavior Change?

November 7, 2016
Flora Lindsay-Herrera
Blog Post
The October Adaptation Community Meeting featured behavior change specialist Kevin Green from Rare , a non-governmental organization that focuses on...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, biodiversity, disaster, forest/forestry, resilience
Geography: 
Asia, Global, Latin America & Caribbean
Woman harvesting seaweed in the coastal shallows in Rote Ndao, Indonesia.

Putting Women First in the Fight Against Climate Change

August 24, 2016
Blog Post
USAID is empowering women in coastal communities around the Arafura and Timor Seas. By helping national government agencies design clear, budgeted...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, biodiversity, climate policy, coastal, gender, resilience, Training
Geography: 
Asia
Chinneth Cheng speaks at an Equality in Climate Change training in Vientiane, Laos.

Women Join Ranks of Climate Change Advocates in Cambodia

August 18, 2016
USAID
Blog Post
Women—an untapped yet central resource in addressing climate change—are stepping forward to be more involved in decisionmaking in Asia, and Chinneth...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, clean energy, climate change integration, gender, sustainable landscapes, Training
Geography: 
Asia
Xiehe power plant, China

What Next? Climate Mitigation After Paris

July 5, 2016
Kathleen Mogelgaard
Blog Post
This blog was originally posted on the Wilson Center's New Security Beat after the event What Next? Climate Mitigation After Paris , co-hosted by the...
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Keywords: 
clean energy, climate change integration, climate finance, climate policy, emissions, low emission development strategies, mitigation, private-sector engagement
Geography: 
Asia, Global, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East
6 steps to success

USAID’s Support of Successful Climate Smart Agriculture

June 28, 2016
Joyce-Lynn Njinga
Noel Gurwick
Blog Post
As Climatelinks closes out its climate smart agriculture theme this month, we highlight one example of how USAID is helping to identify how...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, emissions, evaluation, food security, low emission development strategies, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, partnership, resilience
Geography: 
Africa, Asia, Global, Latin America & Caribbean
Fire destruction on peatlands.

Helping Indonesia Fight Catastrophic Forest Fires

April 27, 2016
Cassandra Graham
Erik Streed
Blog Post
When the most recent Indonesian dry season was at its peak in September and October 2015, smoke from peatland and forest fires cloaked large areas of...
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Keywords: 
biodiversity, disaster, forest/forestry, health, land use, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Asia