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Top 5 Blogs of 2020

December 15, 2020
Stephan Hardeman
Blog Post
Over the course of 2020, the Climatelinks community contributed over 120 blogs on topics varying from mangrove restoration in coastal Sierra Leone to...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, Climate Risk Management, disaster, food security, forest/forestry, health, infrastructure, private-sector engagement, Self-reliance, water
Geography: 
Global
Pasig River

Framework Creates New Opportunities for Climate Resilience

December 7, 2020
Christine Chumbler
Blog Post
In July 2019, USAID launched a new Environmental and Natural Resource Management (ENRM) Framework to coordinate, unify, and elevate environmental and...
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Keywords: 
biodiversity, climate change integration, forest/forestry, infrastructure, land use, sustainable landscapes, urban
Geography: 
Global
Street market in urban area

Editor’s Pick: Urban Blogs and Resources on Climatelinks

December 1, 2020
Stephan Hardeman
Colin Quinn
Blog Post
The majority of the world’s population lives in urban areas, and they continue to grow by more than 75 million people per year. Cities, especially...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, coastal, emissions, health, infrastructure, resilience, Self-reliance, urban
Geography: 
Global
Women teaching elementary school kids

Editor’s Pick: Education Blogs and Resources on Climatelinks

September 1, 2020
Stephan Hardeman
Blog Post
While at first glance the relationship between education and climate change may not be clear, a number of challenges and opportunities become...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, climate policy, Climate Risk Management, disaster, education, gender, infrastructure, resilience, Self-reliance
Geography: 
Global
Man standing next to electricity powering medical services

Reliable Electricity is Critical to a Pandemic Response

August 20, 2020
Kristen Madler
Janice M. Laurente
Blog Post
Reliable electricity can mean life or death for a patient. Healthcare facilities need electricity to power lifesaving medical equipment and preserve...
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Keywords: 
clean energy, development donors, grid integration, health, infrastructure, poverty, Self-reliance
Geography: 
Global
Windmill in green field

USAID Reveals the Top Five Renewable Energy Auction Resources

August 4, 2020
Sarah Lawson
Araí Monteforte
Blog Post
Open, transparent, and competitive renewable energy procurement, coupled with declining prices for solar and wind technologies, has facilitated...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, clean energy, climate change integration, emissions, governance, infrastructure, partnership, private-sector engagement, Self-reliance
Geography: 
Global
Rural access road small bridge photo

Building With Uncertainty

February 3, 2020
John Pasch
Blog Post
With the climate changing in fast and uncertain ways, getting the right information for infrastructure design is becoming more challenging. USAID...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, Climage Risk Management, disaster, infrastructure, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Global
Men sit around a board game on a table and point at it.

Top 5 blogs of 2019

December 12, 2019
Stephan Hardeman
Blog Post
During 2019, the Climatelinks community contributed over 100 resources on a wide range of topics, from clean cook stoves to sustainable forest...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, biodiversity, clean energy, climate policy, infrastructure, land use, low emission development strategies, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Global
Mara River Basin photo

Announcing the Winners of the Climatelinks 2019 Photo Contest

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
Installation of solar photovoltaic panels on the roofs of the Hongqiao Passenger Rail Terminal in Shanghai, China.

Despite Challenges, Urban Microgrids Increase Resilience

August 23, 2019
Michael Ashford
Lisa Pagkalinawan
Blog Post
Urban microgrids are high on the global development agenda. They are attractive for many reasons, most recently for their relevance to climate change...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, infrastructure, resilience, urban
Geography: 
Global
Homes along a coastline, some with rooftop solar panels.

Best Practices for Advancing Energy Efficiency Globally

August 21, 2019
Alexandra Aznar
Alexis Powers
Blog Post
Energy efficiency programs provide multiple benefits that align with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals , including economic...
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Keywords: 
infrastructure, Monitoring & Evaluation, poverty
Geography: 
Global
Forest in Viet Nam

Driving Innovation to Solve Real-World Problems

May 2, 2018
Devrin Weiss
Blog Post
A joint development initiative of NASA, USAID, premier U.S. research institutions and leading technical organizations around the world, SERVIR...
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Keywords: 
agriculture, biodiversity, climate science, food security, forest/forestry, infrastructure, partnership, resilience, water, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Global
C40 blog

Progress Toward Financing Urban Infrastructure—An Update on the C40 Cities Finance Facility

March 30, 2018
Danielle Miley
Blog Post
We’ve all heard the numbers – the global infrastructure investment needed to keep up with projected economic growth is severely lacking. In cities, where 54% of the world’s population now lives , it is estimated that US$4.1 to 4.3 trillion in urban infrastructure investments is needed. To make that infrastructure climate resilient and emission reducing, the estimate increases by 9-27 %.
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Keywords: 
adaptation, clean energy, climate finance, infrastructure, mitigation, partnership, private-sector engagement, resilience, urban
Geography: 
Global, Latin America & Caribbean
Planning for Hydropower Resilience in a Changing Climate: a four step approach to addressing risk

Planning for Hydropower Resilience in a Changing Climate: A Four Step Approach to Addressing Risk

May 31, 2017
Amy Daniels
Molly Hellmuth
Blog Post
A global survey of 50 companies found that 40% of hydropower operators see evidence of climate change already influencing their engineering and...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, Climate Risk Management, climate screening, emissions, infrastructure, low emission development strategies, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, resilience
Geography: 
Global