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Bharati Rani Bishwash in Bangladesh

5 Blogs You May Have Missed in 2020

December 22, 2020
Stephan Hardeman
Blog Post
In 2020, the Climatelinks community focused on a broad range of monthly themes, including disaster risk management, private sector engagement, energy, and sustainable landscapes. These themes provide a wide selection of stories and experiences from USAID-funded programs and activities around the world. However, due to a variety of reasons, some stories always get more attention than others. Below you’ll find a selection of great stories that were not as heavily viewed, and that you may have missed when they were originally posted:
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Keywords: 
adaptation, biodiversity, clean energy, climate finance, coastal, forest/forestry, health, private-sector engagement, Self-reliance
Geography: 
Global
Windmills in a field

Reducing Risks of Renewable Energy Investments through Parametric Insurance

September 24, 2020
Santiago Enriquez
Announcements
During this next event in a series of joint Climatelinks-CEADIR webinars , the author of this assessment will present findings and opportunities. Representatives of global reinsurance companies SwissRe and MunichRe will also join to discuss their experiences with parametric insurance for utility-scale VRE in Latin America and beyond. Find out more about this Oct. 1 event , and register to attend .
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Keywords: 
adaptation, carbon, clean energy, climate finance, climate policy, Climate Risk Management, infrastructure, insurance, low emission development strategies, mitigation, private-sector engagement, resilience, Self-reliance, vulnerability assessment, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Global
Madagascar countryside

Scaling Up Clean Energy, Sustainable Landscapes, and Climate Adaptation Financing

August 19, 2020
Dr. Eric Hyman
Blog Post
The amount of development assistance available for clean energy, sustainable landscapes, and climate adaptation investment is relatively small...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, carbon, clean energy, climate finance, climate policy, Climate Risk Management, development donors, forest/forestry, insurance, land use, low emission development strategies, mitigation, partnership, private-sector engagement, reducing emissions from deforestation & degradation (REDD+), resilience, sustainable landscapes
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
Colombia Energy Auction photo

Colombia’s Journey to Renewable Energy Auctions

June 23, 2020
Andrew Fang
Kristen Madler
Sarah Lawson
Blog Post
Colombia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) recently completed its first successful renewable energy auction , enabling the government to obtain...
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Keywords: 
clean energy, private-sector engagement, resilience, Self-reliance
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
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
Tanzanian traditional hut

Transformational Approaches to Channel Finance into Action

February 27, 2019
Regina Bernhard
Johannes Schroeten
Jonathan Cook
Blog Post
This is the second blog in a two-part series detailing the Climate Finance Readiness Program (CF Ready), a program implemented by GIZ that receives...
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Keywords: 
clean energy, climate finance, emissions, low emission development strategies, private-sector engagement
Geography: 
Asia, Africa
Group of llamas walk near a lake in Peruvian highlands

Transformational Approaches to Channel Finance into Action

February 26, 2019
Regina Bernhard
Johannes Schroeten
Matthew Ogonowski
Blog Post
This is the first blog in a two-part series detailing the Climate Finance Readiness Program (CF Ready), a program implemented by GIZ that receives...
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Keywords: 
clean energy, climate finance, emissions, low emission development strategies, private-sector engagement
Geography: 
Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, Africa
GreenTech Media

In Nigeria, a Template for Solar-Powered Minigrids Emerges

July 24, 2018
Chris Warren
Blog Post
On a humid November day in the small Nigerian village of Gbamu Gbamu (pronounced bomb-ou bomb-ou), Akinola Oduola clambers down a wooden ladder...
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Keywords: 
clean energy, mitigation, private-sector engagement, rural
Geography: 
Africa