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Primary education in Kenya

A Look at Climatelinks’ Newest Addition: Sector Pages

December 30, 2020
Stephan Hardeman
Blog Post
In mid-2020, Climatelinks added sector pages to its website. The 14 pages, accessible by hovering your mouse over “What We Do” in the website’s top navigation menu, showcase sector-specific work on climate change that USAID is undertaking in a variety of contexts. Each sector page houses an introductory overview detailing related climate impacts and stressors, as well as potential solutions. Sector pages also provide visitors with links to relevant features, as well as each sector’s most recent blogs, resources, and events.
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Keywords: 
agriculture, biodiversity, climate change integration, food security, health, infrastructure, private-sector engagement, resilience, urban
Community members

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
Workers stand next to a large metal tank.

The Multiple Benefits of Turning Waste to Energy

December 4, 2020
Peter Nash
Landfills and wastewater treatment plants generate methane, a potent greenhouse gas (GHG), from decomposing organic waste and wastewater treatment...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, carbon, clean energy, climate change integration, emissions, governance, infrastructure, low emission development strategies, urban
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
Staff of the Soran Water Directorate measure the water flow through a main distribution pipe

Less Is More: Reducing Water Loss to Improve Resilience in Iraq

November 17, 2020
Owen Scott
Blog Post
Originating in Turkey, the Tigris and Euphrates rivers traditionally have met the vast majority of Iraq’s water needs. The rivers are used to pump...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, health, infrastructure, resilience, urban, water
The Xai Xai Sewage outlet

Strengthening Water Security from the Headwaters to the Mouth of the Limpopo

November 10, 2020
Suvritha Rampha
Steve Collins
Blog Post
According to USAID’s Southern Africa’s Climate Change Risk Profile , “Changes in water quality and availability will be the dominant changes seen...
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Keywords: 
Climage Risk Management, climate change integration, coastal, development donors, governance, health, infrastructure, resilience, urban, water
Geography: 
Africa
Collage of water resource-related images in Armenia

Armenians Address Water Vulnerabilities Head-On

October 27, 2020
Jamie Carson
Elizabeth Hutchison
Blog Post
Armenia’s Ararat Valley, a 1,177 square-kilometer swath of land located to the east of Mount Ararat, is home to critical artesian aquifers and...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, climate change integration, climate policy, Climate Risk Management, food security, governance, infrastructure, partnership, private-sector engagement, resilience, Self-reliance, water
Geography: 
Europe & Eurasia
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
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
Expanded culvert

Seven Strategies for Climate Resilient Infrastructure

July 9, 2020
Doug Mason
Blog Post
We are in a race against time to improve the resilience of the world’s infrastructure. Demand for infrastructure investment is increasing worldwide...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, Climate Risk Management, climate screening, development donors, disaster, infrastructure, resilience
Women standing in a circle rejoicing

Climatelinks Website Redesign Showcases Climate Integration

June 18, 2020
Isabela Barriga
Announcements
Climate impacts social and economic development across sectors, in numerous ways. Each sector also has unique opportunities to contribute to climate...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, biodiversity, clean energy, Climage Risk Management, climate change integration, conflict, disaster, food security, gender, health, infrastructure, Natural Resource Management, Natural Resources, urban, WASH, water
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
USAID/Rwanda agriculture extension personnel in the field

Can CIS Serve African Farmers’ Context-Specific Needs, at Scale?

February 12, 2019
Isabela Barriga
Blog Post
Face-to-face participatory processes, merging weather station observations with satellite data, and bridging the supply and demand side of climate...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, climate change integration, food security, infrastructure, resilience, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Africa