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Climate and weather data Nepal photo

Editor’s Pick: Climate adaptation lessons learned tools and resources on Climatelinks

December 5, 2019
Stephan Hardeman
Blog Post
Since 1991, USAID has been investing in actions that help the Agency in understanding climate change risks and opportunities to reduce...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, Climate Risk Management, resilience, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Global
Mara River Basin photo

Announcing the winners of the Climatelinks Photo Contest 2019

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
Ja REEACH bee project photo

USAID’s Jamaica Programs Have Lessons for the World

December 2, 2019
Christine Chumbler
Blog Post
As residents of an island nation, Jamaicans are all too aware of the risks, and realities, of climate change. More than half of the population lives...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, climate policy, Climate Risk Management, disaster, partnership, resilience, Self-reliance
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
Meteo Rwanda Rescue Team Photo

Helping Rwanda recover its lost climate history

November 26, 2019
James Hansen
Francesco Fiondella
Gloriose Nsengiyumva
Jackqueline Turner
Desire Kagabo
Blog Post
Countries, like people, rely on stories of the past to guide them in the present and help them prepare for the unknown. The genocide against Tutsi in...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, Climate Risk Management, resilience, Self-reliance, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Africa
CCAFS photo of event for farmer promoters

Radio listener clubs empower Rwandan farmers to manage climate risk

November 19, 2019
James Hansen
Jacquelyn Turner
Gloriose Nsengiyumva
Desire Kagabo
Blog Post
The Rwanda Climate Services for Agriculture project, funded by USAID, has been supporting farmers to use weather and climate information through...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, Climate Risk Management, resilience, Self-reliance, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Global
Photo of a solar powered groundwater borehole system in Kenya

Keeping the Water Flowing: Mitigating Climate Risk in WASH Programming

November 12, 2019
Brittany Ajroud
Patrick Nease
Blog Post
In arid regions with already unreliable water and sanitation services, climate change is a threat multiplier for those who rely on functional...
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Keywords: 
Climate Risk Management, mitigation, WASH, water
Geography: 
Global
View of Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, with ocean and mountains in background

Monitoring and Evaluation for Climate Adaptation Initiatives: Lessons from the Philippines

August 29, 2019
Owen Scott
Blog Post
Increasingly, cities are taking control of assessing local risks associated with climate change and implementing adaptation activities to build the...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, clean energy, Climate Risk Management, coastal, Monitoring & Evaluation, resilience, urban
Geography: 
Asia
Stop Zika Bridgetown Photo

Leveraging partnerships for health climate services in the Caribbean

August 19, 2019
Adrian Trotman
Roché Mahon
Cédric J. Van Meerbeeck
Blog Post
Burden of Caribbean climate sensitive disease Illness due to dengue virus is estimated to cost the Caribbean over US$ 300 million per year. Layered...
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Keywords: 
Climate Risk Management, climate science, health, partnership
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
Inside a hydropower control room in Tanzania.

Hydropower in Tanzania

August 14, 2019
Molly Hellmuth
Blog Post
Climate change impacts, such as sea level rise, flooding, and drought, threaten renewable energy generation, particularly hydropower due to the...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, clean energy, Climate Risk Management, climate screening, infrastructure
Geography: 
Africa
PMI Zanzibar Mosquito Net USAID Photo

Bridging the gap to improve integration of climate information and health programming

July 31, 2019
Fernanda Zermoglio
Blog Post
Changes in the frequency, location, and severity of climate impacts are placing more people at risk from health-related hazards such as reduced air...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, Climate Risk Management, health, resilience, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Global
Participants at the launching ceremony of the Climate Change Gender Action Plan of the Dominican Republic.

Are transmission rates of tropical diseases linked to gender inequality?

July 10, 2019
Jamie Wen-Besson
Blog Post
The Dominican Republic is one of the world’s ten most climate-vulnerable countries and experiences significant gender inequality in the Latin America...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, Climate Risk Management, health, resilience
Geography: 
Global
Woman in Madagascar takes a folded mosquito net from a health care worker.

Accounting for climate risks in the health sector

July 3, 2019
Stephan Hardeman
Blog Post
Climate change and variability have impacts on human health, especially in developing countries. Extreme weather events, increased temperatures, as...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, Climate Risk Management, health
Woman hangs mosquito net in her house, Kenya.

Shifting Burdens: Malaria risks in a hotter Africa

June 12, 2019
Fernanda Zermoglio
Sadie J. Ryan
Blog Post
Malaria is a treatable and preventable disease, yet malaria kills one child every 30 seconds, or about 3000 children every day . Nearly 92 percent of...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, Climate Risk Management, health, resilience
Geography: 
Africa
Men receiving his mosquito net LLIN during mass campaign in Casamance, Senegal.jpg

Editor’s Pick: Global health tools and resources on Climatelinks

June 5, 2019
Isabela Barriga
Blog Post
This year’s World Environment Day theme focuses on a global challenge with pressing implications on human health and the environment: air pollution...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, Climate Risk Management, climate science, health, resilience, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Global
Mara River Basin

Water Security in an Uncertain Future: Enhancing Water Resources Management and Planning by Reducing Climate- and Weather- Related Risks

May 20, 2019
Basil Mahayni
Blog Post
Water security is integral to the health and sustainability of our communities and ecosystems. Achieving water security, however, is challenging for...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, biodiversity, Climate Risk Management, resilience, vulnerability assessment, water
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean, Africa

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