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2014 DRC Salonga by Cody Pope

Sustainable Forest Management Requires Sustainable Forest Monitoring

July 30, 2019
Moses Jackson
Blog Post
Many countries have committed to establishing national forest monitoring and measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) systems, but lack the...
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Keywords: 
biodiversity, forest/forestry, land use, Monitoring & Evaluation, partnership, reducing emissions from deforestation & degradation (REDD+)
Geography: 
Global
Groups gathered in a conference room look at a wall projection on the RALI Hamonization Framework.

The RALI GHG MRV Harmonization Framework

July 9, 2019
Marian Van Pelt
Blog Post
Many countries around the world have set ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As a result, those countries are now pursuing...
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Keywords: 
emissions, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, partnership
Geography: 
Global
Mangrove management committee meeting

Mangrove Restoration for Climate Resilient Communities in the Sherbo River Estuary, Sierra Leone

April 29, 2019
Julia Bradley-Cook
Blog Post
“The water is pushing very hard on our islands and communities,” recounted the Bonthe Deputy Mayor, during a recent meeting with USAID staff in the...
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Keywords: 
climate change integration, Climate Risk Management, emissions, food security, forest/forestry, low emission development strategies, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, partnership, poverty, resilience, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Africa
Laura Torres (MADS) presents on GHG harmonization

Strengthening Greenhouse Gas MRV Systems in Colombia

April 2, 2019
Marian Van Pelt
Blog Post
Transparent greenhouse gas emissions accounting is essential for monitoring global progress in the fight against climate change. While many countries...
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Keywords: 
emissions, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, partnership
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
Young women from the Ita Guasu indigenous community in Paraguay, participate in the development of their community development plan.

A Systems Perspective to Climate Services

February 21, 2019
Olga Krylova
Robert O'Sullivan
Ali Blumenstock
Blog Post
What needs to come together in order to get a timely rainfall forecast to Senegalese farmers for the growing season? How can meteorologists in Rwanda...
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Keywords: 
Climate Risk Management, Monitoring & Evaluation, partnership, private-sector engagement, weather & climate services
Communtity spotlights blog - climate & PPPs

Community Spotlights: Public-Private Partnerships & Climate Change

February 28, 2018
Joyce-Lynn Njinga
Katherine Cunningham
Community Spotlights
This month Climatelinks focused on climate change-related public-private partnerships (PPPs). We highlighted approaches and experiences of PPPs...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, clean energy, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, partnership, private-sector engagement, sustainable landscapes, Training
Geography: 
Global
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Marrying Data and Development: How SERVIR Helps Countries Manage Environmental Risks

July 18, 2017
Erin Martin
Blog Post
While emerging scientific evidence suggests that wildfires are on the rise globally, Guatemala’s northern department of Petén, a forest area rich in...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, evaluation, forest/forestry, land use, Monitoring & Evaluation, partnership, resilience, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Africa, Global, Latin America & Caribbean
NDC partnership logo

From Climate Commitments to Action — The NDC Toolbox Navigator Brings a World of Resources into Customized Focus

May 10, 2017
Greg Carlock
Derina Man
Blog Post
To date, 191 countries have submitted national climate commitments, or nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, emissions, governance, low emission development strategies, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, partnership, resilience, Training
Geography: 
Global
Children in Cambodia planting Moringa trees in school garden

Where Do We Go from Here? What Private Sector Progress on Zero-Deforestation Commitments Really Means?

March 31, 2017
Charlotte Streck
Blog Post
Private sector pledges to reduce deforestation associated with major agricultural supply chains have created significant momentum to reduce the...
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Keywords: 
agriculture, forest/forestry, governance, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, partnership, private-sector engagement, reducing emissions from deforestation & degradation (REDD+), sustainable landscapes
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