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Children in a woodlot

Testing Theory: Uncovering What Makes Community Forestry Work

August 14, 2020
Mark Donahue
Ian Deshmukh
Blog Post
Why do many community-based forestry enterprises (CBFEs) perform poorly even after years of donor and government investment? This was one of the...
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Keywords: 
biodiversity, carbon, development donors, emissions, forest/forestry, governance, indigenous, land tenure, land use, low emission development strategies, partnership, private-sector engagement, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Asia, Global, Latin America & Caribbean
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
COP22 Family Photo

Opening of COP22 High-Level Segment; WMO Warns 2016 Will Be Hottest Year on Record

November 17, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
News Summary
The U.N. News Centre (11/15) said U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon outlined six key lessons for successful climate action at the opening of the...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, clean energy, climate finance, climate policy, climate science, emissions, mitigation, partnership
Geography: 
Africa, Global, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East
Secretary Kerry Delivers Remarks About the Montreal Protocol in Kigali

170 Countries Agree to Phasedown HFCs; USAID pledges $2.3M for Climate-Resilient Cities

October 20, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
News Summary
The New York Times (10/15) said negotiators from 170 countries agreed to phasedown the production of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), an earth-warming...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, climate policy, development donors, disaster, emissions, food security, infrastructure, mitigation, partnership, resilience, urban
Geography: 
Global, Latin America & Caribbean
6 steps to success

USAID’s Support of Successful Climate Smart Agriculture

June 28, 2016
Joyce-Lynn Njinga
Noel Gurwick
Blog Post
As Climatelinks closes out its climate smart agriculture theme this month, we highlight one example of how USAID is helping to identify how...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, emissions, evaluation, food security, low emission development strategies, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, partnership, resilience
Geography: 
Africa, Asia, Global, Latin America & Caribbean
Climate Action 2016 Summit

Solomon Islands' Erosion Linked to Sea Level Rise; Climate Action 2016 Summit

May 12, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
News Summary
Christian Science Monitor (5/9) reported that rising seas linked to climate change may have caused the severe shoreline erosion of six islands and...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, carbon, clean energy, climate finance, climate policy, climate science, emissions, food security, mitigation, partnership, private-sector engagement
Geography: 
Asia, Global, Latin America & Caribbean