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Jeep stuck in mud, Vietnam

Pulling for Forests in Vietnam

March 13, 2020
Jennifer Norfolk
Blog Post
The wheels are spinning, but the vehicle is going nowhere. It’s rainy season in Vietnam, and dirt roads have become rivers of mud. It’s not uncommon...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, ecosystems, forest/forestry, land use, Natural Resource Management, Natural Resources, resilience, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Asia
A rainstorm moves over the Mara River, Serengeti, Tanzania.

To Improve Water Management, Start Local

July 17, 2019
Owen Scott
Fernanda Zermoglio
Blog Post
Rivers are the world’s main source of clean drinking water, and their economic and environmental value are fundamental to the health of people and...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, biodiversity, ecosystems, resilience, sustainable landscapes, water
Geography: 
Africa
Satellite image of cow paths in a field

Finding the Ephemeral: Satellite Data Guide Pastoralists to Water

May 23, 2019
Agrilinks Team
Blog Post
The Ferlo region of north-central Senegal is a vast expanse of dry savannah covering over a third of the country’s total area. With only a few small...
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Keywords: 
agriculture, ecosystems, land use, resilience, water, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Africa
Workers in a forest gather grass.

New USAID Ecosystem-based Adaptation Evidence Summary and Case Study Series

April 30, 2019
Anila Jacob
Jennifer Kane
Christine Chumbler
Blog Post
Finding ways to adapt to the effects of climate change is no longer optional for most communities - it is necessary. The question is, what are the...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, biodiversity, climate change integration, ecosystems, land use, resilience, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Global
Sheep near a lake in the Peruvian highlands.

The Infrastructure Upgrade, Reimagined

March 6, 2019
Genevieve Bennett
Blog Post
In Peru, a new cross-sector initiative supported by USAID and the Government of Canada is moving beyond concrete-and-steel projects to an expansive...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, ecosystems, infrastructure, resilience, water
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
View of sky through trees at Maya Biosphere Reserve

Protecting and Using Forests at the Same Time

February 7, 2019
Christne Chumbler
Blog Post
Northern Guatemala, together with neighboring Mexico and Belize, is home to the largest tropical forest north of the Amazon. Like many other tropical...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, ecosystems, forest/forestry, gender, indigenous, land use, resilience, rural, sustainable landscapes, trade
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
Photo compilation of USAID's Climate Resilient Ecosystems and Livelihoods (CREL) program

Celebrating the Climate-Resilient Ecosystems and Livelihoods Project

October 23, 2018
Winrock International
Blog Post
The Climate-Resilient Ecosystems and Livelihoods (CREL) project diversified incomes derived from sustainable natural resource management for 360,000...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, biodiversity, climate change integration, ecosystems, land use, resilience
Geography: 
Asia
A fisher glides past a stand of mangroves in a boat.

Managing Fisheries in the Face of Climate Risk

August 1, 2018
Christine Chumbler
Blog Post
Climate risk management is woven throughout the design of a new USAID/Philippines fisheries protection project, which will improve fisheries productivity and increase the resiliency of fishing communities.
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Keywords: 
biodiversity, Climate Risk Management, coastal, ecosystems, food security, poverty, resilience, rural
Geography: 
Asia
Kathmandu, Nepal

A New Tool for Better Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Planning

September 13, 2017
Anika Terton
Blog Post
The densely forested and richly biodiverse Panchase area of Western Nepal is vulnerable to climate change--from the drying of water sources to...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, biodiversity, ecosystems, evaluation, forest/forestry, Monitoring & Evaluation, resilience
Geography: 
Asia, Global