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Anurag Mishra_2

Climatelinks Champion Mishra Leads Deployment of Small- to Large-Scale Clean Energy Solutions in India

December 14, 2016
Jamie Carson
Climatelinks Champions
As USAID India’s Senior Clean Energy Specialist, Anurag Mishra is proud to lead USAID’s U.S.-India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy Deployment (...
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Keywords: 
clean energy, emissions, low emission development strategies, mitigation, urban
Geography: 
Asia
Bill Breed and Children

Climatelinks Champion Bill Breed Reflects on 22 Years of the COP, Opportunities to Continue Building on the Momentum

November 9, 2016
Jamie Carson
Climatelinks Champions
With the 22 nd Conference of Parties (COP) ongoing in Marrakech, Bill Breed reflects on his COP involvement since its early days, having participated...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, clean energy, climate change integration, climate policy, emissions, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, sustainable landscapes, Training
Geography: 
Global
Chihenyo Kangara

From Shorelines to Data: Climatelinks Champion Chihenyo Kangara Dives Right In

October 13, 2016
Jamie Carson
Climatelinks Champions
Since Chihenyo Kangara was a young girl running along the shoreline in her hometown of Mombasa, Kenya , she has been inspired by the vast waters and...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, Climate Risk Management, Monitoring & Evaluation, resilience, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Africa
Becky Chacko

Climatelinks Champion Becky Chacko Navigates Complexities of Climate Change Integration

September 6, 2016
Jamie Carson
Climatelinks Champions
USAID is entering full implementation of climate risk management this October. This effort to improve the sustainability and impact of USAID’s...
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Keywords: 
climate change integration, Climate Risk Management, resilience
Geography: 
Global
Ashley King exploring the mountains of Tajikistan , while serving in the USAID Mission to Kazakhstan in 2012.

Climatelinks Champion King Traded Science for Policy and Chance to Explore

August 2, 2016
Anne Usher
Climatelinks Champions
Ashley King had spent the morning driving high into the Pamir Mountains with a friend and a driver when they came across a bustling bazaar on an...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, carbon, climate change integration, climate finance, Climate Risk Management, emissions, mitigation, resilience, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Asia, Global, Africa
Dani Newcomb on top of one of the 15 volcanoes she has hiked in Guatemala

Climatelinks Champion Newcomb Assists Communities, Explores Far-Flung Places

July 6, 2016
Anne Usher
Climatelinks Champions
Video games didn’t feature large in Dani Newcomb’s childhood. “I played a boardgame called Save the Whales,” she says with a laugh over coffee. It’s...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, Climate Risk Management, climate screening, disaster, forest/forestry, water
Geography: 
Asia, Latin America & Caribbean
Myrlene Chrysostome is leading USAID’s efforts to help Haitian farmers adapt to drought and other climate impacts.

Haitian Climatelinks Champion Helps Farmers Build Climate Resilience

June 8, 2016
Anne Usher
Climatelinks Champions
Myrlene Chrysostome was seven years old when she first started working alongside her father as he harvested rice, beans and other crops in Haiti's...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, food security, resilience
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
Montserrat Acosta

Dominican Roots Make Country Climate Work More Meaningful for Acosta

May 3, 2016
Anne Usher
Climatelinks Champions
Growing up in the Dominican Republic , Montserrat Acosta was exposed to some families with great wealth and others that “barely have enough money to...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate policy, coastal, urban, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
Climbing Tuolumne Meadows, in Yosemite National Park

National Parks and the Peace Corps Helped Shape Climatelinks Champion David Chalmers

March 30, 2016
Anne Usher
Climatelinks Champions
Family drives through iconic national parks out west – resembling scenes out of Chevy Chase’s Vacation movies - were a big part of David Chalmers’...
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Keywords: 
climate policy, forest/forestry, low emission development strategies, resilience, water
Geography: 
Global
Ellen Dragotto

Engendering Utilities for a Better Tomorrow

March 8, 2016
Anne Usher
Climatelinks Champions
This blog (posted in March 2016) is in memory of Ellen Dragotto, who passed away peacefully on Thanksgiving Day, 2016, after a courageous battle with...
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Keywords: 
clean energy, gender, infrastructure, mitigation
Geography: 
Global

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