Blog

Are female or male farmers in Africa more affected by weather variability and extreme shocks?

• 04/16/2024
• Elizabeth Hohenberger

Analyses of USAID Feed the Future programs revealed substantial opportunities to reduce methane emissions while increasing incomes and food security.

• 04/16/2024
• Caitlin Corner-Dolloff, Alyxandra Ruzevich

A new activity is helping women farmers access agricultural insurance in rural Kenya.

• 04/11/2024
• Janet Nackoney, Dorah Nesoba

USAID’s HEARTH initiative aims to advance both the sustainable conservation of threatened landscapes and the well-being and prosperity of communities.

• 04/11/2024
• Christina Seybolt, Sara Carlson, Rob Cohen

The following blogs highlight some of the ways USAID is working at the intersection of climate and agriculture and food systems.

• 04/09/2024
• Jamie Schoshinski

Como a USAID ajuda empresas locais a florescer enquanto restaura a floresta amazônica.

• 04/05/2024
• Joey DeMarco

The Amazon rainforest is home to thousands of unique species, serves as a critical carbon sink, and regulates rainfall and weather patterns across South America and beyond.

• 04/05/2024
• Joey DeMarco

USAID Morodok Baitang is working with local farmers in Cambodia to advance low-emissions agriculture and reduce deforestation in and around protected areas.

• 04/04/2024
• Vaneska Litz

This blog is part of the USAID’s Climate Strategy in Action series. It expands on a winning photo from the 2023 Climatelinks Photo Contest from Lebanon.

• 04/02/2024
• Anastacia Hajj

Q&A about livestock including the intersection between livestock and climate change.

• 03/28/2024
• Andrew Bisson, Leslie Brooks

Climate extremes are one of many drivers of acute food insecurity in Afghanistan.

• 03/26/2024
• Avalon Gordy

USAID’s approach to Low Emissions Agriculture and Food Systems serves to substantially reduce GHG emissions compared to business-as-usual scenarios and/or emissions intensity.

• 03/20/2024
• Caitlin Corner-Dolloff, Alyxandra Ruzevich

HEARTH is a collaborative public–private partnership approach to sustainable development initiated by USAID that seeks to address biodiversity loss and climate change while supporting the livelihoods of local communities. 

• 03/19/2024
• Sara Carlson, Robert Cohen

The uptake of biodigesters is helping them reduce toxic air pollution and methane emissions, create better farm management practices for better productivity and output, and adapt to climate conditions.

• 03/19/2024
• Muhammad Nurul Amin Siddiquee

Did you miss the Climatelinks February newsletter? Here's a recap of the February ‘Climate Finance’ theme.

• 03/13/2024
• Climatelinks