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In this interview, Ayda Garzon, head of Chiribiquete National Park in Colombia, talks about the drivers of deforestation.

• 11/17/2023
• Land for Prosperity

This blog about Colombia is part of a series of country spotlights Climatelinks is publishing ahead of COP28.

• 11/14/2023
• Ariel Schindler

Bike sharing systems play a pivotal role in promoting sustainable transportation within cities, especially in regions where the demand for innovative mobility options is pressing. The city of Bogotá, Colombia has established an extensive bike sharing system, showcasing the city's commitment to sustainable and accessible urban mobility.

• 09/29/2023
• Gabriela Salgado

Through inclusive initiatives, USAID/Colombia takes proactive steps to empower marginalized communities in their engagement with conservation efforts.

• 09/19/2023
• Esteban Serrano Montufar

USAID is providing the Colombian government with the tools to improve land administration and reduce deforestation in the Amazon.

• 07/18/2023
• Nicholas J. Parkinson

Colombia is making historic strides towards achieving carbon neutrality with a goal of 100 percent national energy access by 2030 to meet its revised Nationally Determined Contribution.

• 12/13/2022
• Ipshita Nandi Banerjee, Johanna Koolemans-Beynen

The recently published Amazon Vision 2021 Report provides insight into USAID's work to conserve biodiversity and reduce the loss of carbon from the Amazon region. It unifies the Agency’s goals of combating deforestation, conserving biodiversity, creating environmentally friendly economic opportunities, improving the management of important landscapes, and supporting Indigenous rights in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname.

• 11/22/2022
• Lindsey Larsen

Recent clean energy projects in Latin America show that even large, utility-scale renewable power projects can bring durable benefits to historically marginalized indigenous communities, if the private sector and government join forces to recognize community rights and involve indigenous groups in project design from the start. 

• 11/15/2022
• Christine Pendzich

Through the Scaling Up Renewable Energy program (SURE), USAID assisted the Fund for Non-Conventional Energy and Energy Efficiency (FENOGE) to promote gender equality and female empowerment in the Colombian energy sector. Their new Gender and Diversity Policy systematically integrates diversity, inclusion, and gender equality principles and aims to promote female participation in the energy sector, reduce female poverty in the energy sector, and reduce gender-based violence.

• 11/09/2022
• Scarlett Piantini Gil

To promote a just and inclusive transition to clean energy in Colombia, USAID has partnered with the Government of Colombia to create a local workforce training program tailored to meet the needs of both the Indigenous communities and the renewable energy companies working in the province of Guajira. This work serves as a case study for other USAID Missions on how to implement an inclusive approach that engages and empowers local communities, including the most marginalized members.

• 11/08/2022
• Thomas Black, Jairo Gutierrez, Sandra Garavito

To ensure a just energy transition for the Indigenous Wayuu people, USAID partnered with Colombia’s National Training Service to provide young people in Wayuu communities the skills needed to enter the labor market and become entrepreneurs in the region’s new renewable energy economy.

• 11/01/2022
• Sandra Garavito

Private sector engagement is one of the foundational principles of the USAID Climate Strategy. In the Amazon Region of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, the Amazon Regional Environment Program is working with the private sector to help confront climate change.

• 10/20/2022
• Lindsey Larsen

SERVIR Amazonia supports sustainable development throughout the Amazon region by strengthening the capacity of governments and other key stakeholders through the integration of Earth Observation and geospatial technologies.

• 09/01/2022
• SERVIR Global

On November 16, 2020, a major climate change-induced disaster occurred: Hurricane Iota struck Providencia and Santa Catalina with winds of up to 240 kilometers per hour

• 05/11/2022
• Thomas Black, Ricardo Ramirez, Michael Ingram, Jairo Gutierrez, Daniella Rough , Johanna Koolemans-Beynen, Emily Klos

USAID’s Páramos and Forests Activity and the REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) program are helping these women and their communities manage and protect their lands.

• 04/26/2022
• Helena Andrade, Mario González, Luis Fernando Jara