Blog

With a human-centered perspective rooted in behavior change, climate practitioners can help communities adapt to an uncertain future.

• 10/27/2023
• Alison Howard

To help authorities better monitor and manage forest fires, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, developed a two-day fire outlook that provides a general index of fire risk throughout Nepal’s forests.

• 07/20/2023
• SERVIR Global

The Increasing Fisheries Sustainability for Resilience activity is one of 20 activities doing just that by empowering Cambodians with the knowledge to assess changes in the existing fishery to make any needed alterations in the fishing effort.

• 01/24/2023
• Alaina Dismukes

The Fish Innovation Lab is working to address climate-related shocks to aquaculture and fisheries through current research to estimate aquaculture production and value chain performance in Bangladesh and promote sustainable fisheries management in East African biodiversity hotspots and climate refugia.

• 08/10/2022
• Alaina Dismukes, Agrilinks

Does research on food security have to end when a study is complete?

• 07/06/2022
• Agrilinks Team

As climate change increasingly damages marine ecosystems, local communities, with support from USAID, are taking steps to protect their way of life.

• 03/24/2022
• Kait Siegel

With increased climate financing into the region, Pacific Island countries need to be equipped with the capacity to effectively implement climate change-related projects.

• 02/15/2022
• Tedi Rabold

This blog is the second part in an Editor’s Pick Series highlighting USAID’s regional approaches to climate and development. The first part of the series featured Climatelinks blogs that reflect these efforts, and this second part features resources and projects with a regional focus.

• 02/09/2022
• Sophie Schrader

Building on more than 120 years of combined experience of its two parent agencies – USAID and NASA – SERVIR joined the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow to highlight work that betters both scientific understanding and human well-being.

• 01/26/2022
• SERVIR Global

Climate change impacts different regions in different ways and, as such, requires tailored initiatives to meet local development needs. Every region will face challenges brought on by the climate crisis and will integrate programs and systems to adapt.

• 01/20/2022
• Sophie Schrader

Malaria remains one of the world’s deadliest diseases, threatening nearly half of the global population today.

• 06/29/2021
• Tedi Rabold

This blog is part of the Benefits of Climate Risk Management blog series that aims to provide evidence-based deep dives into USAID case studies. A USAID-funded Cambodia fisheries project outperformed productivity goals after incorporating climate-sensitive design, including planning for increased risk of drought and extreme heat events.

• 04/13/2021
• Jamie Carson, Elizabeth Hutchison

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 for a vehicle to become mired in the muck. But in this case, the vehicle holds much-needed funds that won’t be delivered to community-based forest owners unless a team of determined forest fund staff rescues it. It’s a sticky situation — but one that may not happen much longer.

• 03/13/2020
• Jennifer Norfolk

Since 1991, USAID has been investing in actions that help the Agency in understanding climate change risks and opportunities to reduce vulnerabilities.

• 12/05/2019
• Stephan Hardeman

Mahila Housing Trust (MHT) is one of 10 challenge winners of the Global Resilience Challenge to transform interconnected risks into opportunities.

• 12/04/2019
• Simone Verkaart