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Editor's Pick: Mitigation Low-Emissions Agriculture Blogs

The following blogs highlight some of the ways USAID is working at the intersection of climate and agriculture and food systems.
  • Jamie Schoshinski
Picture in April 2023, shows a rice farm in Majin Gari, Lavun Local Government Area of Niger State (Long: 6.113753, Lat: 9.07204), Nigeria, by Salihu Idris (in the plot), was fertilized solely with biochar and compost, and no synthetic fertilizers, yielded 4.5 tons/ha, without any release of carbon emissions from the farming activity. The farmer, Salisu, is one of the participants of the USAID Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services Activity implemented by Winrock International.

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2023 Climatelinks Photo Contest

Our 2023 Photo Contest theme is USAID’s Climate Strategy in Action: Confronting the Climate Crisis Across Sectors. We are looking for submissions that show the breadth of issues, impacts, and solutions to climate change across 13 categories. Submissions will be open starting July 11, 2023.
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Community members in the Momaya community in Sierra Leone build embankments with wood and discarded oyster shells to protect their property from the coastal flooding.
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Editor’s Pick: Resources for Resilience

Strengthening and transforming systems to enhance climate resilience is crucial for vulnerable communities. Explore USAID efforts in the context of coastal communities, the power sector, urban planning, and more. 
  • Sophie Schrader
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Why We Should Invest in Productive Use of Energy for the Health Sector

Energy access is critical for strengthening health systems in lower- and middle-income countries. Progress in maternal and child health, combating infectious diseases, and other health priorities also requires co-investment in clean, reliable energy.
  • Amanda V. Quintana, Jaime L. Jarvis, Joyce-Lynn (Lyly) Njinga
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Resources You May Have Missed in 2022

This blog looks at five resources you may have missed in 2022 - from fresh fact sheets and technical briefs, to trainings and more.
  • Sophie Schrader
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Best of Climatelinks Blogs 2022

Over the course of 2022, Climatelinks has amplified dozens of blogs that bring to light important topics ranging from renewable energy to water security. Check out our top five blogs from 2022!
  • Ariel Schindler
Indigenous Peoples Patrolling Their Community Forest
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Videos and Webinars You May Have Missed in 2022

Over the course of 2022, Climatelinks has shared dozens of videos and webinars touching on a variety of themes. Check out some videos you may have missed!
  • Maggie Allegar
GGF Technical Team conducts the first pilot test of aguaje fruit harvesting within GGF's certified forest concessions (FM/CoC - FSC)
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COP27 Round-up Blog: Week One

Throughout the first week of the 27th UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP27) gathered in Sharm el-Sheikh, Climatelinks featured blogs related to the themes of each day, along with ways that USAID is working advance its climate goals. Here’s a recap of the week-one blogs.
  • Ariel Schindler
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Five Ways USAID is Working to Prevent Six Billion Tons of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Last year at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference, USAID committed to partnering with countries to reduce, avoid, or sequester at least six billion metric tons of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030. (Preventing six billion metric tons of GHG emissions is the equivalent of taking 100 million cars off roads for a decade, or roughly the amount of GHG emissions the United States emits each year). After making the commitment, USAID then codified it as one of its six ambitious goals in the Agency-wide 2022-2030 Climate Strategy. 
  • Claire Hubert
Two people stand in front of a dumpster in the Philippines where people can dispose of plastic recyclables in exchange for cash.
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Private-Sector Engagement in USAID Climate Programming

In the fight against climate change, the private sector plays a strategic role in addressing development challenges. This blog describes how USAID partners with the private sector to consult, strategize, align, collaborate, and implement technological, financial, or strategic solutions to conservation, adaptation, and mitigation challenges.
  • Tedi Rabold
On the Job: An Informal Waste Collector in the Dominican Republic
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How a Circular Economy Can Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions by One-Third

With a presence in 100 countries and more than 10,000 staff globally, USAID has a unique and timely opportunity to help reshape the renewable energy ecosystem and promote the adoption of a circular economy approach to renewable energy, plastics, and other sectors – helping to shift the balance of natural resource use for all our stuff from one of waste and disposability to one of sustainability while providing and creating new economic opportunities.
  • Gillian Caldwell