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From 2016–2023, USAID Climate Ready generated more than $562 million for climate resilience activities in the Pacific Islands.

• 12/04/2023
• Alison Howard

Given the importance of climate resilience to climate adaptation, ResilienceLinks and Climatelinks are highlighting resources that explore the issue.

• 12/03/2023
• ResilienceLinks

In an increasingly interconnected world, the impacts of climate change are felt across geographies and economies, as emphasized in the just released U.S. Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5).

• 11/14/2023
• Caitlin Corner-Dolloff, Doug Mason, Maria Fernanda Zermoglio, Lawrence Sperling, Geoffrey Dabelko, Molly Hellmuth

As the ongoing El Niño is expected to gain strength, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network is using scientific insights to predict how it will affect food security.

• 11/02/2023
• Hannah Button

Human activity is the cause of many environmental problems, but understanding human behavior and decision-making presents a solution.

• 10/31/2023
• Kristi Marciano

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

• 10/27/2023
• Alison Howard

A better understanding of agency through a gendered lens will enable health-focused social and behavior change programs to produce transformative results.

• 10/25/2023
• Rachel Taylor, Piyush Kumar, Courtney McLarnon

The world is witnessing the highest levels of migration on record, and climate change will increasingly drive this trend. Estimates indicate that by 2050 over 216 million people could move within their countries for climate-related reasons.

• 10/19/2023
• Urbanlinks

A USAID project in Uganda is helping smallholder farmers boost their resilience to an increasingly unpredictable climate by using a market systems approach that addresses obstacles to adopting CSA practices.

• 10/05/2023
• Dorothy Najjingo

The USAID/Uganda Biodiversity for Resilience (B4R) Activity supports the National Forestry Authority to conserve Central Forest Reserve water towers, including in Karamoja.

• 09/14/2023
• Shannon Vasamsetti

In April 2022, USAID released their new Climate Strategy which will guide the Agency’s approach to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions, improving overall operations, and helping partner countries build resilience to climate change through 2030. InterAction began refining and deepening our community’s understanding of climate change’s impacts, sharpening our recommendations for a comprehensive USG response.

• 08/31/2023
• Brian Aka and Claudia Sanchez de Lozada

Bangladesh is a land-scarce country with a high-density population. However, land use changes and the impacts of climate change are rapidly reducing the amount of arable land. Bangladesh requires an increased investment in sustainable land use planning to both increase economic growth and ensure food security for its growing population. 

• 08/29/2023
• Kabir Uddin

This interview with Serge Ramanantsoa, USAID/Madagascar, is part of the DDI/EEI/LRG Women’s Land Rights Champions series, which profiles staff across USAID Missions and operating units who are working to advance women’s land rights.

• 08/24/2023
• LandLinks

Explore some of the Agency’s helpful resources on land and resource governance systems in this Editor’s Pick blog.

• 08/10/2023
• Climatelinks

In a paper published in Earth’s Future in July 2023, scientists with the Famine Early Warning Systems Network explain how they use climate change-driven insights to predict extreme weather events long before they occur, giving organizations like USAID adequate time to respond.

• 08/07/2023
• Hannah Button