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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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Group of people at the USAID-SENA Renewable Energy Job Training Program for Waayu Youth and Women in La Guajira
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Colombia’s Green, Secure, Inclusive and Resilient Future

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.
  • Ipshita Nandi Banerjee, Johanna Koolemans-Beynen
Seeing is Believing
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Top 5 Blogs of 2021

Over the course of 2021, the Climatelinks community contributed over 140 blogs on topics from youth climate action to a new wave of private investment for climate solutions.
  • Sophie Schrader
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From the Ground Up: Building Bangladesh's Wind Energy Market

As one of the most densely populated countries in the world, Bangladesh understands how critical a reliable energy supply is to the country's growth. However, Bangladesh is currently dependent on a waning natural gas supply and has reached a point where it must evaluate energy independent paths that are sustainable, cost-effective, and ensure long-term domestic energy supply. 
  • Isabel McCan, Carishma Gokhale-Welch
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Reliable Electricity is Critical to a Pandemic Response

Reliable electricity can mean life or death for a patient. Healthcare facilities need electricity to power lifesaving medical equipment and preserve perishable supplies, such as vaccines. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the stakes are even higher, as more people around the world need treatment and services.
  • Kristen Madler, Janice M. Laurente
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Editor’s Pick: Energy Tools and Resources on Climatelinks

According to the International Energy Agency, global energy demand during the first quarter of 2020 declined by almost 4% relative to the same period in 2019 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic and global lockdowns. Electricity demand was down by 20% in several countries, illustrating the magnitude of disruption of our society.
  • Stephan Hardeman
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Private Sector Training Empowers Minigrid Proposals for Haiti

In March 2019, the Government of Haiti released an official request for proposals as part of a broader plan to support the development of minigrids. Minigrids generally involve small-scale electricity generation and can advance energy transitions in rural areas by enabling a power supply for communities lacking reliable electricity.
  • Alexis Powers, Sadie Cox