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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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Flooded village in Bangladesh
Blog Post

How USAID is Advancing the President’s PREPARE Climate Initiative

Droughts and floods, more intense storms, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels are devastating communities around the world, and disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable populations. In response to the severe and urgent global climate crisis, the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE) supports developing countries and communities around the world in their efforts to adapt to and manage the impacts of climate change.
  • Tedi Rabold
A farmer plants a eucalyptus sapling on a plot in Zambezia province, Mozambique.
Announcement

Achieving Ambitious Food System Transformation in the Context of USAID’s 2022-2030 Climate Strategy

Join this listening session on Monday, November 14th at 6:25–7:10 pm EET (11:25 am–12:10 pm EST). The session will seek input from COP27 attendees and the wider public on the preliminary findings of a study on systemic approaches to climate change adaptation and mitigation in agricultural, nutrition, and food systems.
  • Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD)
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
A woman stands in front of in a greenhouse in Ecuador.
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Engaging the Private Sector to Accelerate Climate Outcomes in the Amazon

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.
  • Lindsey Larsen
A woman in Zimbabwe stands in the middle of her herd of cattle in a feeding pen
Newsletter Recap

May 2022 Newsletter Recap

Did you miss the Climatelinks May newsletter? We’ve got you covered.
  • Climatelinks
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A New Plan for Global Climate Action through Policy and Research Capacity Building

CACCI is a worldwide coalition of research institutions dedicated to helping countries use better research methodologies, data analysis and policy building to create climate resilience through implementation of NDCs and NAPs, based on the best available research.
  • Policy, Research, Capacity and Influence Innovation Lab
Announcement

USAID Africa Trade and Investment Partnership Opportunity

USAID established the Africa Trade and Investment (ATI) Program to mobilize enterprise-driven solutions that increase trade and investment and contribute to job creation in Africa.  USAID/Kenya East Africa is currently inviting concepts covering specific priority sectors identified below engaging one or more countries in the region including Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Djibouti, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
  • USAID
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
Vehicle transport is a key source of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in Indian cities, and one in which power dynamics, occupational differences, as well as socioeconomic and cultural differences related to gender shape exposure for women and men. Credit: USAID Clean Air Catalyst
Newsletter Recap

Climatelinks July 2021 Newsletter Recap

In July, Climatelinks explored the important health and climate impacts of air pollution. As the world’s largest environmental health risk, air pollution contributes to approximately 6.7 million premature deaths each year. This is a significant development challenge, as low and middle income countries are at the highest risk for the greatest health burdens from poor air quality.
  • Climatelinks
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Announcement

Climatelinks Website Redesign Showcases Climate Integration

Climate impacts social and economic development across sectors, in numerous ways. Each sector also has unique opportunities to contribute to climate solutions. USAID integrates climate change in development programming across a variety of technical fields.
  • Isabela Barriga