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In December, Climatelinks featured recaps of what happened at COP28 and also highlighted popular blogs and resources published in 2023.

• 01/18/2024
• Jamie Schoshinski

Here are some Climatelinks resources you may have missed in 2023.

• 12/27/2023
• Jamie Schoshinski

The most visited blogs in 2023 offer technical guidance for practitioners, share successful interventions from countries where USAID works, and more.

• 12/19/2023
• Jamie Schoshinski

Climatelinks published nearly 20 blogs during COP28, but the insights and resources shared will be useful long after the conference ends.

• 12/14/2023
• Jamie Schoshinski

Here's a recap of the October ‘Behavior Change’ theme complete with programs, resources, and blogs from the month.

• 11/22/2023
• Climatelinks

The 2023 Climatelinks Photo Contest was a great success. We received over 250 submissions from the Climatelinks community, representing more than 40 countries. Congratulations to the winners!

• 11/13/2023
• Climatelinks

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.

• 11/08/2022
• Tedi Rabold

Working on the ground with partner governments and local actors, USAID aims to achieve a resilient, prosperous, and equitable world with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. 

• 08/01/2022
• Sophie Schrader

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

Climatelinks had a big year in 2021! More than 284,000 people used the site, visiting from more than 220 countries around the globe. In December 2021, we outlined the top 5 photos, blogs, and resources of the year, as well as blogs and resources that you may have missed.

• 01/18/2022
• Sophie Schrader

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.

• 12/09/2021
• Sophie Schrader

To strengthen communities' access to and management of water and pasture, USAID EKISIL—which means “peace” in the local language of Karamoja—initiated climate risk management (CRM) actions in the Abim, Kaabong, Kotido, and Moroto districts

• 10/13/2021
• Lorine Giangola, Leah Quin

The United States and the world face a profound climate crisis. Climate change is not just a looming existential threat, it is currently threatening development progress and exacerbating global inequities; increasing humanitarian needs, food and water insecurity, and displacement; and contributing to conflict.

• 05/04/2021
• USAID

Climate adaptation can take many forms, ranging from disaster risk reduction to natural resources management, according to the Fifth Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

• 04/14/2021
• Steve Hardeman

Armenia’s Ararat Valley, a 1,177 square-kilometer swath of land located to the east of Mount Ararat, is home to critical artesian aquifers and central to the country’s economic stability. The aquifers are a frequently tapped resource for public services, agriculture, and fish farming, as well as cooling of Armenia’s nuclear power plant.

• 10/27/2020
• Jamie Carson, Elizabeth Hutchison