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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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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
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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
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Forestry for the Future

The five-year Paramos & Forests Activity is helping the Government of Colombia meet its landscape-based climate change mitigation goals and strengthening local economic development.
  • Christine Chumbler
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Climatelinks October 2021 Newsletter Recap

In September and October, we highlighted work focused on climate finance. We posted the first two parts of a blog series highlighting a new wave of private investment for climate solutions, answering the call to climate action and climate finance in action.
  • Sophie Schrader
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Short-Lived Climate Pollutants: What They Are and Why They Are a Big Deal

Air pollution is the world’s largest environmental health risk, contributing to an estimated 6.7 million premature deaths each year globally. It is also a critical development challenge because low and middle income countries (LMICs) experience the greatest health burdens from poor air quality.
  • Jacquelyn Spade, Nila Cousar