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Did you miss the Climatelinks September newsletter? Here is a recap of the September ‘Behavior Change’ theme.

• 10/17/2023
• Climatelinks

The infestation of water hyacinth in the river system suffocates indigenous aquatic life because it competes for oxygen, mushrooms, ends up blocking and ultimately causes pollution in stagnant water. This presents a major challenge for communities, biodiversity and ecosystems that utilize the waters of the Limpopo.

• 06/20/2023
• USAID Resilient Waters

USAID’s Resilient Waters Program hosted a community-based celebration to commemorate World Environment Day in partnership with the Kwalata Community Development Initiative at Dinokeng Game Reserve in Hammanskraal, South Africa.

• 06/20/2023
• USAID Resilient Waters

The USAID Resilient Waters Program supported Bupe Banda, the young, female, head of Zambia’s National Community Resources Board, to attend the World Youth Wildlife Summit held in South Africa on September 21st -24th, 2019.

• 06/20/2023
• USAID Resilient Waters

USAID’s Resilient Waters Program and the Southern African Development Community’s Ground Water Institute (SADC-GMI) have been collaborating to enhance LIMCOM’s capacity to integrate groundwater initiatives into their transboundary management efforts.

• 06/09/2023
• USAID Resilient Waters

The Matobo Hills is part of the upper Umzigwane in Zimbabwe, which is a key high-altitude catchment area in the Limpopo river basin. High altitude catchment areas are the main sources of water for a river basin, producing 100 times more water than lower lying areas, and also major storehouses of biodiversity.

• 06/09/2023
• USAID Resilient Waters

The Setswana saying “temo ke botshelo,” “farming is life,” affirms the centrality of subsistence agriculture for the lives and livelihoods of the people living in north-western Botswana.

• 06/09/2023
• USAID Resilient Waters

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has partnered with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on a five-year project to address water challenges facing communities in the Limpopo River Basin and Okavango River Basin.

• 06/08/2023
• USAID Resilient Waters

We are excited to announce the winners of the 2022 Climatelinks photo contest––our biggest contest yet. We received more than 200 submissions from the Climatelinks community, representing more than 45 countries.

• 11/01/2022
• Climatelinks

USAID launched the five-year, $32 million Resilient Waters Program in 2018 to improve transboundary natural resources management and increase the water security and resilience of communities and ecosystems

• 06/01/2022
• Wendy Putnam

Do you have great photos of changemakers in climate and development? Do you want to promote your work on Climatelinks? Now is your chance!

• 05/17/2022
• Climatelinks

USAID’s work across numerous sectors helps countries achieve ambitious climate targets and aids in building the foundation for sustainable growth through natural climate solutions.

• 09/02/2021
• Climatelinks

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.

• 06/18/2020
• Isabela Barriga

The Climatelinks photo contest received an impressive total of 170 submissions from the Climatelinks community, representing more than 40 countries.

• 12/03/2019
• Steve Hardeman

Water security is integral to the health and sustainability of our communities and ecosystems. Achieving water security, however, is challenging for several reasons including poor governance, resource competition and poorly-conceived economic development.

• 05/20/2019
• Basil Mahayni