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USAID’s approach to Low Emissions Agriculture and Food Systems serves to substantially reduce GHG emissions compared to business-as-usual scenarios and/or emissions intensity.

• 03/20/2024
• Caitlin Corner-Dolloff, Alyxandra Ruzevich

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

The most visited resources in 2023 cover a range of topics including climate risk management, climate finance, and indicators for climate change and development.

• 12/26/2023
• Jamie Schoshinski

These resources can help agricultural development practitioners understand how their work intersects with climate change programming.

• 12/10/2023
• Alejandro Valencia, Michael Saltz

In 2022, the Climatelinks community submitted resources on topics ranging from a series of climate change videos to the recently released e-textbooks and online training modules. Explore the five most visited resources on Climatelinks this year.

• 12/22/2022
• Sophie Schrader

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.

• 11/07/2022
• Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD)

With a presence in 100 countries and more than 10,000 staff globally, USAID has a unique and timely opportunity to help reshape the renewable energy ecosystem and promote the adoption of a circular economy approach to renewable energy, plastics, and other sectors – helping to shift the balance of natural resource use for all our stuff from one of waste and disposability to one of sustainability while providing and creating new economic opportunities.

• 10/24/2022
• Gillian Caldwell

In the lead-up to the 2022 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 27th Conference of Parties (COP27), the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD) will host its 187th public meeting, focused on the ongoing BIFAD-commissioned study on systemic solutions for climate change adaptation and mitigation in agricultural, nutrition, and food systems. Registration is open for this October 26th meeting, and the public is invited to comment on preliminary findings.

• 10/18/2022
• Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD)

The meeting will publicly introduce the BIFAD Subcommittee on Systemic Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems.

• 08/24/2022
• Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD)

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.

• 06/28/2022
• Policy, Research, Capacity and Influence Innovation Lab

As Europe’s energy crisis deepens and global climate change impacts intensify, finding new and efficient ways to promote and invest in clean, renewable energy is critical.

• 06/02/2022
• Sarah Bumbarger

The climate crisis is here, and President Biden has called for all-hands-on-deck in response.

• 05/10/2022
• Colleen Allen

On Earth Day 2022, USAID officially launched its new 2022-2030 Climate Strategy.

• 04/22/2022
• Sophie Schrader

African and Asian countries have developed Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs).

• 03/23/2022
• Funke Aderonmu

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.

• 02/23/2022
• Christine Chumbler