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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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indigenous woman with teal blouse and jewelry standing in a village
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Editor’s Pick: Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

In order for USAID to have maximum impact in confronting the most urgent demands of the climate crisis, improved participation at all levels is key. Thus, an increased emphasis on working with Indigenous Peoples and local communities is critical to USAID’s climate efforts.
  • Sophie Schrader
Remote communities, rapid population growth, and frequent environmental hazards create serious challenges for land managers in the Himalayas.
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Building Better Land Data in the Hindu Kush and Himalayas

USAID and NASA’s joint SERVIR program is working with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) to develop a new tool to give the region better information for land management, and hopefully make those choices easier.
  • Meryl Kruskopf, Jake Ramthun
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Editor’s Pick: Regional Approaches to Climate Change

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.
  • Sophie Schrader
Emissions from agriculture vary depending on the season, management and region. Using annual emission factors could cause over- or under-estimates of emissions.
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Why Update Emission Factors for Irrigated Rice in Vietnam?

Rice production accounts for a significant portion of many Asian countries’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and Vietnam is one of the world’s largest rice producers. To meet the targets set out in its nationally determined contribution (NDC) and to maintain transparency in national communications (NC), Vietnam assesses the spatial variation of emissions across its rice-producing regions.
  • Sadie Shelton
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Building an Enabling Environment for Climate-Smart Agriculture: The Role of Governments

The agriculture sector across the globe not only feeds the world’s population but it also provides nearly 27 percent of worldwide employment. Yet the sector faces significant sustainability challenges: it is estimated to contribute more than one-fifth of global greenhouse gas emissions through a combination of agricultural activities and land use changes, and it consumes, on average, 70 percent of the world’s freshwater resources.
  • Feed the Future Enabling Environment for Food Security
Artist’s concept of the Global Precipitation Measurement Core Observatory, a joint international project of NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency that measures rain and snow.
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Strengthening Climate Resilience from Space

At first glance, USAID and NASA seem like an unlikely pair. NASA’s satellites watch the world from above; USAID helps farmers around the world grow crops from the ground up. But through a 15-year partnership, we’re helping solve one of the greatest threats to Earth — the climate crisis — and simultaneously strengthening resilience against poverty, hunger, malnutrition, and lack of access to safe water and sanitation.
  • Pete Epanchin
A woman in an orange high-visibility vest stands smiling at the camera near two wind turbines in a mountainous area.
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Confronting the Climate Crisis

As an Agency that stares down the world’s toughest challenges, none pose a greater threat than climate change. The science is clear: we have a narrow window remaining to dramatically reduce global emissions or we all face catastrophic consequences — with the most vulnerable populations continuing to get hit the hardest.
  • Gillian Caldwell
Image: a narrow, polluted waterway centers the framed, lined by houses on either side.
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Plastic is a Climate Issue, Too

USAID’s work on ocean plastic pollution operates at the intersection of several related problems and highlights opportunities for innovation in waste management.
  • Ruby Rorty
Image of an electronic billboard showing a list of air pollutant measurements alongside an overall air quality of "satisfactory."
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Catalyzing Action for Clean Air and the Climate

After its success with improving solid waste and water management, the city of Indore, India has consistently been ranked the cleanest city in that country by the government’s annual Swachh Survekshan survey. Now, Indore is focused on having cleaner skies.
  • Beth Elliott and the Clean Air Catalyst Indore and Global Teams
Mr. Tuladhar charging up an electric bus in Kathmandu, Nepal
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Linking Air Pollution and Climate Change in Nepal

Poor air quality and climate change are major challenges facing Nepal. Air pollution poses the second highest risk factor for death and disability in the country, behind only malnutrition. Meanwhile, scientists predict that Nepal will be especially vulnerable to climate change over the next century.
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