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In Honduras, USAID seeks to promote renewable energy and environmental conservation and strengthen marginalized groups' participation in local and national governance.

• 02/29/2024
• Kristin Kelly Jangraw

As of March 2023, USAID had mobilized more than $1 billion in private capital for development through INVEST, working in 81 countries across a wide range of sectors.

• 02/05/2024
• Sharon D’Onofrio, Kristin Kelly Jangraw

USAID is committed to supporting a just and inclusive transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy. 

• 12/05/2023
• Kasandra Richardson

The Women in Power System Transformation initiative was launched to close the workforce gap and advance gender diversity in the power sector.

• 12/05/2023
• Ryan Horns, Isabel McCan

In Uganda, USAID, and Berkeley Lab partnered with Clean Energy Enthusiasts to help women entrepreneurs upgrade to more efficient and productive electric equipment. After conducting a survey of small business owners on the challenges of accessing and financing efficient electric equipment, the team trained 240 women small business owners in eight districts across Uganda.

• 04/06/2023
• Christine Chumbler

Throughout the second week of the 27th UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP27), Climatelinks featured blogs related themes, such as such as gender, energy, and climate resilience and the ways that USAID is working to advance its climate goals. Here’s a recap of the week-two blogs.

• 11/30/2022
• Ariel Schindler

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

One of the greatest threats to our global community is climate change, and research shows women are more vulnerable than men to its consequences.

• 03/09/2021
• Corinne Hart

The USAID-funded Kathmandu Vehicle Alliance (KEVA) program, implemented by Winrock International from 2001 to 2006, continues to benefit the environment and people of Nepal due to its role in expanding the electric vehicle market, which has reduced GHG emissions that lower air quality and contribute to climate change.

• 06/22/2020
• Anne Cassidy

The clean energy sector has seen rapid growth. Countries around the world have embraced these technologies to achieve low emission development goals, increase infrastructure resilience and energy access, and reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels.

• 11/07/2019
• Derina Man