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Through Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria, USAID is improving individual, family, and community nutrition and changing health norms.

• 03/07/2024
• Ramatu Ada Ochekliye

The following resources offer guidance on how USAID programs can limit emissions from the agriculture sector and implement other climate-smart agriculture practices. 

• 03/05/2024
• Jamie Schoshinski

ATI developed the Climate Finance Innovation Toolbox to encourage the design and implementation of climate interventions.

• 02/23/2024
• Kigen Chelimo

Taking a systems thinking approach is critical to both dealing with the immediate issues, but also intervening in ways that catalyzes ongoing improvements in how the system manages challenges going forward.

• 02/23/2024
• Katy Allen, Yohannes Assefa, Anthony Nyungu

By combining satellite imagery with data from ground-based weather stations, scientists can more effectively monitor and predict weather patterns.

• 01/16/2024
• Hannah Button

With more than 150 blogs published in 2023 alone, it is easy for some to fly under the radar. Here are some blogs you may have missed.

• 12/21/2023
• Jamie Schoshinski

The report identifies leverage points within agrifood systems to drive shifts toward net-zero emissions and climate-resilient pathways while achieving food security goals.

• 12/15/2023
• Reid Hamel

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

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

To track water availability for livestock and agriculture across Africa, scientists with FEWS NET developed a Water Point Viewer that monitors 338 rangeland ponds. 

• 12/10/2023
• Khaled Dakak

USAID Senior Advisor for Climate Change Ann Vaughan talks about gender equity in agriculture and food security as related to climate change.

• 12/07/2023
• Feed the Future

The 2023 Climatelinks Photo Contest was a great success. We received over 250 submissions from the Climatelinks community, representing more than 40 countries. Congratulations to the winners!

• 11/13/2023
• Climatelinks

As the ongoing El Niño is expected to gain strength, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network is using scientific insights to predict how it will affect food security.

• 11/02/2023
• Hannah Button

Human activity is the cause of many environmental problems, but understanding human behavior and decision-making presents a solution.

• 10/31/2023
• Kristi Marciano

Please find a recap of the August 2023 ‘Land’ theme below. You won’t want to miss this short list of top programs, resources, and blogs from the month.

• 09/26/2023
• Climatelinks

The Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD) Subcommittee on Systemic Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems has released a draft commissioned report, "Operationalizing USAID’s Climate Strategy to Achieve Transformative Adaptation and Mitigation in Agricultural and Food Systems." Please join a hybrid public meeting on September 11, 2023, from 10:00 am –3:30 pm EDT to share and discuss the main findings, targets, and recommendations.

• 09/08/2023
• Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD)