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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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A farmer plants a eucalyptus sapling on a plot in Zambezia province, Mozambique.
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Achieving Ambitious Food System Transformation in the Context of USAID’s 2022-2030 Climate Strategy

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.
  • Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD)
Suranga Udari is busy at work making her childhood dream of becoming a reporter a reality — despite challenges and barriers.
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Announcing the Climatelinks 2021 Photo Contest

Our 2021 Photo Contest theme is Climate Change and People: The Challenges and Opportunities. We’re looking for submissions that capture the human dimension of climate change, in particular, social and economic responses to global change.
  • Climatelinks
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The Lady of the Fires

When the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu were threatened by forest fires last September, firefighter Jessica Morón and her wildland firefighting team battled the flames to protect the historic sanctuary and its surrounding biodiversity.
  • USAID Publications
Jamaican farmer
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Top 5 Resources of 2020

Climatelinks’ Resource Library houses a variety of climate-related resources from scaling up energy efficiency to community-based forestry enterprises. In 2020, the Climatelinks community contributed over 150 resources on a wide range of topics.
  • Isabela Barriga
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5 Resources You May Have Missed in 2020

The Climatelinks Resource Library grew by 150 documents in 2020, covering a wide range of topics from climate finance to human health. Do you have a favorite Climatelinks resource from this past year? Make sure you didn’t miss these great resources from 2020.
  • Isabela Barriga
Resource people and participants involved in the 2019 edition of the training in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Bridging the Technology Gender Gap in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

Women are the primary custodians of natural resources in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region and are at the forefront of the impacts of climate change. Yet, when it comes to decision-making and research on managing these resources, women’s voices are rarely heard.
  • Rajesh Bahadur, Poonam Tripathi, Utsav Maden
A group of people gathers near a weather monitoring station.
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The Critical Role of the Private Sector in Weather and Climate Services

Improving access to and use of timely, accurate, and actionable weather and climate information is essential to building resilience to climate change and strengthening livelihoods across Africa. Collaborative partnerships between the public and private sectors can foster innovative, sustainable, and cost-effective approaches to weather and climate services systems.
  • Ali Blumenstock
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Top 5 Adaptation Community Meetings from ATLAS

Advancing the field of climate change adaptation requires insight from diverse perspectives, active learning, and creative partnerships. Since 2014, USAID’s Adaptation Community Meetings (ACMs) have served as a platform to share knowledge for climate adaptation and resilience and promote integrated programming.
  • Isabela Barriga
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Changing Energy Practices Improves Women’s Health and Builds Climate Resilience in Nepal

Using firewood more efficiently and promoting alternative energy in Nepal improves women’s health, changes their lives, and reduces climate vulnerability. Building on a foundation of work at the intersection between environment and health in Nepal, the second phase of the USAID’s Hariyo Ban (Green Forests) Program is scaling up approaches to reduce climate change vulnerability and increase community resilience.
  • Judy Oglethorpe, Shant Raj Jnawali