Blog

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

Climatelinks published nearly 20 blogs during COP28, but the insights and resources shared will be useful long after the conference ends.

• 12/14/2023
• Jamie Schoshinski

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

The world is witnessing the highest levels of migration on record, and climate change will increasingly drive this trend. Estimates indicate that by 2050 over 216 million people could move within their countries for climate-related reasons.

• 10/19/2023
• Urbanlinks

USAID is pleased to announce the release of new technical guidance for developing and implementing activities that strengthen the resilience of cities and urban communities. The new guidance provides evidence-based, practical recommendations for programming across a variety of sectors in urban settings.

• 06/08/2023
• Urbanlinks

Learn how USAID is aiding in the progression of climate-resilient urban communities through some of the following blogs on Climatelinks.

• 05/31/2023
• Ariel Schindler

Strengthening and transforming systems to enhance climate resilience is crucial for vulnerable communities. Explore USAID efforts in the context of coastal communities, the power sector, urban planning, and more. 

• 01/19/2023
• Sophie Schrader

In Malawi’s capital Lilongwe, thousands of people hit the nightclubs to party, dance, and eat braai, but Helbert Thondoya is not there to dance.

• 11/29/2022
• Nicholas J. Parkinson

USAID launched the five-year, $32 million Resilient Waters Program in 2018 to improve transboundary natural resources management and increase the water security and resilience of communities and ecosystems

• 06/01/2022
• Wendy Putnam

USAID’s Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) directly provides funds to local scientists to help address development challenges

• 04/07/2022
• Koko Zuberi

Over the course of 2021, the Climatelinks community contributed over 140 blogs on topics from youth climate action to a new wave of private investment for climate solutions.

• 12/09/2021
• Sophie Schrader

In August, Climatelinks explored USAID’s climate work that has been featured on other “Links” sites. Cross-sectoral climate action is essential for preparing communities around the world to manage the impacts of climate change and prevent worst-case climate scenarios.

• 10/05/2021
• Sophie Schrader

USAID’s work across numerous sectors helps countries achieve ambitious climate targets and aids in building the foundation for sustainable growth through natural climate solutions.

• 09/02/2021
• Climatelinks

Libya has vast energy resources. With electricity prices heavily subsidized by the national government and people experiencing daily power outages, public awareness of the need to conserve energy is limited.

• 04/20/2021
• Valerie Gwinner

Climate adaptation can take many forms, ranging from disaster risk reduction to natural resources management, according to the Fifth Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

• 04/14/2021
• Steve Hardeman