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USAID’s HEARTH initiative aims to advance both the sustainable conservation of threatened landscapes and the well-being and prosperity of communities.

• 04/11/2024
• Christina Seybolt, Sara Carlson, Rob Cohen

HEARTH is a collaborative public–private partnership approach to sustainable development initiated by USAID that seeks to address biodiversity loss and climate change while supporting the livelihoods of local communities. 

• 03/19/2024
• Sara Carlson, Robert Cohen

The most visited resources in 2023 cover a range of topics including climate risk management, climate finance, and indicators for climate change and development.

• 12/26/2023
• Jamie Schoshinski

The resilience of education systems and infrastructure can reduce climate risks to education outcomes.

• 12/08/2023
• Climatelinks

Here's a recap of the October ‘Behavior Change’ theme complete with programs, resources, and blogs from the month.

• 11/22/2023
• Climatelinks

With a human-centered perspective rooted in behavior change, climate practitioners can help communities adapt to an uncertain future.

• 10/27/2023
• Alison Howard

A better understanding of agency through a gendered lens will enable health-focused social and behavior change programs to produce transformative results.

• 10/25/2023
• Rachel Taylor, Piyush Kumar, Courtney McLarnon

The USAID Reducing Pollution project works closely with local partners in Vietnam to address multiple sources of air pollution.

• 10/10/2023
• USAID Reducing Pollution project

CACCI is a worldwide coalition of research institutions dedicated to helping countries use better research methodologies, data analysis and policy building to create climate resilience through implementation of NDCs and NAPs, based on the best available research.

• 06/28/2022
• Policy, Research, Capacity and Influence Innovation Lab

To make a living in the West African Sahel, farmers and herders must look for ways to stretch what little rain they receive.

• 06/23/2022
• Jake Ramthun, Dr. Vikalp Mishra

FEWS NET is the global gold standard for food insecurity early warning.

• 03/31/2022
• Kiersten Johnson, James P. Verdin

African and Asian countries have developed Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs).

• 03/23/2022
• Funke Aderonmu

In order to effectively act against deforestation within their territories, Indigenous communities first must be able to quickly detect it.

• 03/08/2022
• Global Waters

While the threats posed by climate change may be daunting, USAID programs are rising to the challenge. In this newsletter, explore and learn from USAID’s efforts to address regional impacts of climate change, which can help inform global climate solutions. 

• 02/16/2022
• Sophie Schrader

This blog is the second part in an Editor’s Pick Series highlighting USAID’s regional approaches to climate and development. The first part of the series featured Climatelinks blogs that reflect these efforts, and this second part features resources and projects with a regional focus.

• 02/09/2022
• Sophie Schrader