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The USAID Upper Lempa Watershed Project focuses on the headwaters of the Lempa River, one of the longest in Central America – and the largest river in El Salvador.

• 08/15/2024
• Winrock International

USAID is committed to improving the well-being of people who migrate or are displaced by climate impacts, as well as the people and communities that receive them.

• 08/15/2024
• Laurie Ashley

Today, Zambia is experiencing the worst drought in 20 years. Drought-induced power outages, lasting up to 20 hours a day, impact the quality of care at health facilities.

• 08/13/2024
• Presley Musonda

Feed the Future Deputy Coordinator for Development Dina Esposito and Global Resilience Partnership Chief Executive Officer Nathanial Matthews discuss resilience priorities.

• 08/08/2024
• Feed the Future

In early 2023, USAID/Pakistan set a goal to help facilitate the growth of the country’s own voluntary carbon market.

• 08/08/2024
• Carolanne Chanik

Food insecurity, extreme weather events, and water scarcity – all of which are made worse by climate change – increase the risk that women, girls, and gender-diverse individuals will be put in situations where their health is compromised.

• 08/06/2024
• Bama Athreya

Climate change undermines the resilience of both ecosystems and communities. USAID commits to supporting and scaling the climate resilience of people, places, ecosystems, and livelihoods vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. 

• 08/06/2024
• Jamie Schoshinski

The Gorilla Coffee Alliance empowers farmers and protects wildlife by supporting resilient and sustainable coffee farming in conflict-affected eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

• 08/01/2024
• Amanda Clark, Gorilla Coffee Alliance

Mangroves are an important natural resource to bolster communities’ resilience to climate change-induced events like tropical storms and extreme rainfall.

• 08/01/2024
• Samakshi Tiwari

The region has witnessed significant changes in the last five years, largely thanks to USAID’s investment in comprehensive, multi-sectoral migration management efforts.

• 07/30/2024
• Ariana Szepesi-Colmenares, Catalina Andazola

The USAID Climate Adaptation Support Activity (CASA) has developed two new resources to help USAID and its partners further LLA in practice.

• 07/25/2024
• Hannah Blair, Laura M. Hammett

How USAID’s disaster-resilient construction in Pakistan is keeping children in school amidst devastating floods.

• 07/25/2024
• Ali Syverson

Robby and his team's hard work has started to change water safety in Pontianak, ensuring an improved resilience to floods and resultant water turbidity. 

• 07/23/2024
• DAI

The Government of Indonesia is transitioning towards low-carbon energy resources while modernizing its electric power systems, as evidenced by its 192 Megawatt peak Cirata floating solar plant.

• 07/23/2024
• Syofvi Roekman

Did you miss the Climatelinks June newsletter? Here's a recap of the June ‘Youth-led Climate Action’ theme.

• 07/18/2024
• Climatelinks