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Introducing Globalwaters.org!

Introducing Globalwaters.org!

August 17, 2017
Russell Sticklor
Announcements
Globalwaters.org is a global knowledge resource for USAID staff, implementing partners and the broader community of development practitioners working...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, sustainable landscapes, Training, water
Geography: 
Global
PREPARED maps

Scaling Up Climate Services: Lessons from East Africa

August 8, 2017
Erin Martin
Blog Post
Climate services are an increasingly valuable input to decision-making in environmental management, disaster preparedness and in evaluating climate...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, resilience, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Africa
Black Volta River

Musing on Water in Northern Ghana

August 4, 2017
Gabriel Sidman
Blog Post
This blog was originally published on the Winrock International website . As an intense sun beat down on northern Ghana, a barefoot child scooped...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, governance, land tenure, WASH, water
Geography: 
Africa
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Marrying Data and Development: How SERVIR Helps Countries Manage Environmental Risks

July 18, 2017
Erin Martin
Blog Post
While emerging scientific evidence suggests that wildfires are on the rise globally, Guatemala’s northern department of Petén, a forest area rich in...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, evaluation, forest/forestry, land use, Monitoring & Evaluation, partnership, resilience, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Africa, Global, Latin America & Caribbean
Newly constructed Ennery bridge in Haiti.

Engineering Design Builds Climate-Resilience in Haiti and Dominica

June 15, 2017
Joyce-Lynn Njinga
Blog Post
In 2008, Haiti faced four major tropical storms affecting nearly 250,000 people. These events caused flash floods and mudslides that led to loss of...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, Climate Risk Management, coastal, disaster, infrastructure, resilience, transportation
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean

Community Spotlights: Resources to Support Screening for and Managing Climate Risk

June 8, 2017
Joyce-Lynn Njinga
Community Spotlights
Climatelinks is focusing on climate risk management this month. Explore the following resources and blogs covering this topic, shared with us by...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, Climate Risk Management, climate screening, disaster, mitigation, resilience, sustainable landscapes, vulnerability assessment, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Global