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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
Planning for Hydropower Resilience in a Changing Climate: a four step approach to addressing risk

Planning for Hydropower Resilience in a Changing Climate: A Four Step Approach to Addressing Risk

May 31, 2017
Amy Daniels
Molly Hellmuth
Blog Post
A global survey of 50 companies found that 40% of hydropower operators see evidence of climate change already influencing their engineering and...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, climate risk management, climate screening, emissions, infrastructure, low emission development strategies, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, resilience
Geography: 
Global
Barrels By the Bay - schools

Why Climate Change Matters to the Health of Small Island States

May 15, 2017
Dominique Maingot
Blog Post
Small island developing states often face a vicious cycle where limited financial and medical resources affect economic growth and development, which...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, health, water
Geography: 
Asia, Latin America & Caribbean
NDC partnership logo

From Climate Commitments to Action — The NDC Toolbox Navigator Brings a World of Resources into Customized Focus

May 10, 2017
Greg Carlock
Derina Man
Blog Post
To date, 191 countries have submitted national climate commitments, or nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, emissions, governance, low emission development strategies, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, partnership, resilience, Training
Geography: 
Global
NDC partnership website

RALI Collaborates with WRI to Identify Tools to Support Climate Commitments

May 4, 2017
Greg Carlock
Derina Man
Blog Post
The USAID Resources to Advance LEDS Implementation (RALI) Project has teamed up with the NDC Partnership Support Unit on the development of a new...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, climate finance, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, sustainable landscapes, Training
Geography: 
Global

Community Spotlights: Health and Climate Change Resources

April 27, 2017
Katherine Cunningham
Joyce-Lynn Njinga
Community Spotlights
Climatelinks focused on climate change’s impacts to human health this month. We featured a potential malaria transmission early warning system based...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, climate science, health
Geography: 
Global
Ghana health sign

Hotspots of Health Risks in Sub-Saharan Africa

April 19, 2017
Fernanda Zermoglio
Blog Post
To help decision makers target resources to areas of Sub-Saharan Africa where they are needed most, USAID is supporting a hotspots mapping initiative...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, health, resilience, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Africa