Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an approach to agriculture that can offer farmers in Africa substantial benefits in terms of increased...
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adaptation, agriculture, resilienceGeography:
AfricaBlog
In their nationally determined contributions (NDCs), 92 developing countries mentioned livestock-related emissions, and 48 of the 92 explicitly...
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agriculture, emissions, forest/forestry, land use, mitigation, sustainable landscapesGeography:
Global
An Analysis of Nine USAID Agricultural Development Projects Shows How Low-emission Practices Contribute to Food Security and Mitigate Climate Change.
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agriculture, food security, mitigation, sustainable landscapesGeography:
Africa, Asia, Global, Latin America & Caribbean
Irrigated rice represents at least 10-12% of all greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. 28 Parties – including Bangladesh, China, and Vietnam –...
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agriculture, emissions, food security, land use, low emission development strategies, sustainable landscapesGeography:
Asia
USAID typically contributes to development outcomes through solicitations where a contract or grant is awarded to a partner to undertake the...
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adaptation, agriculture, clean energy, climate change integration, Climate Risk Management, emissions, food security, mitigationGeography:
Africa, Global, Middle East
Climatelinks is focusing on the nexus of agriculture and climate change throughout October. Through the Climatelinks blog and library , and via...
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adaptation, agriculture, climate change integration, Climate Risk Management, food security, land use, mitigation, resilienceGeography:
Global
Malaria kills hundreds of thousands of people worldwide every year (over 90% of these deaths occur in Africa) and diarrheal disease is the second...
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adaptation, healthGeography:
Africa
Agriculture occupies 40 percent of Earth’s land surface, accounts for more than 70 percent of freshwater withdrawals and emits between a quarter and...
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agriculture, mitigation, sustainable landscapesGeography:
GlobalAcross sub-sectors of rural climate resilience – including social protection, disaster risk reduction, livelihood diversification, climate-smart...
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adaptation, agriculture, food security, gender, resilienceGeography:
Global
Asia’s high mountains and the ice and snow-covered landscapes that form the headwaters of Asia’s most economically and culturally important rivers...
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adaptation, biodiversity, land use, mountainGeography:
Asia
Deforestation, half of which is due to commercial agriculture, creates almost as much greenhouse gas emissions as global road travel and it continues...
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forest/forestry, land use, mitigation, partnership, private-sector engagement, sustainable landscapesGeography:
Global
This month Climatelinks focuses on ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA). Explore below the many resources, blogs, knowledge portals and communities of...
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adaptation, ecosystemsGeography:
Global
Mexico is a regional leader in addressing climate change; in 2012, it was the first developing country to adopt national legislation to reduce...
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agriculture, carbon, clean energy, emissions, mitigation, Monitoring & EvaluationGeography:
Latin America & Caribbean
The densely forested and richly biodiverse Panchase area of Western Nepal is vulnerable to climate change--from the drying of water sources to...
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adaptation, biodiversity, ecosystems, evaluation, forest/forestry, Monitoring & Evaluation, resilienceGeography:
Asia, GlobalUSAID awarded a five-year blanket purchase agreement to support climate risk management. USAID operating units can release request for quotes for...
Keywords:
climate change integration, Climate Risk ManagementGeography:
Global