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The July Adaptation Community Meeting featured USAID PREPARED’s efforts to improve access to climate information in five East African countries (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania).

• 08/08/2017
• Climatelinks

• 08/04/2017

Working with Guatemala’s National Council for Protected Areas and other partners, SERVIR provided technical resources for satellite-based data products to monitor fires across Petén, where fire risk is projected to rise due to higher temperatures and longer dry spells.

• 07/18/2017
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At USAID, development practitioners  assess, address, and adaptively manage climate risks to ensure that programs are resilient in the face of changing climate. 

• 06/28/2017
• Geoff Blate, Becky Chacko, Becky Nicodemus

The NDC Partnership recently launched the NDC Toolbox Navigator, an online platform designed to connect those involved in planning and implementing NDCs with the tools they can use to support planning and implementation.

• 06/23/2017
• Kevin Kurkul, Greg Carlock

Through climate risk management — a structured process to assess and address risks and identify opportunities — USAID can improve the impact and sustainability of its efforts, safeguarding billions of dollars in investments.

• 06/15/2017
• Climatelinks

Two examples of infrastructure development demonstrate how investment in planning and engineering design, that is considerate of future climate conditions, can result in more resilient infrastructure outcomes.

• 06/15/2017
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he Coastal City Adaptation Project was spotlighted at the May monthly Adaptation Community Meeting.  The project has had a range of valuable, scalable experiences, particularly in its sustained support for two major cities, Pemba and Quelimane.

• 06/05/2017
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Hydropower is growing rapidly worldwide as a clean and renewable energy source that helps countries enhance energy security and curb greenhouse gas emissions, depending on location.

• 05/31/2017
• Amy Daniels, Molly Hellmuth

Owing to their geography and location, small island states are some of the most vulnerable countries. Barrels by the Bay has shown that even small efforts can be part of the solution.

• 05/15/2017
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The NDC Partnership recently launched the NDC Toolbox Navigator. The Toolbox Navigator is an online resource focused specifically on resources that support NDC implementation.

• 05/10/2017
• Greg Carlock, Derina Man

The USAID Resources to Advance LEDS Implementation (RALI) Project has teamed up with the NDC Partnership Support Unit on the development of a new online navigator tool to help countries identify tools and methods to help achieve their climate commitments.

• 05/04/2017
• Greg Carlock, Derina Man

At the April 20th  Adaptation Community Meeting, Erica Hovani and Ekhosuehi Iyahen from African Risk Capacity (ARC) tackled the complex but increasingly important topic of insuring countries against climate risks.

• 05/04/2017
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Facing an unusually heavy rainy season, an ongoing cholera outbreak and growing concern about the spread of malaria and other diseases, the Government of Mozambique is turning to USAID for strategies to address climate and weather risks in health sector decisions.

• 04/24/2017
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To help decision makers target resources to areas of Sub-Saharan Africa where they are needed most, USAID is supporting a hotspots mapping initiative to identify places where the potential for weather variability and climate change pose the gravest threat to human health.

• 04/19/2017
• Climatelinks