Climatelinks Photo Gallery

This photo was taken in Ambondrolava village, Toliara II rural commune, in the southwest region of Madagascar, on April 20, 2024.  It illustrates the mangrove planting activity carried out by local communities. This activity was carried out as part of a mangrove restoration project in the southwest region of Madagascar. It's a project organized by local people, under the guidance and technical support of the NGO Honko Salama, with financial backing from the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie. This photo reflects the courage of local people to promote mangrove restoration to combat climate change.

Women at the POPI Plastic Aggregation Center in Semarang, Indonesia, are leading a green revolution through plastic sorting. With support from local NGOs and the Women in Waste’s Economic Empowerment Activity under the USAID Clean Cities, Blue Ocean program, these women are making it easier for plastic to be recycled. Properly recycling plastic materials helps mitigate climate change because when plastic waste is left to decompose, harmful chemicals, including those that worsen climate change, are released into the atmosphere. This activity also advances gender equality by empowering women to meaningfully participate in the waste sector.

Mrs. Ou Kong Kea from the province of Svay Rieng, Cambodia, uses the bio-slurry that the biodigester produces as a byproduct and creates new revenue-generating options. Bio-slurry is a powerful organic fertilizer that improves the quality of agricultural products as well as the productivity of smallholder farmers Additionally, it generates more income prospects by boosting the sales of bio-slurry and agricultural products. Improving smallholder farmers' output and profits goes a long way towards reducing overall food insecurity in rural areas. 

These farmers in Buhera, Zimbabwe, adopted climate-resilient farming practices to combat climate change impacts like droughts and floods and improve food security. The Climate Adaptation for Rural Livelihoods Phase 2 (CARL 2) project, funded by Oxfam GB and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and implemented by Southern Alliance For Indigenous Resources, helped them transform their diesel-powered irrigation system to a solar-powered drip system, improving water efficiency and enabling year-round cash crop production of tomatoes, maize, and beans. Now, their farm is both a sustainable business and a center of excellence; they have hosted more than 250 local visitors and 20 school children to learn about climate-resilient farming.

At Kids Club Kampala, the Ewafe Project Transitional Home in Luwero, Uganda, offers a family-based care solution for abandoned and at-risk children in the slums of Kampala. Its goal is to reunite these children with their relatives or place them with suitable foster care families, reintegrating them into loving environments. Sustainability is a key component of the transitional home. This photo captures on-site farmer, Ronnie, holding a jackfruit grown on the farm. Ewafe cultivates the majority of its food and use manure from its cows to fertilise its crops. During their rehabilitation, the children learn about sustainable farming practices and actively participate in farming activities alongside Ronnie.

Kids Club Kampala provides transitional homes and reunification services to orphaned and vulnerable children in Luwero, Uganda. Sustainability is a core component of the organization’s Ewafe Project Transitional Home, which uses a rainwater harvesting system to provide reliable, clean water. By capturing and utilizing rainwater, the organization mitigates the impacts of water scarcity, which is an escalating challenge in Uganda due to increasing drought periods exacerbated by climate change. The group hopes to boost its climate resilience and promote sustainable living practices among the children it serves.

Kids Club Kampala provides transitional homes and reunification services to orphaned and vulnerable children in Luwero, Uganda. Sustainability is a core component of the organization’s Ewafe Project Transitional Home. The home is powered by a biogas energy system and solar panels, which reduces the organization’s reliance on fossil fuels and minimizes greenhouse gas emissions.

This yard of planted marita in a remote village in Upper Jimi, Jiwaka Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG), will bear edible fruit in a year. Intensifying natural disasters and rising sea levels are impeding development and threatening the food security and livelihoods of Papua New Guineans. The USAID PNG Lukautim Graun Program, in partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society PNG and the PNG rural Development Inc., helped plant this marita, which will strengthen the community's resilience to climate change impacts. It has also supported more than 12,000 people with disaster preparedness, helping build resilience to future climate-related threats, and provided humanitarian assistance to save lives and reduce suffering in communities affected by conflict or natural disasters.

A GPS training for community rangers in Bena, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG), prepares them for an upcoming external boundary survey for land use planning. The USAID PNG Lukautim Graun Program, with its partners at the national, provincial, and community levels, supports communities with land use management to promote effective stewardship of natural resources and conserve biodiversity in priority places. The program has supported traditional clan landowners in five provinces of PNG to manage and protect over 360,000 hectares of land as of December 2022. By helping these communities better understand their resources and boundaries, it improves their reforestation, afforestation, conservation, and other natural resource management work that help mitigate climate change.

A woman in Nepal's remote Kailali district reuses wastewater from her kitchen to grow vegetables and beans, something she would not be able to do without access to water at home. To improve living conditions, the USAID Karnali Water Activity collaborated with the community to ensure each of the 13 families has a tap in their home. This initiative not only eases the burden of water collection, but also supports sustainable agricultural practices. As climate change exacerbates water scarcity through more frequent droughts and unpredictable weather patterns, practices that conserve water will be crucial to building climate resilience.

Sr. Kisolo Stella Abigail, the Assistant District Health Officer in charge of Maternal and Child Health in Mbale District, Uganda, plants a tree at Busiu HC IV. She has used her leadership to help the community of health workers in her district to address climate change. In her core task, Sr. Kisolo works collaborates with the USAID Uganda Health Activity to mentor and orient health care workers to deliver quality health services to community members like mothers and children, thereby saving lives.  

This 26-year-old resident of Achham district in Nepal is now able to access safe drinking water right at her doorstep, thanks to support from the USAID Karnali Water Activity. The activity provided 39 families with convenient access to water for the first time, ensuring better health and hygiene for the entire community. The project also enhances the community's resilience to the impacts of climate change, such as droughts and unpredictable weather patterns, which can disrupt traditional water sources.

This photo was taken at Mbale District's Busiu Health Center IV in Uganda. Health workers lead by the Mbale District Assistant Health Officer in charge of Maternal and Child Health plant trees as part of their efforts to address climate change. 

Youth play chess in the dark at Thapathali Chess Park during load-shedding hours during the dry summer months in Kathmandu, Nepal.

This photo shows climate-resilient homes in a local community in Lafia, Nigeria. The houses are built using traditional earthen and climate-resilient materials. This helps the community confront climate change by enhancing their capacity to adapt to its impacts. The houses are constructed to withstand extreme weather events such as heat. This project empowers local communities to take leadership roles in climate change adaptation and resilience-building efforts through cost effective methods and from their immediate environment.

The head of the Installation and New Connections Department at Electricity Distribution Company (EDCO) stands in front of the first solar generation plant that she designed in Kerak, Jordan. Since partnering with USAID's Engendering Industries program, EDCO has worked to recognize the contributions of women and enhance gender equality to facilitate the company's transition to renewable energy. A particular focus has been placed on developing talent in the rural and socially conservative southern region of the country. The company appointed the first female managing director in 2022 and, around the same time, the woman pictured became the first woman to lead a department. Studies show that companies perform better when they enhance gender equality, with better bottom line business indicators, improved culture, and more innovation. USAID's Engendering Industries partners with power utilities and other companies around the world that are leading the transition to renewable energy to speed their work to mitigate climate change.