Climatelinks Photo Gallery

Climate Care Africa staff and well-wishers planned a tree planting drive at Kuoyo Kowee Primary School in Kisumu County, Seme Constituency, Kenya. The tree-growing drive helped teach students the importance of planting trees and taking care of them. The underlying lesson was that trees help improve environmental conditions, agricultural fortunes in the community, and the global climate in general. The idea behind this event was to develop a culture encouraging youths to take care of trees at school and at home. Once the students were taught the importance of growing trees, rather than just planting them and leaving them to grow by themselves, Climate Care Africa staff and the school fraternity planted 100 seedlings.

In this photo, Climate Care Africa’s Executive Director watches students planting a tree after his demonstration. This activity helps absorb excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, thereby controlling global warming. The program is a Climate Care Africa initiative.

This photo was taken on October 21, 2021, in the city of Chimoio, Manica Province in Mozambique.

This woman is a beneficiary of the RAMA-BC project, Resilient Agricultural Market Activities- Beira Corridor, which aims to produce vermicompost fertilizer in communities to fertilize home gardens and generate extra income. The RAMA-BC project is funded by USAID Feed the Future and implemented by Land O'Lakes Venture37. RAMA-BC's local implementation partners include the Municipal Council of Chimoio and the Center for Research and Technology Transfer for Community Development of Manica. The woman pictured is harvesting vermicompost for her vegetable garden to transform it into organic waste. Vermicompost makes the soil more productive, allowing it to hold water like a sponge, and this combats drought and climate change.

Xitiku illustrates the use of a discarded plastic bag in preparing the fire used to cook food. People burning plastic and other types of waste to make it disappear is a very common practice in urban and rural Mozambique. Air pollution is almost always ignored. This practice pollutes the air and can cause climate change. It can also cause skin problems and respiratory problems.

The photo was taken in September 2021, in Manhiça district, Maputo province, Mozambique.

In Mozambique, plastic bags are the preferred packaging of products in the informal market. In the case of the charcoal trade, plastic bags are used to pack the coal, and when the coal arrives at a home, this plastic becomes the raw material used to make a fire. This practice contributes to air pollution.

This photo was taken in July 2022, in Manhiça district, Maputo province, Mozambique.

Plastic materials take a long time to decay. Their disposal in the oceans can damage the health of aquatic animals and the humans who consume them. On land, these plastics can cause land degradation. This image illustrates a series of plastics found on a beach in Maputo City. The image demonstrates the resistance of plastic.

The photo was taken in May 2022 in Marginal, Maputo City, Mozambique.

Plastic in drainage ditches is a great danger to public health. The water condition degrades, the environment changes, the smell changes, and mosquitoes, cockroaches, and rats appear.

This photo was taken in April 2022 at Sommershield Neighborhood in Maputo City, Mozambique.

While plastic is a danger to the environment and public health, many people rely on plastic as a source of income. They collect, market, or recycle plastic, ultimately reducing plastic pollution.

This photo was taken in Maputo City, Mozambique, in November 2021.

Rwanda is the smallest country located in the East African region. From May to July, Rwanda suffers from droughts, especially in its Eastern province. This photo was taken on the morning of July 2nd, 2022. It shows the rising sun. The prolonged drought in the area leads to a lack of water, a lack of biodiversity, the drying of grasses and shrubs, and wind erosion.

Solid waste management is still one of Rwanda's most challenging environmental issues. Dumping sites are mostly found near markets, while domestic waste is often thrown into farms to become fertilizer. This photo shows a dumping site near Mahoko Market, Rubavu District, Mudende sector in the Western province of Rwanda.

Water in Rwanda has become a serious issue due to unplanned settlement structures and a lack of water treatment plants. Most Rwandans use and drink stagnant water from rivers, lakes, and dams. This water is generally salty. This photo was taken in the Kanzenze sector, Rubavu District, in the western part of Rwanda.

Away from Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, and its three satellite cities of Rwamagana, Bugesera, and Muhanga, Musanze is one of eight secondary cities home to numerous green spaces and infrastructure. It is also home to the largest part of the Volcanoes National Park, and the forest is thick due to heavy rainfall.



The city is full of greenery, as seen from the streets and road junctions. It is also concerned with generating green energy. This photo was taken at the Fatima Hotel in the Muzane district.

My team and I organized a cleanup of Bassam Beach in Côte d’Ivoire. The purpose was to educate the population on how plastic pollution can harm the ocean, marine life, and public health. As we do not have large organizations leading this, we must work with our local communities to address this problem

This photo was taken in Camotán, Chiquimula, one of Guatemala's most food-insecure areas. Currently, Guatemala runs the risk of having 4.6 million people in a state of food insecurity this season. In Semilla Nueva, we help farmers access new corn seeds. These seeds have higher levels of the often missing essential nutrients, higher yields, and are resilient to climate change (especially in Guatemala's driest areas). Our model is simple: we package what children and mothers most need (better nutrition) with what farmers most want (better incomes to break the cycle of poverty). Our seeds are non-GMO, and we do not believe in patents.

Uganda, located at the source of the Nile River, has vast hydropower resources and is in the process of developing a number of run-of-river dams, including the soon to be commissioned Karuma Hydropower Station (600 MW). The country has an ambitious goal of achieving 80% of its electricity access by 2040 compared to a current access rate of about 30%, and most of it will be powered by hydroelectricity.



Under the Energy Utility Partnership Program (EUPP), the United States Energy Association (USEA), with USAID Power Africa funding, has been helping improve Uganda’s power generation by working closely with the Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) since 2017. Over the past five years, the program has prioritized building the capacity of Uganda’s hydropower plants through improving operations and maintenance, asset management, and dam safety using the expertise of volunteering American experts and hands-on training.



This photo was taken during an executive exchange on hydropower for Uganda Electricity Generation Company UEGCL that USEA hosted from May 16th to 20th. The purpose of this executive exchange was to discuss best practices in hydropower operation and maintenance, risk management, dam safety, and construction planning for UEGCL’s power stations. U.S. experts working with UEGCL and Eskom at the Nalubaale-Kiira Hydropower Complex helped improve dam safety and water resource management as climate change affects water levels in the Nile River.

This photo was taken near Lambokely, adjoining the Menabe Antimena Protected Area in Madagascar, showing devastating deforestation of the landscape following in-migration. The baobabs are a stark legacy of all that is left of a rare, species-rich, dry forest landscape, following repeated slash and burn practice, then agriculture, all within a very short time period - indeed, a paradise lost, unless the world stands with indigenous communities to improve livelihood options that are regenerative and realistic. Efforts are underway to promote an Integrated Fire Management practice, Firewise Community training, and community-based planning to reduce unwanted fire ignitions and avoid further wildfires. For this to succeed, forests must have a tangible value and benefit for communities that are struggling to survive. Partners include the United States Forest Service- International Programs and the USAID Mikajy project.

When animals collide with energy infrastructure, it can be fatal and cost utilities in Africa millions. Power Africa is working with the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) to reduce the impacts on both electric utilities and the critically important wildlife in southern Africa.

They recently completed an assessment of the Rietvlei Nature Reserve, one of 90 protected areas assessed in South Africa. As a source of water for much of the city, Rietvlei is a fairly large expanse of nature within an urban setting, covering about 4,000 hectares. Given that the Apollo-Verwoerdburg Substation is located next door, there are a number of transmission lines running through and around the Reserve.  

The assessment of Rietvlei and other protected areas resulted in recommendations to Eskom, South Africa’s main power utility, on how to reduce the impacts of electricity transmission and distribution on wildlife.