Climatelinks Photo Gallery

Tour operators from around the Central Africa region are welcomed by the Bushi people in the Royal Kingdom of Kabare in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as part of an event showcasing tourism activities in and around Kahuzi Biega National Park in December 2018. The event, co-organized by the U.S. Forest Service International Programs and the Wildlife Conservation Society and supported by USAID’s Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment, aimed to promote the parks offerings and encourage more tours operators in the region to offer trips to the area. Building capacity of national park staff and involving local communities not only improves visitor experience and creates economic opportunities for neighboring communities, but also puts the park on track for long-term financial stability, an essential step in the long-term protection of these landscapes, and the preservation of the forests within them.

Deforestation is one of the biggest components of climate change, accounting for about 20% of greenhouse gas emissions globally. For this reason, re-greening the planet will be just as important a component of stopping climate change as cuts to fossil fuel consumption. Our forests extract CO2 from the atmosphere and capture it within the trees: 14 tons per hectare, annually. The carbon impact of purchasing one share in The Generation Forest is about equivalent to changing to a vegetarian diet. Just 10 shares are enough to offset a person’s entire lifetime carbon emissions.

Tania, Ambassador of our organization.

Two agricultural extensionists from the Mam Mayan population of Todos Santos undergoing a field training day for improved post harvest practices. Todos Santos Cuchumatán is a municipality from Huehuetenango, at 12,559ft elevation, a drought or extreme rainfall have serious effects on smallholder farmers crops, therefore the PHLIL helps this farmers improve their resilience to climate change by improving post-harvest practices, reducing contamination of their corn and increasing their yields, ensuring food safety in adverse conditions. Todos Santos Cuchumatán, Huehuetenango, Guatemala. October 25, 2017.

Feed the Future Post Harvest Loss Innovation Lab Guatemala, Asociación Share de Guatemala.

This photo was captured in Biliqo-Bulesa Community of Isiolo County in Kenya during a field assessment of community vulnerability and adaptation to climate variability in 2018. The Acacia tree under which they shelter at peak sun hours drop highly nutritious seed pods that the animals eat before they embark on grazing in the late afternoon or evening when the sun goes down.

Women of the Laisamis Manyata village in Marsabit county in Kenya discuss climate variability, community vulnerability, and adaptation mechanisms in their community during an assessment exercise in the Northern Kenya Rangelands in 2018.

Adapting to change is of interest to all, particularly in work that previously seemed odd. For instance, from the most formal to the most informal mining sites, all actors perform the various jobs associated with the production process, with the exceptions being kiln construction, firing and loading.

In some instances, women miners are almost totally excluded on the highest-paid tasks on site. In this image, women load minerals and other construction materials.

Tour operators from around the Central Africa region were welcomed by the Bushi people in the Royal Kingdom of Kabare in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as part of an event showcasing tourism activities in and around Kahuzi Biega National Park in December 2018. The event, co-organized by the U.S. Forest Service International Programs and the Wildlife Conservation Society and supported by USAID’s Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment, aimed to promote the parks offerings and encourage more tours operators in the region to offer trips to the area. Building capacity of national park staff and involving local communities not only improves visitor experience and creates economic opportunities for neighboring communities, but also puts the park on track for long-term financial stability, an essential step in the long-term protection of these landscapes, and the preservation of the forests within them.

Men of Merille Manyata village in Marsabit County in Kenya map their community resources as they discuss Climate variability, community vulnerability, its impact and adaptation mechanisms in their Melako community Conservancy during an assessment exercise in the Northern Kenya Rangelands in 2018.

IWMI and DSCWM staff inspecting a meteorological station built in Shikharpur Baitadi, Nepal in 2017. The station will provide data to better plan and develop climate change mitigation technologies in the countries most vulnerable regions and communities. Building Climate Resilience of Watersheds in Mountain Eco-Regions (BCRWME) is the first component of Strategic Program for Climate Resilience (SPCR) of Nepal. The project is carried out by IWMI, along with ADB, the Nordic Development Fund, and the Department of DSWCM.

In Kamuli District, Uganda, children watch as local hand pump mechanics employed by Whave replace a hand pump with a new electric water pump, which will reduce the time for the community to fill up jerricans. Whave is a member of the USAID-supported Sustainable WASH Systems Learning Partnership, a consortium of researchers and practitioners identifying solutions to the challenge of developing robust local systems capable of sustaining water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) service delivery. As climate change threatens water supplies and infrastructure in sub-saharan Africa, the need for strengthened local systems that provide reliable water services is critical. July 2018.

Fradian Murray, a research assistant, assesses a cassava trial plot in Saint Thomas, Jamaica. Through the USAID-funded Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate Change project, Fradian is helping smallholder farmers, including women, sell their cassava crop to the Jamaican beer company Red Stripe and secure better livelihoods and futures in the face of mounting climate risks.

The Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands are vulnerable to typhoons, floods, droughts and tsunamis. The Enhanced Preparedness for Effective Response (EPER) program, funded by USAID, supports FSM and RMI’s resilience through capacity development and local ownership in disaster risk reduction and disaster risk management.

As part of this program, IOM designed tabletop exercises to test and improve the capacity of stakeholders to prepare for and respond to disasters. In this photo, two members of the Disaster Coordination Office participate in a tabletop exercise hosted by Chuuk State in Weno between the 16th and 18th of July 2019. The photo was taken by IOM’s Lee Arkhie Perez on the first day of the activity.

Place: Oaxaca
2019

Project: The Alliance for Sustainable Landscapes and Markets

The alliance for sustainable landscapes and markets integrates communities, producers, markets and consumers, in order to make impactful changes that attend environmental and social issues.

We link sustainable producers with responsible markets that care about bringing to the final consumer quality products that don’t deforest or degrade forests, generating the capture and storage of CO2 and improving the livelihoods of the forest’s inhabitants in Mexico.

We are working with coffee producers in Oaxaca and Chiapas to strengthen their capacities in climate smart agriculture. Also we are working to increase their profitability and the competitiveness in the market by strengthening the producers entrepreneurial capacities, promoting the inclusion of women and young generations in the value chains.

Go green! Looping plastic recycling in Uzbekistan (#4 out of 5)

URGUT Free Economic Zone, Samarkand region, Uzbekistan
A series of photos illustrates the whole process starting from plastic assembling to manufacturing high-quality carpets within URGUT Free Economic Zone in Samarkand region of Uzbekistan. A textile joint venture created in partnership with the Turkish brand helps to create more than 150 jobs Benefitting from a special tax regime and custom preferences, the company became competitive to fill import and export needs.

USAID Competitiveness, Trade, and Jobs Activity in Central Asia works with free economic zones across the region. The overall goal is to facilitate trade and employment in horticulture, tourism, transport and logistics across the five Central Asian economies. By incentivizing firms to become more regionally competitive and by addressing cross-border impediments to trade, USAID helps to develop a more diverse and competitive private sector and generate export-driven growth.

Go green! Looping plastic recycling in Uzbekistan

Photo Credit: Assel Choibekova, USAID Competitiveness, Trade, and Jobs Activity in Central Asia

URGUT Free Economic Zone, Samarkand region, Uzbekistan, 2017
A series of photos illustrates the whole process starting from plastic assembling to manufacturing high-quality carpets within URGUT Free Economic Zone in Samarkand region of Uzbekistan. A textile joint venture created in partnership with the Turkish brand helps to create more than 150 jobs. Benefiting from a special tax regime and custom preferences, the company became competitive to fill import and export needs.

USAID Competitiveness, Trade, and Jobs Activity in Central Asia works with free economic zones across the region. The overall goal is to facilitate trade and employment in horticulture, tourism, transport and logistics across the five Central Asian economies. By incentivizing firms to become more regionally competitive and by addressing cross-border impediments to trade, USAID helps to develop a more diverse and competitive private sector and generate export-driven growth.