Women farmers uprooting the rice seedlings for transplantation in Siraha District of Nepal

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Launched in 2015, Climatelinks is a global knowledge portal for USAID staff, implementing partners, and the broader community working at the intersection of climate change and international development. The portal curates and archives technical guidance and knowledge related to USAID’s work to help countries mitigate and adapt to climate change.

We aim for this portal to improve climate change and development programming, amplifying the impact of USAID’s investments into the future. We hope Climatelinks becomes a place for development practitioners to help identify and refine practices, and to inform USAID’s technical direction in areas of information gaps.

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Climate Basics Course

A self-guided, one-hour course on why climate is relevant to development.

Climate Risk Management Hub

Tools for systematically assessing, addressing, and adaptively managing climate risks.

GHG Emissions Fact Sheets

These fact sheets can help identify climate change mitigation opportunities.

GCC Standard Indicator Handbook

The FY24 standard indicators for climate change and development.
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Climate Change, Risk, and Resilience in WASH and Agriculture Projects

This brief introduces CIS, and describes how CIS can be used by resilience food security activities (RFSAs) and partners. The brief lists resources for CIS, and shows where more information can be found. It also introduces national, regional and global CIS providers and partners.
  • PRO-WASH, SCALE
Factsheet

Climate Change Adaptation in the Maldives

Through its Climate Change Adaptation activity, USAID will build the capacity of the private sector, civil society, and government to respond and adapt to climate change in ways that contribute to sustained, inclusive, market-based growth. It will help identify and scale up innovative solutions to climate-related challenges, strengthen governance to address climate-related risks, and improve access to high-quality information for decision-making to reduce vulnerability to climate change.
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Indigenous Peoples Sector Specific Guidance

USAID programming should strive to close the development gap in each sector in which USAID works by ensuring that Indigenous Peoples’ rights are respected, their knowledge informs and guides program implementation, and they participate as partners in development.
  • USAID
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Promoting Sustainable Woodfuel Systems: A Review of the Literature and Recommendations for Program Design

This paper aims to assist development practitioners to strengthen programming intended to reduce the environmental impact of woodfuel harvesting for urban markets. It provides an overview of the woodfuel sector and four components of sustainable woodfuel programming, lists common challenges facing the sector, and includes recommendations intended to orient national-level programming.
  • USAID/Tetra Tech
Factsheet

Policy Analysis Modeling System (PAMS)

This fact sheet provides an overview of the Policy Analysis Modeling System (PAMS), an easy-to-use software tool that helps decision-makers assess the costs and benefits of energy efficiency standards and labeling (EESL) programs and identify the most attractive targets for appliance efficiency levels.
  • Andrew Fang, Michael McNeil
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International Database of Efficient Appliances (IDEA)

This fact sheet provides an overview of the International Database of Efficient Appliances (IDEA) tool, which enables EE4D to gather fragmented energy and performance data for appliances, electronics, and other equipment to evaluate the full impact of energy efficiency standards and labeling programs.
  • Andrew Fang, Michael McNeil
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Amazon Indigenous Rights and Resources

The active and meaningful participation of Indigenous Peoples in development planning and decisions impacting the Amazon is the foundation for long-term conservation of the world’s largest tropical rainforest. Safeguarding Indigenous Peoples’ rights and resources will help conserve irreplaceable biodiversity and promote cultural survival and self-determined development.