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Blockchain is a breakthrough technology, one that enables to reshape markets and re-define the ways we work and trade. It has been a driver of economical development and brought under the spotlight after the advancement of the controversial but nonetheless revolutionary digital currencies, the first of many applications which defined the Blockchain Technology protocols and opened the Pandora box of a digital transformation era.

• 04/25/2022
• USAID, Vanuatu Business Resilience Council

This document offers answers to frequently asked questions about the USAID 2022-2030 Climate Strategy. 

• 04/22/2022
• USAID

This new Strategy takes a “whole-of-Agency” approach that calls on all corners of USAID to play a part in the response. USAID will work on the ground with partner governments and local actors to set the global trajectory toward a vision of a resilient, prosperous, and equitable world with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.

• 04/22/2022
• USAID

Supporting market-driven solutions powered by renewables, USAID will help the Government of Senegal and the private sector to promote inclusive economic growth, enhance livelihoods for women and youth, and help Senegal meet its goal of 10 percent emissions reduction by 2030.

• 04/21/2022
• USAID

En soutenant des solutions axées sur le marché alimentées par les énergies renouvelables, l'USAID aidera le gouvernement du Sénégal et le secteur privé à promouvoir une croissance économique inclusive, à améliorer les moyens de subsistance des femmes et des jeunes et à aider le Sénégal à atteindre son objectif de réduction de 10 % des émissions d'ici 2030.

• 04/21/2022
• USAID

Current domestic studies on the carbon market are quite limited. This study goes deeper and analyzes the theory and practical experience in the world, identifies potential assessments, and makes recommendations for forming a carbon market in Vietnam.

• 04/13/2022
• USAID

The purpose of the Amazon Indigenous Rights and Resources (AIRR) project is to improve participation of Indigenous Peoples in the sustainable economic development of the Amazon, ultimately leading to the conservation of biodiversity and reduced emissions from forest loss.

• 03/10/2022
• USAID

This report offers an overview and analysis of the current climate adaptation finance landscape from a gender perspective. Drawing from a comprehensive desk review of existing programs and interviews with key stakeholders, the report highlights existing public and private approaches to gender-responsive climate adaptation finance, as well as opportunities to expand on this important work.

• 03/03/2022
• Jenny Huang

These videos from USAID's Paramos & Forests Activity highlight local Colombian climate efforts, ranging from Indigenous Peoples' involvement in the carbon market to ecotourism as an economic alternative to logging.

• 02/02/2022

USAID’s Scaling Up Renewable Energy (SURE) program helps partner countries meet bold international climate commitments by accelerating their transition to more widely accessible, affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy that spurs economic growth, powers health systems, and reduces emissions.

• 12/17/2021
• USAID

In a year punctuated by continued restrictions due to COVID 19, USAID Green Invest Asia forged ahead and reached new milestones.

• 11/24/2021
• USAID Green Invest Asia 

USAID SEGAR brings the government, businesses, and local communities together to make business-as-usual commodities production less harmful to the environment, more beneficial to local farmers, and more profitable for businesses.

• 11/01/2021
• USAID

Catalyzing private finance for climate action is essential to achieving goals for limiting global warming. USAID can play a pivotal role in climate action across partner countries by increasing funding for activities that catalyze and crowd in private capital to climate-focused investments. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates USD 1.6 trillion is needed annually to keep global warming to the 1.5-2°C target range; only 38 percent of this was funded in 2019. Blended finance, the strategic use of public resources to attract private capital, represents an opportunity for USAID to help close this gap and dramatically increase the scale and scope of climate finance in the coming years.

• 10/25/2021
• USAID

Blended finance can catalyze private sector investment for climate action with financial structuring that enables impact-oriented donors and commercial capital providers to invest alongside each other to increase the speed and scale of climate solutions.

• 10/25/2021
• USAID

Climate finance in the context of this assessment is defined to include grants, loans, loan guarantees, bonds, equity, and funds for clean energy investments; specialized climate finance facilities, e.g., the Green Environment Facility (GEF) and the Global Climate Fund (GCF); and technical assistance and capacity development programs that create enabling environments to mobilize public and private sector climate finance.

• 08/31/2021
• Bethany Speer, Kevin Wu