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This FAQ answers frequently asked questions to assist USAID staff and implementing partners with applying climate risk management to USAID programming.

• 07/31/2018

Across countries, gender inequality, state fragility, and climate vulnerability present challenges to the well-being of communities and the ecosystems upon which they depend. While much research exists connecting pairs of these issues—for example, the need for gender-responsive approaches to realize climate goals—little attention has been devoted to the intersection of the three issues.

• 03/03/2021

On December 5, 2016, USAID and the Wilson Center hosted a panel discussion to launch the USAID Climate Action Review: 2010-2016 and highlight successes and lessons learned from USAID's climate change work. 

• 12/15/2016

This profile provides an overview of climate risks in Zimbabwe, including how climate variability and change is likely to impact five key sectors in the country: agriculture, livestock, human health, water resources, and forestry.

• 01/31/2020

This fact sheet provides information on the C40 Cities Finance Facility (CFF), a joint project that supports C40 cities in developing and emerging countries to prepare and deliver sustainable, low carbon and climate adaptation projects.

• 12/04/2017

CityLinks, funded by USAID, allows cities in developing and transitioning countries to draw on the resources of U.S. local governments to develop sustainable solutions tailored to the real needs of their communities.

• 02/29/2016

This profile provides an overview of climate risks in Guinea, including how climate change will potentially impact five key sectors in the country: water resources, agriculture, human health, coastal resources, and forests and biodiversity.

• 12/21/2018

More than half the world’s population—3.5 billion people—already lives in cities.

• 09/23/2016

This profile provides an overview of climate risk issues in the Eastern and Southern Caribbean region.

• 02/26/2018

This brief captures the main findings related to agriculture and food security from the East Africa vulnerability, impacts, and adaptation assessment (VIA).

• 02/28/2018

The climate is changing at an unprecedented pace. The risks associated with climate variability and change are increasingly recognized as drivers of both internal migration and displacement.

• 06/03/2021

Climate variability and change are increasingly putting the lives and well-being of millions of people at risk.

• 05/28/2019