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To the Asmat, woodworking is not mere art, but also holds spiritual meanings and serves as a medium to connect with their ancestors.

• 04/01/2021

This infographic summarizes the cross-departmental municipal collaboration that is needed to manage heat risks in urban settings, outlining the key stakeholders and their roles.

• 01/22/2020

This infographic summarizes the steps cities should take before, during, and after a heatwave, and highlights the importance of communication, coordination, and collaboration at each stage.

• 01/22/2020

This infographic summarizes the past and future impacts of heatwaves on human wellbeing, and provides a summary of simple and practical measures cities can take to reduce heat risk.

• 01/22/2020

The Eastern and Southern Caribbean (ESC) Mission completed a Climate Vulnerability Assessment that provides an update on the 11 ESC countries’ exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity to climate change. The assessment will help the ESC Mission and regional stakeholders better prioritize and guide climate change programming across the region.

• 05/31/2022
• USAID

Meeting and talking with people that are experienced in their field is always enlightening.

• 04/01/2021

This infographic highlights the global research gaps on heat risks and impacts in the most vulnerable regions, summarizing global heat trends and projections and geographical implications.

• 01/22/2020

This infographic summarizes the impacts of heatwaves on health, infrastructure and essential services, why cities are particularly vulnerable to heatwaves, and which groups within the city are most vulnerable to heatwaves.

• 01/22/2020

This infographic summarizes the benefits that urban planning can provide to reduce heat risk, and provides recommendations for green infrastructure and urban planning measures city officials can take to decrease heat risk.

• 01/22/2020
• USAID

SERVIR Global is a joint partnership between NASA and USAID that provides predictive models and satellite observations for Africa, the Himalayan region, and Mesoamerica to improve decision-making around disaster management, extreme weather, changes to land cover and other environmental threats.

• 10/31/2016

This video describes what USAID will do to integrate climate smart agriculture into Feed the Future activities.

• 04/29/2016
• USAID Agrilinks