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Maria Elena Paredes, an Ashéninka leader from Ucayali, Peru, discusses maps at a workshop with scientist Yunuen Reygadas (in background) and other community members.
Blog Post

Linking Science with Lived Experience to Conserve the Amazon

Under the USAID and NASA–funded SERVIR-Amazonia activity, scientists are working to understand how deforestation, forest degradation, and road construction affect biodiversity and ecosystem resilience, as well as to develop data and tools to support residents in achieving sustainability in the region.
  • Wendy Putnam
Blog Post

Early Warning Systems Aid Malawi

Still reeling from the aftermath of Cyclone Idai, local authorities in Malawi have collaborated with the SERVIR program and its partner organizations to reinforce the country’s flood warning systems.
  • Erica Kriner, Dorah Nesoba
Technical Report

Evaluating Climate-Related Migration Forecasting Models Report

This report reviews a number of prevailing and promising modeling approaches for forecasting the nature, magnitude, and direction of climate-related migration over the next 30 years. This report pays particular attention to how well models are likely to forecast migration.
Document

Evaluating Climate-Related Migration Forecasting Models

This project evaluated prevailing and promising modeling approaches for forecasting climate-related migration for the next 30 years. Climate-related migration experts reviewed 20 forecasting models relevant to USAID’s strategic interests and analyzed 9 models in-depth to better understand the strengths and weaknesses of different modeling approaches.
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Enhancing Program Impact to Address Climate Game Changers

Based on an extensive review of available literature and discussions with experts in climate change and development, this brief provides findings and actions to consider that advance the efficiency and effectiveness of the development response to impacts of climate change.
Indigenous Peoples from the Kichwa ethnic group of the Napo River and Green Gold Forestry staff harvest the palm trees that produce aguaje, a fruit with high ecological, economic, and social value in the Peruvian Amazon.
Newsletter Recap

December 2022 Newsletter Recap: A Year in Review

Catch the recap of the December 2022 ‘Year in Review’ theme here. You won’t want to miss this short list of top programs, resources, and blogs from the month.
  • Sophie Schrader
Project

Resilient Waters

The USAID Resilient Waters Program will build resilient, water-secure communities and ecosystems in Southern Africa through the improved management of transboundary natural resources, increased access to safe drinking water and improved sanitation services. The geographic focus is on the Limpopo River Basin, home to 18 million people living in parts of South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, and on the the Okavango River Basin, with its population of one million people in Angola, Namibia, and Botswana.
Community members in the Momaya community in Sierra Leone build embankments with wood and discarded oyster shells to protect their property from the coastal flooding.
Blog Post

Editor’s Pick: Resources for Resilience

Strengthening and transforming systems to enhance climate resilience is crucial for vulnerable communities. Explore USAID efforts in the context of coastal communities, the power sector, urban planning, and more. 
  • Sophie Schrader