
Climate
Features
Sustainable Landscapes
Partnering with governments, USAID is assisting in planning and implementing policies to address drivers of land-based emissions. By building capacity for rigorous, transparent monitoring of forest and carbon stocks, USAID supports REDD+ project development. Other activities work to identify better practices and on-the-ground opportunities for low-emissions agriculture.
View ContentAdaptation
USAID has partnered with more than 24 countries to help reduce their vulnerability to weather and climate risks. Through technical assistance, USAID supports countries and communities to build their capacity to independently predict and prepare for climate variability and change so they can effectively deal with associated stresses and minimize losses and disruption.
View ContentEnergy
USAID partners with countries to establish the foundations for low emission energy systems. Private investment in clean technologies such as such as wind, solar, geothermal, and small-scale hydropower is helping to scale up deployment of these systems. Technical assistance from USAID helps countries plan for and design efficient ways of integrating variable renewable energy into national energy systems.
View ContentClimate Risk Management
Climate risk management (CRM) improves the effectiveness and sustainability of USAID’s efforts, ensuring U.S. taxpayer dollars are well spent and more effectively supporting countries in their journey to self-reliance. USAID implements CRM by systematically assessing, addressing, and adaptively managing climate risk in new strategies, projects, and activities, facilitating resilience to both the current and future climate.
View ContentIntegration
A number of USAID activities are now contributing to both climate change and development objectives. In addition, USAID is systematically conducting climate risk management of all new USAID strategies, projects, and activities to improve their impact and sustainability. The agency also invests in formal and informal training of its staff on global climate change considerations to grow its technical capacity to address climate change across all sectors.
View Content