Many researchers worry that the Amazon is approaching a tipping point, also becoming a carbon source and dramatically changing ecologically, if we do not do more to curb the current rate of deforestation.
The RISE grants challenge is a first-of-its-kind grant fund that supports activities designed to address GBV in environment and climate change programs and generate evidence on promising interventions.
USAID received a Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting Award for integration of climate-related risk information into performance reporting in its FY 2023 Agency Financial Report.
USAID is committed to improving the well-being of people who migrate or are displaced by climate impacts, as well as the people and communities that receive them.
The USAID Upper Lempa Watershed Project focuses on the headwaters of the Lempa River, one of the longest in Central America – and the largest river in El Salvador.
Today, Zambia is experiencing the worst drought in 20 years. Drought-induced power outages, lasting up to 20 hours a day, impact the quality of care at health facilities.
Feed the Future Deputy Coordinator for Development Dina Esposito and Global Resilience Partnership Chief Executive Officer Nathanial Matthews discuss resilience priorities.
Food insecurity, extreme weather events, and water scarcity – all of which are made worse by climate change – increase the risk that women, girls, and gender-diverse individuals will be put in situations where their health is compromised.
Climate change undermines the resilience of both ecosystems and communities. USAID commits to supporting and scaling the climate resilience of people, places, ecosystems, and livelihoods vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
Mangroves are an important natural resource to bolster communities’ resilience to climate change-induced events like tropical storms and extreme rainfall.
The Gorilla Coffee Alliance empowers farmers and protects wildlife by supporting resilient and sustainable coffee farming in conflict-affected eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The region has witnessed significant changes in the last five years, largely thanks to USAID’s investment in comprehensive, multi-sectoral migration management efforts.
The Government of Indonesia is transitioning towards low-carbon energy resources while modernizing its electric power systems, as evidenced by its 192 Megawatt peak Cirata floating solar plant.
Robby and his team's hard work has started to change water safety in Pontianak, ensuring an improved resilience to floods and resultant water turbidity.
