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Climatelinks 2024 Year in Review: Most Popular Blogs
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Mon, 12/30/2024 – 14:19
Climatelinks has published over 1,200 blogs, including nearly 150 this year. These blogs provide valuable insight for practitioners working at the intersection of climate and development. Here are some of the most visited blogs published in 2024:
Cultivating Climate Resilience through Sustainable Ube Farming
In Palawan, Philippines, Angelita Galinato, an Indigenous Tagbanwa woman and smallholder ube (purple yam) farmer, faces threats to her livelihood from extreme weather. USAID’s Safe Water Activity trained Angelita and other farmers in her community to shift to eco-friendly techniques aligned with international sustainability standards, increasing their ube yields.
African Scientists Harness the Power of 3D Printing to Monitor and Forecast Extreme Weather
Satellite imagery and ground-based weather stations are crucial for effectively monitoring and predicting weather patterns to forecast agricultural production outcomes and prepare for potential food emergencies. USAID’s Famine Early Warning Systems Network made a $10 million commitment to help 10 African governments learn how to install, use, and maintain 3D-printed weather stations to bolster these forecasts.
Meet the 2024 Climatelinks Photo Contest Winners
The 2024 Climatelinks Photo Contest captured how communities across the globe are confronting climate change. The contest received over 300 submissions, representing more than 45 countries. This blog showcases this year’s 13 winners.
Bridging the Gap: Why Climate Finance Has Become a Core Part of USAID’s Development DNA
While the annual average of climate finance flows has reached an all-time high, it still falls short of what is needed to limit global warming. USAID is focused on reducing the barriers to climate finance investments through a combination of partnership engagement, particularly with the private sector; policy support; Mission and Operating Unit support; and financial instruments.
Enhancing Community Resilience: Addressing Compound and Cascading Climate Shocks
Compound and cascading shocks—where multiple risks interact or one event triggers subsequent crises—pose a growing threat. For example, extreme weather events may worsen public health, which can already be vulnerable during a pandemic. Complex risk necessitates a shift in how development actors approach international development and climate resilience programs and policies. Integrating comprehensive risk frameworks that account for interdependencies in critical systems is one step towards reducing the impact of complex risk.
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