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Climate Information Services to Empower Africa’s Farmers
A New Approach to Assess the Capacity of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services In the Dagana district of Senegal, Moustapha Aminata walks out to his rice paddies and looks to the sky for signs of rain. In 2009, floods wiped out his crop, but now dry years seem to come around more frequently than ever […]
Four Key Capacity Challenges to Provide Expanded Services on Climate Information Services
Learning From Seven African Countries The meteorological services of seven African countries are hindered in their ability to provide effective climate services by four common obstacles — human capacity constraints and lack of observational data, high-speed Internet, and funding, as documented by the USAID Climate Services Learning Agenda. Read more on ClimateLinks >>
USAID Asia Counter Trafficking in Persons Convenes Regional Learning Forum
“Are we doing the right thing? Are we doing so in the right way?” USAID Asia Counter Trafficking in Persons Convenes Regional Learning Forum The USAID Asia CTIP Learning Forum, held June 6-7, 2018 in Bangkok, brought together USAID CTIP stakeholders from throughout Asia, including USAID TIP focal points and USAID CTIP project implementors and […]
Environmental Flows Technical Guidance Manual
This technical guidance manual was developed to assist Missions and partners in understanding the importance of environmental flow (E-flow) regimes and their benefits to water security and sustainable development outcomes. Recognizing that there is a vast body of literature exploring the environmental dimensions and practical assessments of E-flows, we explore and emphasize the broader community […]
Zambia EMPOWER Child Labor Prevalence Study in Eastern Province
EMPOWER: Increasing Economic and Social Empowerment for Adolescent Girls and Vulnerable Women in Zambia prioritizes girls that are already in, or at risk of, child labor. Funded by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), the project conducted a child labor prevalence survey in the project area in five districts (Chipata, Katete, Petauke, Lundazi and Chandiza) […]
SWP October 2018 Newsletter
How is the world’s water being used? And how can we manage it better? SWP Director Eric Viala explains in this new video. In This Issue: — Where is Our Water Going? — SWP Featured on New Security Beat — Thinking Like a Water Model
Protocol for Oil Palm Independent Smallholder for Sustainable and Responsible Management of Peat Areas
Peat in Indonesia is generally located in the lowlands close to the shore and its estimated total area is 21 million hectares, or almost half of the total area of tropical peatlands in the world, which are located in Kalimantan, Sumatra and Papua. Peat is a type of soil derived from plant materials that partly […]
ECO GAMES – Small Group Package
Designed for individual or smaller group play, with Land Use cards sized to be a half-page to lower printing burden. Instructions Moderator Table Chance Cards Game Tokens Land use Cards (print 10 copies)