What on Earth Is Climate Finance?

What exactly is climate finance? Why is it so critical to helping communities across the global mitigate and adapt to climate change, particularly those most vulnerable to its impacts? And how can the development community help?
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Targeting a Just Transition as We Invest In Our Planet

Climate change and social inequality are two of the greatest challenges facing the world today. As we invest in our planet, the onus is upon us to ensure the flows of climate finance and corresponding policies don’t further widen inequality and erode economic justice.
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Case Study: Climate Smart Agriculture

The Cascading Impact of Green Agri-preneurship on Youth Income Generation in Uganda: The Story of Byeffe Foods Company
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Centering Youth in Green Workforce Development: Agriculture

Youth employment and entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector can provide direct career opportunities, promote positive economic outcomes along the agricultural value chain, and drive the adoption of climate-smart technologies.
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Centering Youth in Green Workforce Development

In partnership with Unbounded Associates, we developed a set of resources to help international development organizations design inclusive, green programming and prepare young people for the transitioning workforce.
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SERVIR Service Planning Toolkit

The SERVIR Service Planning Toolkit provides an overview of the ways in which how applying a user-centric approach to integrating earth observations, geospatial science and technology can address various development challenges.
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SERVIR

Science, satellites, and information technology are transforming how countries manage critical development challenges such as climate resilience and environmental management.
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SERVIR: Connecting Space to Village

Learn how the SERVIR program is harnessing the power of science and technology for development in this two minute video narrated by Astronaut Mae Jemison.
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Namibian Farmers Fight Effects of Climate Change with Conservation Agriculture

Climate change is devastating crops and livelihoods in Namibia's Kavango region. Conservation agriculture offers farmers hope and the ability to mitigate the impact of an uncertain, changing environment.
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Vulnerability and Adaptation in the Mara River Basin

The main objective of this USAID assessment is to evaluate the vulnerability of the Mara River Basin to climate variability and change, while providing investment recommendations for donors, the government and the private sector to address the changing nature of risk across the basin.
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