In a new blog, Climate Change and Environmental Specialist Santiago Enriquez explains how the Abt-led Competitiveness Program in Mexico rallied rural stakeholders to co-create and activate practical solutions that reduced deforestation while introducing economic opportunities.
Delivering on the Global Methane Pledge announced at COP26 relies on the ability to measure, report, and verify emissions and emission reductionsof this potent greenhouse gas. For the international Global Methane Initiative, Abt supported the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to produce a handbook that enables biogas projects in multiple industries to successfully complete these tasks.
COVID-19 has reversed hard-fought development gains, trapping 100 million more people in extreme poverty. In The Diplomatic Courier, Dr. Nicole Goldin, Abt’s head of inclusive economic growth, explores reorienting the way we approach resilience to economic crises, natural disasters and other shocks in a post-pandemic world.
In northern Uganda, conflict often erupted among herders and communities over access to water and pasture. Climate risk management (CRM) actions have augmented the benefits of peacebuilding efforts here. Read the latest by the Abt-led, USAID-funded Climate Integration Support Facility, which examines CRM actions by USAID projects.
Nature-based solutions (NbS) to climate change—like forest restoration, soil carbon sequestration and other ecosystem management approaches—are essential to achieve net-zero emissions and stave off catastrophic impacts. On Feb. 9, Abt hosted a discussion on the market potential for NbS, avenues for financing and scaling, and valuation approaches.
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