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SERVIR: Connecting Space to Village

December 2016

SERVIR—a collaboration between USAID and NASA with hubs in West Africa, Eastern and Southern Africa, Hindu Kush-Himalaya, and Lower Mekong regions—is helping people in more than 45 countries access and use satellite imagery and climate and weather information to make better decisions about development.

Malawi: Wilfred’s Leap of Faith

November 2016

Meet Wilfred Charles, a Malawian farmer and pastor who helped his community grow resilient against drought by building an irrigation system in his village of Mitawa, Malawi. USAID supports Wilfred and communities like his with the resources needed for responding to El Niño and the effects of climate change.

USAID Global Climate Action: Safeguarding Development for the Next Generation

October 2016

USAID is working with nearly 50 countries around the world to build capacity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and resilience to climate impacts by working side by side to help countries develop clean energy, maintain healthy forests and landscapes and use the best science to predict and prepare.

SERVIR-Himalaya: Satellites Spot Forest Fires in Nepal

June 2014

NASA and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development in Kathmandu, Nepal are using satellite data through the USAID-funded SERVIR-Himalaya program to detect forest fires in Nepal, improving forest managers ability to respond.

Low-Emission Development: Colombia, Jamaica, Philippines, Vietnam

December 2013

USAID partners with over 20 national governments developing Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) to guide low-carbon growth and curb greenhouse gas emissions. Colombia, Jamaica, the Philippines and Vietnam have made progress working with USAID’s AILEG project.

Adapting to Melting Glaciers: A Partnership Approach

October 2013

Peru and Nepal are addressing the impacts of rapidly melting glaciers through the USAID-supported High Mountain Partnership (HiMAP). HiMAP mobilizes scientists, government officials, and local people to share information to manage floods caused by rapidly melting glaciers.

Climate Adaptation in Nepal’s Himalayas

September 2013

USAID helps local Sherpas adapt to climate change challenges at the highest point on earth. The team of scientists and engineers made startling discoveries about the growing danger of Imja lake, which swells from glacier melt, threatening local communities and the Everest trekking route.

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