Kenya is a partner country in the United States' Enhancing Capacity for Low Emission Development Strategies (EC-LEDS) program, a whole-of-government program that supports partner countries' efforts to pursue low-emission, climate-resilient economic development. In partnership with the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing $3.3 million to support Kenya's efforts to develop and implement a low emission development strategy. Specific activities will include strengthening the capacity of the Government of Kenya to create...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is investing $1.7 million in the Africa Infrastructure Program to provide technical assistance and advisory services to sub-Saharan African governments to increase the number of clean energy projects that are brought to financial closure and construction. USAID will also provide capacity building assistance to help governments plan and implement sector reforms and implement institutional, legal, commercial and regulatory changes that are necessary to attract private developers and lenders in the clean energy sector. Overall, these...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing $6.2 million to increase the resilience of community-based livelihoods by strengthening community-based natural resource management in Liberia. This program will increase awareness around deforestation and climate change adaptation through the development of environmental education curricula for primary schools and the Forestry Training Institute. Increased awareness and education will be complemented by on-the-ground activities such as piloting agricultural adaptation methods; increasing incomes derived from sustainable use...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is investing $3 million for a new adaptation program that will reduce the vulnerability of Malawians and their livelihoods to climate change. The program design will be based on a vulnerability assessment that addresses vulnerability at both the national and local level. Activities may include strengthening the capacity of the national government and local communities to respond to climate change-related disasters; implementing climate solutions such as increased water-use efficiency to address variability in water supply; and promoting...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is investing $3 million in the African and Latin American Resilience to Climate Change (ARCC) program to develop methodologies and technical tools to assess countries' climate vulnerability and resilience. As a consequence of Africa's high level of vulnerability and relative lack of adaptive capacity, its need for technical support and capacity building is particularly acute. ARCC provides technical, analytical, and project assistance and capacity-building in a way that improves the ability of vulnerable populations to respond to climate...

To help Mozambique's coastal cities become climate resilient, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is investing $4 million in the Climate Change Urban Adaptation program to support activities that increase understanding of climate change impacts and strengthen municipal adaptive capacity and climate readiness. Partners include local municipal government authorities, communities, civic organizations, and academic institutions. Activities will include working with coastal cities to develop early warning systems and to strengthen planning and zoning in response to sea level rise...

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency's (USTDA) funding of $500,000 is supporting a workshop and two reverse trade missions on U.S. solar technologies. This activity will familiarize key stakeholders from the Southern Africa markets with state-of-the-art U.S. technologies, equipment, and services, as well as policies, regulations, and financing mechanisms that can support the implementation of solar projects in Southern Africa. It will also foster the participation of U.S. companies in the implementation of solar projects in southern Africa.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is investing $2.7 million in the development of a new climate change program in West Africa. This program will be based on a synthesis of vulnerability assessments and climate change research conducted in West Africa to identify areas that are particularly vulnerable to climate change and have the greatest potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from land-use change. Program activities will increase access to science and information for decision-making, improve governance surrounding climate change and land-use change, and increase...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is investing $2 million through its Nigeria Energy and Climate Change Project and the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technical Assistance Project to support renewable energy and energy efficiency efforts. Specific activities will include capacity building for government officials and private sector employees, including bank employees, to support the use of funds leveraged through the U.S. Government's Development Credit Authority mechanism to finance projects for renewable energy and energy efficiency, and to negotiate long-term...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing $6 million to support climate change mitigation through reducing the rates of deforestation and forest degradation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of Congo. This program will establish pilot Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) projects designed to influence policy processes; undertake micro-zoning and mapping of community territories as part of the REDD+ preparation process; support capacity building of local non-governmental organizations to promote alternative...