U.S. Agency for International Development

Climate Change Adaptation

‌‌‌Photo Essay: Climate-Wise Techniques Help Indian Farmers Face DroughtFarmers learn to capture rainwater during monsoon season for use during dry months. Sensors and weather data help farmers optimize water use conserving billions of liters of water and millions of kilowatt hours of energy.

USAID reaches nearly 30 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America with science, knowledge, tools and actions to adapt to change.

Our Programs

USAID helps countries and communities around the world access and use climate and weather data and tools and develop strategies to build resilience to climate variability and risks, whether from sudden events such as floods and storms or from slower-moving events such as droughts and sea-level rise.

‌‌‌SERVIR–GlobalConnecting Space to VillageThis USAID–NASA partnership helps more than 50 countries access and use satellite data and decision-support tools via global hubs in the Amazon, West Africa, Eastern and Southern Africa, Hindu Kush-Himalaya, and Lower Mekong regions.

‌‌‌Climate-Resilient DevelopmentA Framework for Understanding and Addressing Climate ChangeLearn to identify climate stressors and adaptation goals in a given country or community. Also learn how to identify priority measures and effective adaptation actions.

‌‌‌Insurance for FarmersBuilding Agricultural Resilience to Climate Variability and ChangeAffordable insurance, when combined with other risk management techniques, can help farmers cope with droughts and weather extremes, increasing the climate resilience of vulnerable households.

‌‌‌Climate ServicesBetter Information for Climate-Resilient Decision-MakingUSAID helps countries and communities access and use climate and weather science, data and tools to identify vulnerabilities and develop strategies to build resilience.

‌‌‌Gender and Climate ChangeOpportunities and EmpowermentWomen are especially vulnerable to climate change and uniquely positioned to address it effectively.

‌‌‌High Mountains Adaptation PartnershipHelping High-Mountain Communities Adapt to Climate ChangeUniting scientists and decisionmakers in the Andes, Himalaya-Hindu Kush and other glacier-dependent mountain areas to advance development and manage risks from melting glaciers.

Related Sectors of Work

Environment and Global Climate Change

Last updated: April 23, 2020