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Urban Agriculture and a Planning Approach to Urban Food Systems

This paper discusses ways to support city food systems in the context of rapidly changing social, physical and ecological environments so that urban and peri-urban populations maintain and improve access to safe and nutritious food. Read More

Support of the Urban Policy (SOUP) Project — Gender Analysis and Strategy

As cities have expanded, urban services have often not satisfied the basic needs of urban residents, especially the urban poor. Read More

Climate Change Resilient Development: A Framework for Understanding and Addressing Climate Change

This report describes the Climate-resilient Development Framework, a “development-first” approach to climate change adaptation. Read More

CityLinks Primer on Subnational Approaches for Low Emission, Climate Resilient Development

The Primer is an introduction to the key principles and practices of low carbon, climate resilient develop­ment. Read More

CityLinks Webinar – Urban Intersections: Climate Change and Food Security

On 16 June 2015, CityLinks and RUAF Foundation organized the second webinar in the Urban Intersections series on Climate Change and Food Security. Read More

Urban Intersections: Food Security, Water, and Climate Change

The USAID-funded, ICMA CityLinks program partnered with the RUAF Foundation-International Network on Urban Agriculture and Food Security to present a two-part webinar series illustrating local government responses to the interlinked sectors of climate change, food security, and water. Read More

Scaling Up Renewable Energy Factsheet

This fact sheet provides information on USAID’s approach to scaling up renewable energy in partner countries. Advancing technologies and falling prices have enabled global investment in renewable energy to surpass $300 billion per year in recent years and is projected to remain elevated for decades to come. Read More

C40 Cities Finance Facility: Partnering to Mobilize Finance for Sustainable Urban Infrastructure

This fact sheet provides information on the C40 Cities Finance Facility (CFF), a broad program run by the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Groups and Germany’s aid implementer GIZ to help cities in developing countries finance infrastructure projects that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and withstand environmental impacts. Read More

USAID Programs Supporting Climate-Smart Cities

This document provides information on USAID funded programs that support climate-smart cities. USAID partners with local governments to support energy efficiency, improve urban planning, enable access to climate information and unlock financing. Read More

Gender Integration in Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance (DRG)

The Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance (DRG Center) has developed this toolkit as a practical guide for USAID staff to better integrate gender into DRG programming. Read More