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Electrifying the last mile: connecting rural communities to renewable energy
November 9, 2022
Working together to conserve the irreplaceable peat forests of Borneo
April 6, 2022
Keeping the lights on for off-grid providers in Africa
December 22, 2020
Information is power: Climate services reach over 9 million people
March 23, 2020
Learning to use the land so it produces fewer greenhouse gases
September 3, 2018
Power to the farmers: Climate information and early warnings to save lives and build resilience in Uganda
June 19, 2018
Mother of water: Protecting a biodiversity hotspot in the Greater Mekong
April 5, 2018
Building a sustainable energy future in Benin
February 15, 2017
Adapting to the Himalayan meltdown: Reducing the risk of glacial lake outburst floods in Bhutan
October 26, 2016
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![Village in Punakha Valley, Bhutan](/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_card/public/Adapting%20to%20the%20Himalayan%20meltdown.jpg?h=e85f6c07&itok=9ViECSiC "\\"I was a representative of a village land committee when the project started works here. The high flood-risk areas were mapped and escape routes for immediate evacuation to higher grounds were identified. People were also discouraged from building structures in high-risk areas along the river.\\"")