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Climate-Focused Foreign Aid Advances U.S. Interests Abroad, Outgoing USAID Official Says
Gillian Caldwell, who led humanitarian climate efforts during the Biden administration, argues that continued investment can address bipartisan concerns like migration.
By Marianne Lavelle
In Bangladesh, some 500,000 people escaped harm from a powerful cyclone last year with the help of disaster warning and protection systems funded by the United States. In sub-Saharan Africa, meanwhile, some farmers saw 25 percent increases in crop yields despite multi-year drought, in part due to U.S. humanitarian aid.