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News: Chemonics Announces New Executive Vice President Chris Scott
Supply Chain Solutions Health February 25, 2020
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In his new role, Mr. Scott will oversee Chemonics’ global health and supply chain portfolio.
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Three Models that Ensure Private Sector Engagement
Public Private Partnerships and Investment Economic Growth and Trade Business Enabling Environment Agriculture and Food Security Innovation and Technology February 10, 2020
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If private sector engagement (PSE) is a journey — with some companies farther along than others — then what is the role of international development implementers to better enable and facilitate that engagement?
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How to Fail to Succeed
Environment and Natural Resources Conservation Solutions Lab Process Improvement Quality Assurance Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning February 4, 2020
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How can we improve development efforts in environmental and natural resources and other sectors by more intentionally sharing and learning from our failures? Michael Brown explores the importance of creating a culture of reflecting on failures to address urgent conservation needs.
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Despite Challenges, Urban Microgrids Increase Resilience
July 29, 2019
5 Minute Read
Water, Energy, and Sustainable Cities
Energy
Utility Regulation and Reform
Public Private Partnerships and Investment
Sustainable and Resilient Cities
Urban microgrids can harness underutilized sources of low-emission energy in cities — including rooftop solar, small hydro, and biogas from organic waste streams and treatment plants — and spur economic development.
3 Questions with Robyn Tompkins on Planning Strategically for WASH in Botswana
March 22, 2019
4 Minute Read
Water, Energy, and Sustainable Cities
Water and Wastewater
Sustainable and Resilient Cities
Infrastructure
On World Water Day, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) specialist Robyn Tompkins discusses Botswana’s journey toward secure, clean, and accessible water resources for its people.
Boosting Water Resiliency in the Middle East and North Africa with a Systems Approach
March 5, 2019
4 Minute Read
Water, Energy, and Sustainable Cities
Water and Wastewater
Sustainable and Resilient Cities
Climate Change
Water challenges in the Middle East and North Africa are real. To combat them, Eleanor Dickson and Basil Mahayni share four actions to help support systems thinking — and boost resilience —during the project life cycle.
Securing our Future: Partnerships for Youth
September 18, 2018
3 Minute Read
Agriculture and Food Security
Natural Resource Management
Youth Workforce Development
Empowering Youth
Education and Youth
Economic Growth and Trade
Sustainable and Resilient Cities
Access to Finance
Financial Services
Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
How can we use the resources of public-private partnerships to solve youth unemployment and position young people to tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges – in agriculture, natural resources, tourism, and more?
Four Ways to Build Urban Resilience to Water Stress
June 19, 2018
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Environment and Natural Resources
Environmental Management
Water, Energy, and Sustainable Cities
Water and Wastewater
Sustainable and Resilient Cities
How can cities become more nimble in their response to challenges around water services and infrastructure? In this blog post, Kristin Dreiling and Basil Mahayni provide some recommendations around proactive planning, investment, and community engagement.
News: Delving into Social and Behavior Change at the #SBCCSummit
April 13, 2018
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Social and Behavior Change
Water, Energy, and Sustainable Cities
Sustainable and Resilient Cities
Climate Change
HIV and AIDS
Health
At the 2018 Social and Behavior Change Communication Summit, practitioners explore the role of SBCC programming in pushing forward the 2030 sustainable development agenda.
