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Five Ways to Rethink Humanitarian Action in the Era of Climate Change

The climate crisis is reshaping the humanitarian landscape. Systems and funding now need to respond to slow-onset events as well as shocks requiring rapid action. The answer lies in adapting and repurposing existing structures rather than reinventing them.

Adapting for Impact: How Last-Mile Agribusiness Models Evolved to Serve Refugees and Host Communities in Uganda

The SMILES project is encouraging companies to test and refine models suited to refugee contexts, demonstrating how adaptive business models can thrive in challenging environments through processes rooted in continuous listening and learning alongside the communities served.

The New Economics of U.S. Energy: Connecting Trade Policy, Labor Shifts, and Growth

U.S. trade and immigration policies are reshaping the competitive environment and labor market for American energy companies. Here, we assess the long-run economic effects of these policies in tandem—effects both on the U.S. national economy and specific U.S. industries.

In Nigeria, Governments Embrace PFM as Key to Unlocking Climate Finance

The Partnership for Agile Governance & Climate Engagement (PACE) is taking a systems approach to facilitate reform and strengthen Nigeria’s resilience to climate threats, including launching the Guide to Accessing Climate Finance— a practical tool to assess governments’ “readiness”.

Guarantee Fund Set to Unlock NPR 8 Billion in SME Financing

Inadequate access to finance remains a serious impediment to growth for SMEs in Nepal. But the Udaya Guarantee Fund, a catalytic fund of 600 million Nepalese rupees, promises to unlock 8 billion Nepalese rupees in loans from partner commercial banks.

Thinking and Working Politically to Tackle Illicit Financial Flows and Serious and Organised Crime

Investment in tackling illicit finance is an important mechanism to protect donor countries from threats. Here, we share three lessons learned from the Tackling Illicit Financial Flows (TIFF) project that demonstrate the importance of thinking and working politically for sustainable impact.