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itai makanda, Chief of Party, Resilience through Agriculture in South Sudan Activity

Tags: agriculture, fragile-states

16 hours ago | 8 min read

Community Seed Production: A Pathway for Building Resilience in South Sudan

Any economic development work in an agro-based community such as South Sudan—where approximately 85 percent of households depend on crop cultivation—must emphasize the quality of the seed supply.  

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marise montrose

14 days ago | 5 min read

Investing in Ethnically Diverse Communities to Restore and Preserve Forests in Vietnam

The USAID Sustainable Forest Management project works to restore and enhance Vietnam’s vital forest ecosystems. Empowering the ethnic minorities residing in forest areas—especially local women—is an essential part of this work.

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shannon vasamsetti, Senior Specialist, Climate Integration

21 days ago | 9 min read

Building Effective Monitoring Networks: A Locally Led Approach to Fighting Climate Change

People are a vital element in maintaining the Amazon as a carbon sink, to the benefit of the rest of the planet, but the threats to their lands and lives are constant. Drug trafficking and organized crime, for example, have increasingly degraded and deforested the jungle.

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Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene: An Inclusive Agenda in Nepal

In Nepal and other less-developed countries, tackling water, sanitation, and hygiene problems as a crosscutting issue leads to advances across more than one Sustainable Development Goal (SDG).  

pralhad gairapipli

7 min read

Participatory Public Financial Management Reinforces Democratic Norms and Values

Even in imperfect democracies, strengthening norms that promote participation, engagement, and inclusion can build up the norms needed for democracy to thrive over time.  

janine mans

6 min read

How an Approach to Crisis in Jordan Transformed into Sustained Institutional Change

How the Project Management Unit revolutionized Jordan’s approach to crisis response and came to serve as a model for long-term institutional resilience and reform in the Kingdom of Jordan. 

anthony pusatory

10 min read

Defending Ukraine’s Critical Infrastructure from Cyber Threats

Modern wars reach far beyond trenches and tanks to include political, informational, and cyberattacks designed to weaken the opponent and diminish its ability to resist. Peacemaking, reconstruction, and development work must account for all types of destabilizing efforts.

lana ramer

8 min read

Making Blended Finance Work for Climate

Blended finance represents more than just a financial strategy; it's a key opportunity to influence the direction of capital flow in response to a shared global challenge—the climate crisis. 

sharon donofrio

7 min read

Q&A with Expert Keith Bettinger: Why Linking Climate Finance to Those Who Need it Most Matters

When it comes to securing climate financing for local solutions, communities know what needs to be done to address climate change locally. In his Q&A, Keith Bettinger talks about the gap in bringing the communities and climate financing together.

keith bettinger, kimberly keeton

9 min read

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