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Strengthening Market Systems Resilience

… fertilizer, fuel, and food prices and worsening impacts of climate change. According to the World Food Programme, the number of … today. This September, Marketlinks explores how conflict, climate change, and global supply chain disruptions have …
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Navigating Cultures of Belonging in the Workplace

… at home (69%) Mingle. “The Indian LGBT Workplace Climate Survey 2016.” 2016. . Combine these global trends … tools of individual empowerment and organizational change. Our Global Toolkit for Change is one such solution that offers companies a …
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Water and Energy for Food Announces New Call for Innovations

… to provide more sustainable water or energy solutions for climate-resilient agriculture. The selected organizations … scarcity, and foster the transition to sustainable, climate-resilient agricultural sectors. Water scarcity, … environmental degradation and biodiversity loss, climate change, and poverty all threaten the region’s long-term food …
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Tell us about your best adaptation! SCALE Creative Adaptation Award

… curve? Finding local solutions to global issues, driving change, challenging business-as-usual approaches, or more — … word! In the last few years, the effects of accelerating climate events, the global pandemic, and the push for racial …
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Compounding Crises: The Challenges of Climate Change

… that are layered onto and exacerbated by the existing climate crisis. It was not too long ago that  IMA World … outcomes across the world are threatened by the changing climate, elevating risks for already vulnerable populations, … least to the problem of greenhouse gas-related climate change are enormous. Advocates are readying their efforts to …
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Peru: Investing in Cooperatives to Combat Supply Chain Shortages

… chain stability, and helped to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Collectively, these cooperatives provide over $42 … interests and livelihoods in the regions most impacted by climate change. ABOUT THE COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM …
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Key Highlights from MSS2022: Learnings to Propel the Industry

… in Cape Town, South Africa! MSS2022's central theme of Climate Adaption & Conservation in Market Systems explored … is its ability to address challenges associated with climate and conservation . While the risks from climate change and conservation are manifesting in ways that force …
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Green Jobs are the Future

… originally published on the FHI360 website . The 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) has brought renewed …
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Skills in Market Systems Development: Not Just Another Supporting Function

… or higher status, it will also need to adapt and often change substantially the type of work its citizens will … feedback loops/signals are most influential, especially as change requirements emerge. An important thread running … how change happens in response to slower-moving risks like climate change, inequality, nutrition, etc. Central to any …
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Welcome to Market Systems Symposium Month on Marketlinks!

… five core technical themes of Market Systems Resilience;   Climate Adaption and Conservation;   Food Systems;   Urban … and directly relates to competitiveness and inclusivity. Climate Adaption and Conservation in Market Systems.   Climate change and conservation will be featured as a core theme at …
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USAID Climate Strategy 2022-2030

… USAID … Climate change is a global crisis. As temperatures and sea levels … cyclones, and wildfires upend their lives. The effects of climate change are not equal – they disproportionately impact …
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The Market Corner: Overcoming Obstacles to Greater Uptake of Deep Impact Investing Approaches

… Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI)  and  systems change investing despite their growing demand (see this … thinking about the intersection of gender and themes like climate, financial inclusion, and many more, this process of … overlooking the importance of social justice in mitigating climate change impacts. Fortunately, Rory and Sana pointed …
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Private Capital: A Systems Thinking Perspective

… market . Additionally, when these slower-moving risks like climate change, inequality, and health challenges are ignored, risks … towards standardizing investment-specific disclosures – on climate, nature, and inequality – these essentially provide a …
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USAID Women's Economic Empowerment Community of Practice Resources

… WEE CoP) was established in 2020 to accelerate the pace of change in advancing gender equality and women’s economic … promote trade facilitation; spur investment; address climate change; support entrepreneurship and enterprise growth …
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The Market Corner: Elevating Environmental and Social Justice Returns on Investment

… and catalyze large-scale, sustainable, and positive change without unleashing negative unintended consequences.  … from traditional investment alone.” – Rory Moses Systems change investing and  Justice, Equity, Diversity and … vehicle types and sectors, and a particular interest in climate vehicles with a focus on just transition. He is …
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