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Wild-Card Prospecting: Vetting Private-Sector Partners When Familiar Norms Don’t Apply

… and incentives—at least not when SLR is proposing a change to business as usual. For example, to support … scenario with a stronger partner, Ituri’s business climate posed challenges when SLR staff asked the most … to help them reach for a higher standard, begin to change prevailing norms… and make Ituri a little bit easier …
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Bread and Peace (and Honey): Social Entrepreneurship as Commercial Strategy

… development partner in these places, but chaotic systems change what kinds of businesses can succeed there, and … priority for both biodiversity and the fight against climate change. Despite the excellent high-altitude equatorial climate, rich soil, unique flora and fauna, and extensive …
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Is ‘Graduation’ Possible in Emergencies?

… smallholder farmers shift towards market-oriented and climate-resilient agricultural livelihoods. Notably, the … but the rules, norms, and supporting institutions will change — making it harder for the most vulnerable to build a …
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SCALE's Culminating "Resources Showcase"

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… in the face of interrelated shocks and stresses such as climate change, drought, conflict, land degradation, and erosion. …
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Mobilizing Finance to Migrant Communities (and Beyond)

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… such as Procter & Gamble, Compartamos con Colombia, and Climate Focus, designing and implementing sustainability … platforms to monitor progress on commitments focused on climate change mitigation. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics …
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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: Market Systems Development in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations

… NGO sectors. Remember, the market systems conditions could change continuously, especially in unstable situations, so … could be done quarterly or after witnessing a significant change in the market system.  Cooperation is a point of … Triple Nexus Of Gender Inequality, State Fragility, and Climate Vulnerability MSD in Fragile and Conflict-Affected …
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The Market Corner: Fresh Perspectives for Development Leaders

… approach . So you work with the private sector to make a change in the system. But you also have to collaborate or … that were circulating were ill-suited to the soil and climate (because they were imported), and this was a major … a new type of seedling more adapted to the soil and climate of the Gaza strip using a new technique, grafting. We …
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What is a Resilient Health System? Lessons from Ebola

… and adapt to natural and human-made stressors, such as climate change. For example, the City Resilience Framework identifies … so-called slow variables, ones that take a long time to change but are required to construct a stable platform for …
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Solutions to Keep Agricultural Inputs Flowing During Crisis

… using a Rapid Gender Analysis and context-specific climate, market, and agriculture approaches, which are … and other programs stimulate enabling environments that change gender perceptions and relations at multiple levels …
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Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Applied Wheat Genomics

… our efforts on the challenges of wheat production and climate change in South Asia, and this project employs a logical but … varieties generated by the project will have enhanced climate resilience; combining heat tolerance with heat …
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