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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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Coffee Market Systems Development to Protect Watersheds in Honduras

… water for millions of people. As land degradation and climate change threaten coffee production and contribute to growing … a result, many more small organizations can export. This change opened up greater access to the benefits of the coffee …
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Enabling Net Zero Markets: Greening Public Financial Management

… ability to mobilize resources to combat and cope with climate change is primarily constrained by its resources and … While external sources of funding like the Green Climate Fund (GCF) are critical to meeting a nation’s Paris …
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Advancing the Green Economy Through Market-Based Approaches

… of the local environment, natural resources, and climate risks.  – USAID Economic Growth Policy . … economic development is an underlying driver of climate change. Therefore, [...] USAID will help our partner …
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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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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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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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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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MSS2022 Pre-Symposium Training: Climate Change & Market Systems

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… The IPCC 6th Assessment report indicates the impacts of climate change that are already being felt around the Earth. The pace … from national governments and business leaders. Climate change advocates are calling for “systems change” as …
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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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