Tim May
The Climate Q&A…with Winrock International climate leaders
October 9, 2024
This year marked the 15th annual convening of Climate Week NYC, an event held alongside the U.N. General Assembly in New York City that brings together leaders from across sectors to champion inclusive climate action. Three common and interconnected threads at this year’s event were: 1) The urgency to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare […]
Community partnerships and action to reduce pollution from open burning in Vietnam
September 10, 2024
Open burning, both of household waste and agricultural straw, is a major source of air pollution in rural and urban Vietnam, contributing to deteriorating air quality and increasing public health risks. To tackle this pressing issue, the USAID Reducing Pollution project, implemented by Winrock International, is supporting community-driven solutions aimed at reducing open burning and […]
Winrock International announces new director for climate and environment
August 29, 2024
“Climate work is a critical part of Winrock’s mission, impacting a wide range of our locally led programming including sustainable agriculture and water, safe migration and counter-trafficking, climate finance, net zero, carbon crediting and markets, ecosystems and clean energy,” said Winrock President and CEO Maqsoda Maqsodi. “We’re in a pivotal climate moment in history, and […]
Helping communities map a resilient future in the Sahel
August 23, 2024
“This year the 2024 Esri Map Book (Volume 39) acknowledges that humans are a dominant part of our planet’s ecosystem and will increasingly need to play a role in creating its future. The maps in this book illustrate many practical ways organizations and individuals are impacting our world and using GIS and The Geographic Approach to help […]
North Little Rock Public Library System finalizing agreement to assume management and operation of the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub
August 23, 2024
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — Aug. 23, 2024 — The North Little Rock Public Library System is thrilled to announce it is in negotiations to assume the management and operation of the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, a dynamic center for innovation and entrepreneurship located in North Little Rock. The Innovation Hub has been owned and […]
Partnering to protect the Everglades: A unique ecosystem and critical carbon sink
August 22, 2024
Winrock International and The Everglades Foundation have established a lasting partnership focused on evaluating greenhouse gas emissions and carbon storage within various agricultural, freshwater and coastal ecosystems across southern Florida. With the foundation’s focus on ecosystem restoration and resilience, the primary objective of our analyses has been evaluation of the potential climate impacts of the […]
Digital learning on water security and resilience in the Sahel
July 25, 2024
The USAID TerresEauVie Activity, implemented by Winrock International in Niger and Burkina Faso, is finding success by partnering with local leaders in both countries to use digital tools for improved planning and sustainability of water resources and water supply to expand equitable access at the community level. The activity was recently featured in the July […]
Forced online scamming: How the Cambodia CTIP project is addressing a troubling new trafficking trend in Asia
July 10, 2024
The USAID Cambodia Counter Trafficking in Persons project, implemented by Winrock International, is taking a leading role to address a new form of trafficking that has grown rapidly in Cambodia and across Southeast Asia in the past five years. While previous iterations of Cambodia CTIP focused on the trafficking of Cambodians into exploitative work, the […]
Remembering Colin G. Campbell, former Winrock International Board Chair
July 5, 2024
Winrock International mourns the passing of Colin Campbell, an influential former member of Winrock’s Board of Directors who served as board chairman during a transformative six-year period in the 1990s. Campbell passed away on June 21, 2024 at his home in South Carolina surrounded by his family; he was 88. He served with dedication and […]
Maqsoda Maqsodi named new President and CEO of Winrock International
June 25, 2024
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS (June 25, 2024) ─ Winrock International’s Board of Directors today announced that Maqsoda Maqsodi will become the organization’s new president and CEO on July 29th, 2024, succeeding Rodney Ferguson, who departed in late 2023. Maqsodi, currently the president and CEO of IntraHealth International of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, will be responsible for […]