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Launch of the Water Allocation Plan for the Lower Mara River Basin
May 18, 2021
The Lake Victoria Basin Water Board (LVBWB), in coordination with the Ministry of Water of Tanzania, launched a groundbreaking water allocation plan (WAP) in the country’s portion of the Mara River Basin, shared with its northern neighbor, Kenya. The decisions agreed to in the WAP were arrived at after three years of scientific studies and […]
U.S. News Op-Ed: Growing Climate Solutions Act Could Help U.S. Farmers and Forests
May 12, 2021
Private landowners can help achieve truly scalable climate action in the United States. By recognizing these essential actors, the Growing Climate Solutions Act (GCSA), which was reintroduced recently with broad bipartisan support, is a welcome sign of progress. The act seeks to break down barriers for farmers and foresters interested in participating in carbon markets […]
Women Empowering Girls in Kayes
May 6, 2021
Penda Traoré knows how to bring children together in Medine, a rural community in the Kayes region of Mali where agriculture and gold mining predominate. As a mentor, Penda leads weekly sessions promoting education with more than 40 girls between the ages of 10 and 19, including some who are married. Penda’s secret: She sends […]
What Businesses Operating in Vietnam Can Do about Climate Risk
April 22, 2021
All companies with business operations or supply chains in Vietnam need to know that the country is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change — and need to be aware of the ways they can build resilience. Just last October, two mega-typhoons flooded communities, displaced families, and took lives in what is becoming an all too familiar […]
The Climate Q&A…
March 23, 2021
How did you become interested in water issues? After college graduation, I joined the Peace Corps, which put me in water and sanitation for two years in Peru. After that I attended graduate school to study public administration. I joined Winrock in 2013 on a fellowship with the Congressional Hunger Center to work on food […]
The Climate Q&A…
March 18, 2021
What are the chief goals for Winrock’s environment and energy work this year? With the re-set of U.S. engagement on climate change, we’re at an exciting juncture both with the Environment and Energy (E2) group and more broadly across the organization. We anticipate significant opportunities to expand our mitigation work in land-use and low-emissions development. […]
Webinar Features Winrock’s Mary Grady on Forest Conservation at Scale with Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART)
March 12, 2021
The science is clear, said experts at a March 5th Atlantic Council webinar featuring opening remarks by Mary Grady, director of both Winrock’s American Carbon Registry (ACR) and the Secretariat for Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART). A rapidly warming world cannot reach the goals of the Paris Climate Accord — such as holding the rise […]
Plan Approved to Address Water Security in Key Cambodian Watershed
March 9, 2021
A committee of stakeholders representing the government, private sector and private citizens recently announced a groundbreaking strategic action plan (SAP) to guide efforts to improve water security for sustainable development of the Stung Chinit River Basin in central Cambodia. The Stung Chinit River Basin Management Committee (RBMC), with support from the USAID-funded Sustainable Water Partnership […]
Women Leading the Fight Against Human Trafficking in Nepal
March 4, 2021
As part of the counter-trafficking efforts of the Hamro Samman project in Nepal, women are leading community engagement, awareness and advocacy efforts at the local level. Hamro Samman, supported by USAID and UK aid and implemented by Winrock International, aims to reduce human trafficking in Nepal. The project’s Leadership for Change (LfC) training equips at-risk […]
Guest Speaker Educates and Inspires Winrock Staff
March 1, 2021
On Thursday, February 25, Janis F. Kearney, author, lecturer and diarist of former President Bill Clinton, addressed Winrock staff as a featured speaker for Black History Month. Kearney, a native of Gould, Arkansas, grew up poor in a family of 19 children, the daughter of sharecroppers Thomas James (“T.J.”) and Ethel Kearney. From these humble […]