In This Issue

GEF Names Winrock Winner of Challenge Program for Adaptation Innovation
Announced at COP26: Winrock to implement Net-Zero Adaptation Finance program with FAO
A new Winrock-led climate initiative funded by the Global Environment Facility leverages market-based mechanisms and private sector partnerships to mobilize climate finance ─ needed now, more than ever.
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Building a Food-Secure, Climate-Resilient Future
A USAID-funded Feed the Future project is helping Senegalese youth repair degraded mangrove forests and protect marine ecosystems vital to sustainable fisheries. In the process, communities are safeguarding their own livelihoods and fighting climate change.
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Prioritizing Decarbonization Pathways to Curb Climate Change
Anna McMurray and Felipe Casarim describe Winrock’s support for state and regional governments that have developed detailed plans to reduce carbon emissions. As COP26 unfolds, they’re urging other sub-nationals to take action.
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Unavoidable Consumption: Escaping “The Bad Place” – While We Still Can
Well-informed advice on how to mitigate some of the climate-related and other negative impacts of modern hyper-consumption.
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Ferguson appointed to EXIM Bank’s new Chair’s Council on Climate
Winrock President and CEO Rodney Ferguson has been appointed to the EXIM Bank’s newly established Chair’s Council on Climate, which brings together experts to advise how the agency can support U.S. exporters and American jobs in clean and renewable energy.
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