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Water Security in an Uncertain Future
May 29, 2019
Water security is integral to the health and sustainability of our communities and ecosystems. Achieving water security, however, is challenging for several reasons including poor governance, resource competition and poorly conceived economic development. Additionally, changing precipitation patterns and increasing temperatures are making seasonal weather more unpredictable. Collectively, these factors make it difficult to address deterioration […]
Quality on Tap
May 29, 2019
Just as water pumps are a ubiquitous symbol of international development, a broken one is the symbol of the sector’s need for oversight and quality assurance. Enter Badri Baral, director of Winrock International’s Renewable Energy Project Support Office in Nepal. He oversees Winrock’s latest project with USAID Nepal, Safaa Pani, providing oversight and quality control […]
Bloomberg Businessweek Features Winrock’s Work in Guyana
May 16, 2019
An article in the May 16, 2019 Bloomberg Businessweek features Winrock’s work in Guyana. “How to Make Money Off Rainforests Without Cutting Them Down” describes Norway’s deal to pay Guyana $250 million to curb its deforestation. “The money paid for, among other things, scientists from Winrock International to assist the Guyana Forestry Commission in developing […]
Estimating Carbon Sequestration From Forest Restoration Now Easier
May 16, 2019
Washington, D.C. – May 16, 2019 – Winrock International scientists have published a landmark paper filling critical knowledge gaps in the climate change mitigation potential of forest landscape restoration. This globally comprehensive review of the potential carbon sequestration resulting from restoration is an important contribution to global efforts to combat climate change. The paper was […]
Celebrating Climate Leadership
May 6, 2019
A lifetime of mobilizing global action to address climate change was recognized April 25, when the American Carbon Registry (ACR) honored Jonathan Pershing with its annual Climate Leadership award, one of several awards presented at ACR’s annual gala reception in Los Angeles. “The impacts of climate change are becoming ever more severe and widespread, from […]
Preserving Water in His Homeland
May 1, 2019
Growing up in a small village along the Mekong River, Bunnara Min often found himself wandering outside during breaks in school. Lush trees surrounded the school, shading the school yard and putting him at peace. As he prepared to graduate and go to college, his father asked what he would study. Forests, Min said. At […]
Winrock Assembles Advisory Committee of Resilience Experts
April 16, 2019
The U.S. Department of State Private Investment for Enhanced Resilience (PIER) project, implemented by Winrock International and Climate Finance Advisors, has assembled the PIER Advisory Committee (PAC) to advise PIER in three thematic areas: country-level interventions, capacity building and private sector engagement, and thought leadership, communications, knowledge sharing and awareness. “The unique expertise of these […]
Winrock’s Liz Kendall Discusses Water Security in World Water Magazine
April 10, 2019
Water.org and Winrock’s Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP) have launched a $4-million micro loan financing program to bring water and sanitation to Cambodian households. Winrock International’s Liz Kendall recently contributed a story to World Water Magazine about current water challenges in Cambodia and how affordable microloans can help to expand water access. SWP began the Cambodia Water Security Improvement […]
Keeping Fish Fresh in Mozambique
April 9, 2019
This year the Clean Energy team is implementing a new project called GreenTech, where we are working with U.S. refrigeration company SunDanzer to commercialize solar chillers for smallholders in five African countries. In Mozambique, where the electrical grid covers only 28 percent of the population, our mandate is to determine whether there is a feasible […]
Feeding a Thirsty World
March 26, 2019
“It goes without saying that there’s no food without water,” said Winrock President and CEO Rodney Ferguson opening the Wilson Center event “Feeding a Thirsty World: Harnessing the Connections Between Food and Water Security” in Washington, D.C., on March 25. “Seventy percent of global water use goes to agriculture. … Water insecurity affects food security […]