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Seeds of Hope in Bangladesh
October 19, 2017
Southwest Bangladesh is a watery world. Houses perch on steep river banks. Storms pummel fragile coastlines. It’s hard not to see this starkly beautiful place as engaged in a battle between water and land — with the water winning. But the land has a new ally, a living hem of mangrove forests made possible by […]
Planting Interest in Ecotourism
October 16, 2017
In the lush Sandan District of Cambodia’s Kampong Thom Province, plants run wild. The region’s mosaic of different habitats — dense evergreen forests, important riparian buffer zones, cultivated land, seasonally flooded farmland — provides a diverse sampling of plant species and functions. Local communities use local flora as food, medicine and building material, while several […]
The Challenge of Too Little Water
October 2, 2017
There’s a hum in the air, an audible energy, as more than 60 water experts, practitioners and stakeholders take their seats at Washington D.C.’s Wilson Center on September 26. They’ve come for the first installment of SWP’s “Sustainable Water, Resilient Communities” series. In the words of Winrock President and CEO Rodney Ferguson, everyone present shares […]
In Cities, Water Security is a WASH Issue
October 1, 2017
Over a long weekend in September, Dar es Salaam suffered a water shortage, causing residents to store water in tanks or buy more expensive bottled water for drinking and cooking. When the water came back on, people living close to the water main used up all the available pressure to refill their tanks, leaving those […]
Water Stress is Driving Conflict and Migration. How Should the Global Community Respond?
September 30, 2017
Water insecurity has driven social distress throughout history, from the Mayan Empire to modern-day Syria. But global efforts to avoid crises have been inadequate. There’s a better path forward. A new WRI commentary discusses the state of current water hotspots, and explains why and how we need to act with urgency on water issues. Water […]
Pledge for Innovation and Excellence
September 29, 2017
On September 28, as part of USAID’s Global Innovation week in Washington, D.C., Winrock International President and CEO Rodney Ferguson took the stage along with the heads of 20 other high-level USAID partner organizations to make a “Pledge to Innovation and Excellence.” “We pledge to incorporate solar capabilities in all new project sites we’re planning […]
Getting Pumped
September 20, 2017
By Evgenia Sokolova, finance consultant to Winrock’s Clean Energy Innovations team “I fell in love with that water pump the first time I saw it,” said Joshua Okundi, a passion-fruit farmer from Kendu Bay. Okundi (pictured above, center, with blue cap) is one of the 9,000 farmers who saw the solar pump at one of […]
Back to School
September 19, 2017
In many parts of the world, September means back to school. Here’s what children are learning, courtesy of Winrock projects: The Green Valley Academy in Ilam, Nepal, is part of a recycling revolution. Before, the school burned its waste paper and plastics on campus, prompting complaints from neighbors. But now it provides recycling bins and […]
New Lab Keeps on Giving
September 15, 2017
The USAID-funded new building energy simulation lab opened at Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction on September 12, 2017 in Hanoi. The lab is part of the USAID Vietnam Clean Energy Program’s sustainability plan to ensure that key program components and activities continue to benefit the Ministry of Construction with the necessary software and tools. The lab […]
Ghana Receives Landmark Approval From Carbon Fund
September 14, 2017
September 11, 2017 – Winrock International contributed significantly to the development of Ghana’s Emission Reduction Program which has become part of the portfolio of the Carbon Fund of the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, making it eligible to receive performance-based payments for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+). Ghana is the second country […]