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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 […]
Winrock International Joins BankFWD to Phase Out Financing of Fossil Fuels
April 21, 2021
April 21, 2021 – Winrock International announced it has joined BankFWD’s groundbreaking pledge to lead major banks in the fight against climate change by phasing out all financing for fossil fuels. Winrock International joins other Rockefeller-affiliated organizations in signing the BankFWD pledge, including the Rockefeller Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the David Rockefeller Fund, and […]
Announcing Private Investment for Enhanced Resilience (PIER) Caribbean
April 15, 2021
The Private Investment for Enhanced Resilience (PIER) Project is now working in the Caribbean, where it is demonstrating how implementing partners can engage the private sector in reducing deforestation pressures and enhancing carbon stocks through investments in intercropping, cover crop development and agroforestry, thus encouraging more resilient value chains. PIER’s work in Jamaica, Dominican Republic, […]
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. […]
Choosing to Challenge the Digital Gender Divide for Safe Migration
March 15, 2021
By Leanne Melnyk, Head of Global Supply Chains, Diginex Solutions, and Sung In Marshall, Associate Director, Worker Engagement, Elevate Limited This article was originally published by Diginex and Elevate Limited on March 8, 2021. What is the digital gender divide? The digital gender divide is the gap between girls’ and women’s access to technology and […]
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 […]
Winrock International Welcomes Two New Board Members
March 10, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — March 10, 2021 — Winrock International, the U.S.-based national and international economic development organization, today announces the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors: Dr. Ruth Oniang’o, the long-time chair of the Sasakawa Africa Association and recipient of the Africa Food Prize, and John R. Tyson, the chief sustainability […]
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 […]
Winrock International Announces New Small Business E-commerce Support Program
March 9, 2021
Little Rock, Ark. – March 10, 2021 – As fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge small businesses, Winrock International is pleased to announce the Small Business E-commerce Local Learning (SELL) project to support small businesses in Northwest Arkansas. Funded by the Walton Family Foundation, SELL leverages Winrock’s proven entrepreneurial programming support, coaching and […]