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Encouraging Climate Optimism in Peru
November 6, 2019|post
“Between 1962 and 2016, Peru lost over 54 percent of its total glacial area.” “More intense rain events are expected, especially during El Niño years, increasing the risks of floods and landslides.” These were among the sobering facts about climate change that my team and I presented during workshops we delivered on behalf of the U.S. […]
Hidden Forces: The Role of Water in Economic Prosperity
November 4, 2019|post
“If you woke up one morning and found the taps in your house were dry, the first thing many of us here would do is pick up our phone and call the utility,” said Gordon Mumbo, Team Leader for Sustainable Water for the Mara River Basin, Winrock International. But for people living in the Mara […]
September 2019 SWP Newsletter
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Sustaining the world’s rivers, lakes and aquifers cannot depend on science, technology and engineering alone. Engaging and empowering water users and decision-makers in efforts to enhance water security is essential. In this issue – Why Stakeholders Matter – Early Engagement, Better Results? – Untapped Resources
From Ancient Lands, a Modern Solution
October 31, 2019|post
By Lara Murray The Eel River slices through Northern California, slinking its way up the San Andreas fault. Its rocky shores are flanked by forests ranging from the magnificent redwoods of Humboldt County to the rugged oak woodlands of Mendocino County. These landscapes not only characterize California’s world-famous natural beauty but have also historically fueled […]
Pumps and Pineapples
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PROJECT NAME: Feed the Future Guinea Agricultural Services – Strengthening Market-Led Agricultural Research, Technology, and Education (Guinea SMARTE) SYNOPSIS: Strengthens the intersection between education and the private sector, and hastens technology adoption to transform Guinea’s agricultural sector. YEARS ACTIVE: 2016–2019 FUNDER: USAID Farmers in Guinea face a common threat to food security, agricultural production and […]
The Man with a Plan to End Child Labor
October 28, 2019|post
If you could design the person best suited for ridding the world of child labor, you’d probably come up with someone much like Dalitso Baloyi. The African regional director of the Achieving Reduction of Child Labor in Support of Education (ARISE) project, implemented in partnership with JTI, Baloyi has studied the subject and devoted much […]
Lake Village, Arkansas: Small Town, Big Dreams
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SYNOPSIS: Provided business and community development assistance such as helping to attract business to downtown, analyzing workforce, labor and population trends, and hosting trainings for city leaders. YEARS ACTIVE: 2006-2018 FUNDER: Various “We’re a small community, but we have big ideas,” says JoAnne Bush, a native of Lake Village, Arkansas (population 2,500), and its mayor […]
Growing Businesses Through Peer Support
October 18, 2019|post
As busy leaders of dynamic organizations, CEOs often lament how hard it is to find the time and environment to process challenges only they can understand. “It is lonely at the top,” as they say. To meet this need, Innovate Arkansas (IA) has developed a unique series of forums that bring together Arkansas startup founders […]
Changing the Face of Clean Water Supply in Tanzania
October 17, 2019|post
It’s Friday morning in Hembeti, a rural village in eastern Tanzania, and Irene Lemelo is hard at work. Members of the local community update her on their progress digging trenches for water pipes, and Lemelo answers their questions about a gravity-fed water system now under construction. When she finished her engineering degree a year ago, […]
Winrock and the World Food Prize
October 14, 2019|post
On October 16, World Food Day, the World Food Prize will be presented to Dutch plant breeder Simon Groot, who revolutionized the tropical seed business with his company East-West Seeds. Winrock has many connections to the prize and its current laureate. The year was 1985 and the ink was barely dry on Winrock’s merger document […]