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‘Everybody is Bringing Something to the Table’
May 28, 2019|post
At its best, mentorship is an essential component of growth and development for both mentors and mentees. This is certainly true for participants in the Community Food Systems Mentorship Program, a national initiative led by Winrock’s Wallace Center that builds mentoring relationships among food systems leaders across the U.S. “While it is extremely important that […]
Meet our Farmer-to-Farmer Staff!
May 23, 2019|volunteer
The fourth in our series of introductory blogs again comes from Senegal, which has the largest number of Winrock F2F staff in-country. My name is Youssouph Sane and I’m one of the Winrock Drivers. After I earned a Baccalaureate degree I joined the Army for two years where I got my military driving license which […]
Meet our Farmer-to-Farmer Staff! (Series)
May 15, 2019|volunteer
Our third intro blog from the field this week comes from Senegal, a country which speaks over 36 different languages! My name is Ndiame Sene (Patrick) I am from a village named Nianing, located south of Dakar. I grew up there until I got my Baccalaureate from our village high school called Lycee Demba Diop. […]
Cambodian Committee Charts Road Map to Water Security
May 13, 2019|post
Even before the disaster, decades of population growth and industrialization had degraded the Rhine River so thoroughly that it was known as “the sewer of Europe.” Then one early morning in 1986, a factory caught fire in Switzerland. Tons of toxic chemicals flowed into the river, which runs through six European countries, wiping out nearly […]
SWP to host “Water as a Tool for Resilience in Times of Crisis” at the Wilson Center
May 10, 2019|post
About 90 percent of USAID’s water priority countries are conflict-affected or fragile. Last year, over 60 million people around the world were affected by more than 280 natural disasters. Effective water resource management is complex in times of peace and prosperity. Effective water resource management in a time of crisis—whether war or disaster—can mean the […]
Camacho and Mahayni Named to SWP Leadership
May 9, 2019|post
The Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP) is pleased to announce two additions to our team as we work to enhance water security around the world. Rodolfo Camacho, a civil engineer with more than 30 years of experience working in water resources and environmental management projects, will lead SWP as project director/chief of party. Implemented by Winrock […]
Celebrating Climate Leadership
May 6, 2019|post
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 […]
FLR Carbon Storage Calculator
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Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) activities are being implemented around the world to improve the ecological and economic productivity of degraded lands. As trees grow, they pull and store carbon from the atmosphere, helping to lower the high greenhouse gas concentrations driving climate change. The FLR Carbon Storage Calculator estimates the amount of carbon stored by […]
Preserving Water in His Homeland
May 1, 2019|post
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 […]
Meet our Farmer-to-Farmer Field Staff! (Series)
April 30, 2019|volunteer
We are a few months into the newest cycle of Farmer-to-Farmer, a program that along with our skilled volunteers, could not be accomplished without the hard work of those in the field. Over the next few months, we will introduce you to some of the amazing people that help make the volunteer’s assignment run so […]