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Staying Afloat
February 3, 2018|post
If you travel to Cambodia’s Tonle Sap basin, you might see flooded fields full of what look like reeds, foliage waving above the surface of the water. While it may not look like much, it’s actually rice — “floating” or “deepwater” rice. Flooding is a fact of life near the constantly rising and falling Tonle Sap […]
Putting Monetary Value on Kenyan Forests to Encourage Conservation
February 2, 2018|post
If you’re talking about water, you’re talking about trees. The value of Kenya’s high-elevation forests extends beyond their great beauty and geological diversity. The country depends on five major forest watersheds or “water towers” – Aberdares, Cherangani Hills, Mau Complex, Mt. Elgon and Mt. Kenya – for most of her water, energy and habitat that harbors […]
Toolkit #5: Water Security Implementation
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The success of a WSI process depends on the implementation of activities or measures defined through collaborative planning and decision-making with the purpose of addressing and mitigating priority water risks now and in the future. Implementation produces tangible results that improve water security; builds capacity and teamwork through participation; and anchors water security planning and […]
Toolkit #4: Funding Water Security
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Funding is essential to translate the WSI process into activities that provide tangible benefits to water users. Funding must be identified and secured early to: Cover the costs of the assessment and planning steps Be the “reality check for action planning (only funded activities will be implemented) Financing can come from government taxes, user tariffs, […]
January Volunteer of the Month
January 16, 2018|volunteer
In December 2017, Monica Norley implemented her 3rd assignment in Senegal, training two groups of women in soap production.
SUCCESS STORY: PCCP-Assisted Fisherfolk Group Finds New Opportunity, Enforces Transparency and Accountability
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Two years after this initial contact, in August 2017, the PCCP team introduced CANMARFOA to the Cantilan Bank, a microfinance institution that offers agri-value chain loans. “It was through the recommendation of Winrock International – PCCP that we were able to avail the services of Cantilan Bank,” said Mr. Azarcon when asked how it all […]
Winrock, Heart Hospital, UAMS Team Up For Health Care Accelerator
January 9, 2018|post
January 9, 2018 —Winrock International, Arkansas Heart Hospital, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and BioVentures today announced that they are collaborating to extend and expand Health InnovatAR, a program that supports and accelerates the development of new startup companies with innovative solutions to improve health care delivery in Arkansas. “Arkansas Heart Hospital […]
The Log Blog
January 8, 2018|post
By Gabriel Sidman, Spatial Analyst When a tree falls in the forests of Colombia, it does make a sound — a loud one — but only for a moment. The sound starts with the monotonous drone of a chainsaw, cutting the thinnest of wedges near the base of the tree, followed by a piercing crack […]
Impact Beyond Expectations – Myanmar Pig Farmer’s AI Startup
January 4, 2018|volunteer
Demand for pork is secondary to chickens in Myanmar for meat consumption. Although the swine industry has the potential to improve, several factors— including feed, diseases, and poor genetics— have been identified as limits to mass scale pig production in the country. Individual pig farmers in Mandalay requested Farmer-to-Farmer’s technical assistance to conduct a training […]
Unseen and Unrecognized: Allocating Water to Nature in River Systems
January 3, 2018|post
Water for nature is too often sidelined in discussions around built water infrastructure development and subsequent water allocation needs. With increasing demands for food and energy production from a growing global population, many countries look to engineered solutions to bring them water, food and energy security. When we introduce multiple demands on a natural system, […]