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May 2019 SWP Newsletter
The Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP) is pleased to announce the additions of Rodolfo Camacho and Basil Mahayni to our team as we work to enhance water security around the world. In This Issue: – Camacho and Mahayni Named to SWP Leadershipo – Charting a Road Map to Water Security – Preserving Water in His Homeland
Bringing Technology to Lam Dong
Lam Dong’s Forest Protection and Development Fund (FPDF) manages one of the largest provincial funds in the country. Annually, the payment for Lam Dong forest owners is about 8.7 million USD for 16,000 contracted households, of which nearly 80% are ethnic minority people. In the past, most of these payments were made by cash – […]
Data Editing Tool – Simplifying Life for PFES Managers
One of the biggest challenges for payment for forest environmental services (PFES) managers is processing the massive amounts of data generated at the time of PFES payment on forest owners’ names, forest area, forest cover change, and payment rates. Staff must manually review thousands of records, identify any errors, and validate situations where one forest […]
Green Investment Opportunities for Malawi’s Forestry Sector
In 2016, the impact of deforestation and forest degradation on the water supply to Malawi’s capital Lilongwe was so severe that the army was deployed to protect forest reserves. This dramatic action represents the crisis Malawi faces due to over-extraction of forest resources and agricultural expansion.
Liberty Shared: Corporate Accountability and Liability in the Malaysian Palm Oil Industry
It could be said that most consumers know little about palm oil or its use, even though it is contained in a very wide variety of products ever present in most households across the world. Many people are perhaps only aware of palm oil and the palm oil industry because of the ongoing public discourse […]
USAID CTIP Learning & Action Brief 2
Over the last decade, increasing focus has been placed on the role of the business community in countering trafficking in persons (CTIP). Since trafficking in persons (TIP) is occurring within the workplace and supply chains, the private sector is a critical stakeholder that cannot be ignored in efforts to protect workers and prevent TIP. Collaboration […]
April 2019 SWP Newsletter
In one Cambodian province, a unique committee is bringing together water users from the local level to the provincial leadership. Its success could affect how other regions combat looming water security challenges. In This Issue Cambodian Government Greenlights Innovative Water Security Platform Using Big Data to Enhance Water Security Feeding a Thirsty World
Green Investment Opportunities for Malawi’s Agricultural Sector
The population and economy of Malawi rely heavily on agriculture, which makes up 28% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). The agri-culture sector is Malawi’s largest source of em-ployment (64%) and forms the basis of most Mala-wians’ livelihoods. Agricultural goods are over-whelmingly produced by Malawi’s smallholder farmers, with larger estates growing cash crops like […]