Researchers are studying the Mara River to preserve its use for both humans and the world-famous wildlife that tourists from around the globe come to see. But conducting research here also means making sure the animals don’t get too close for comfort. In This Issue – Safeguarding the Mara – SWP Boosts Stalled Effort to […]
Climate information services (CIS) have the potential to support sustainable and resilient development by providing information that can enhance agricultural production, mitigate harvest losses, protect and increase incomes, and improve food security. In countries where agricultural communities are particularly vulnerable to the risks and impacts of climate change and variability, National Meteorological and Hydrological Services […]
A Letter From The President I can’t help but see the work of Winrock in these advances. Winrock has made significant contributions over the course of our history to the improved social and environmental conditions on display around the world. We have helped spread agricultural success. We have brought energy to the places in the […]
In honor of International Women’s Day 2019, USAID Thailand Counter Trafficking in Persons (USAID Thailand CTIP) and its partner, The Freedom Story, share the story of Ma Win Yee, a 32-year old Burmese woman who has created an organization for migrants, by migrants that provides various support and advocates for the right to education for […]
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This evaluation tool provides a framework for assessing the capacity of National Meteorological Services to provide climate information services. The tool includes the complete questionnaire, metrics, and scoring criteria needed to replicate this assessment for other NMS in Africa and beyond. This version of the tool will go through futher independent review by the WMO. […]
Aquaculture plays a central role in nutrition and livelihood for more than 12 million people in Bangladesh. Bangladesh has been very successful in expanding freshwater aquaculture, with an average growth rate of 8.1 percent per annum for the period 2000-17, and a current annual production of more than two million tonnes of aquaculture products from […]
Cambodian villagers take a field trip to see how people in similar situations have successfully improved their sanitation, coming away inspired to make changes in their own communities. In This Issue – Learning from Neighbors – Bolstering WASH, Building Resilience – Modeling Better Water Management
Dara*, a 26-year-old man from Takeo province, who was promised by his broker that he would have a secure and decent job in Thailand, was enslaved for seven years on a fishing boat on east Malaysian waters. He was unable to leave the boat, not allowed to take breaks, and did not get enough food […]