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USAID Clean Energy Program
The USAID Vietnam Clean Energy Program is USAID’s flagship 5 year initiative to promote a cleaner environment in Vietnam. Initiated in October 2012, its primary objective is to build capacity and strengthen the foundation for low emissions energy systems to contribute to the larger overall USAID goal of accelerating Vietnam’s climate resilience and achieve low […]
USAID Macedonia Clean Energy Investment Project
The USAID Clean Energy Investment Project (CEI Project) is three-year project, initiated in April 2013 that supports the Government of Macedonia (GoM) in implementing relevant strategies with the goal to increase investment in energy from renewable sources, and reduce Macedonia’s total final energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Enhancing Capacity for Low Emission Development Strategies EC-LEDS Clean Energy Program
The purpose of the EC-LEDS Clean Energy Program is to support Georgia’s efforts to increase climate change mitigation through energy efficiency and clean energy. The broader goal is to enable more responsible management and development of Georgia’s natural endowments.
SUCCESS STORY Increasing Women’s Participation in Nigeria’s Renewable Energy Sector
One of the main objectives of the USAID‐funded Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Program (REEEP) isto provide vocational training and create awareness of the benefits of renewable energy and energy efficiency – for both men and women.
SUCCESS STORY Building a Cadre of Women Solar Entrepreneurs, Engineers, and Technicians Among Nigeria’s Youth
One of the main objectives of the USAID-funded Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Program (REEEP) is to provide vocational training and create awareness of the benefits of renewable energy and energy efficiency – for both men and women. To help accomplish this, REEEP is collaborating with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) by training a […]
Creating A Legal Basis for Community Co- Management of Wetlands
In Bangladesh, freshwater wetlands provide fish, an important source of protein, to millions of people. These “haor” ecosystems are threatened by over-harvesting of fish and destruction of wetlands for other land uses.
Pioneering Mangrove Valuation Research (Under USAID CREL Project in Bangladesh) (2015-2018)
More than 3.5 million people in Bangladesh depend on the Sundarbans mangrove forest for their livelihoods. Located in southwest Bangladesh on the border with India, the 140,000 hectare UNESCO World Heritage site is the largest mangrove forest in the world. Winrock’s USAID-funded ClimateResilient Ecosystems and Livelihoods (CREL) project has supported a first-ofits kind, on-the-ground assessment […]
Counter Trafficking Newsletter, Issue No. 3
National Conference on “National Plan of Action for Combating Human Trafficking 2015-2017: From Adoption to Implementation” National Convention of Peer Leaders and ANIRBAN World Day against Trafficking-in-Persons Training on Winrock Survivor Standards and GOB Shelter Standards Reducing unsafe migration