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ADAPTATION: Vietnam Forests and Deltas Program
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The five-year USAID Vietnam Forests and Deltas Program (VFD) helps to move Vietnam’s progressive and proactive climate change policies into practice. Focusing on sustainable natural resource management, improving land use planning and engaging communities in developing action plans to address climate risks and vulnerabilities, the program supports Vietnam’s transition towards a low emission, climate resilient […]
Vietnam Forests and Deltas (VFD)
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The USAID Vietnam Forests and Deltas Program supports Vietnam’s transition to resilient, sustainable development. The first phase of the program (2012-2018) helped put national policies and strategies into practice to respond to environmental change, with a focus on the forestry and agriculture sectors, disaster risk reduction, and strengthening livelihoods. Beginning in 2018, the program’s second […]
Winrock International to support city of West Memphis in transformational change tied to Google data center project
December 4, 2025|post
Little Rock, Arkansas — Dec. 4, 2025 — Winrock International is partnering with the city of West Memphis, Arkansas, to help the city translate Google’s recent $4 billion data center investments into long-term, community transformation, job creation and economic growth. The West Memphis data center — the largest private investment in Arkansas history — is expected to employ 750 people annually during construction […]
Human & Community Development
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The Human & Community Development team is Winrock International’s engine for rural development, innovation and resilience in the U.S. Rooted in Arkansas and the Mississippi Delta, we carry forward Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller’s passion and legacy of fairness, opportunity and open government through a deeply place-based approach that invests in local leadership and collaboration. We strengthen […]
Impact-Ready Solutions
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Impact-Ready Solutions are Winrock’s portfolio of adaptable, funder-ready service offerings designed to address today’s most pressing development challenges. Each solution distills our proven approaches, global expertise and on-the-ground experience into practical models that can be tailored to the needs of any country, sector or partner. From clean energy and water security to human rights, climate […]
Celebrating mangroves — and the community action and science-based research helping to protect them
July 25, 2025|post
On World Mangrove Day, we honor one of the planet’s most powerful — and often overlooked — climate allies. Mangroves are more than just trees that thrive where land meets sea. They are carbon-storing powerhouses, biodiversity havens and natural shields for vulnerable coastlines. At Winrock, we’re proud to work alongside communities, scientists and with diverse funders […]
From risk to resilience: How Winrock’s Climate Resilience Accelerator helps communities adapt — and thrive
June 20, 2025|post
That’s why Winrock is launching the Climate Resilience Accelerator: a bold, practical framework for ensuring that development isn’t just about growth — it’s about endurance, equity and transformation. Winrock sees building climate resilience not as a burden, but as a competitive advantage for businesses, farmers and communities most impacted by climate change. What is climate […]
The Winrock Q&A: Accelerating healthcare solutions and building partnerships in the Heartland
May 7, 2025|post
Jordyn Schneider, a program officer with the Human & Community Development team in Winrock’s U.S. Programs group, brings nearly a decade of experience in public health and community development to help communities thrive. Schneider helps lead the team’s program design and evaluation efforts, merging innovative and evidence-based practices in a community-driven approach to development. She […]