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Rice farmers Vietnam photo

Why Prize Competitions Are a Viable Model for Scaling Climate-Smart Technologies

December 9, 2019
Justin Kosoris
Blog Post
“No pilots fail, but no pilots scale.” Dr. Bruce Campbell, director of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security,...
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Keywords: 
agriculture, climate finance, emissions, private-sector engagement
Geography: 
Global
A group of people sit and look at a game board on the floor.

Gaming for Profit

November 1, 2019
Jesse Shapiro
Liz Jordan
Blog Post
Climate change worsens familiar challenges to water and sanitation services, including limited access and poor infrastructure. Innovative approaches...
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Keywords: 
private-sector engagement, Training, WASH, water
Geography: 
Global
Cocoa farmer in Ghana photo

What’s in a Game? Helping Improve Livelihoods – and an Ecosystem – with a Game

October 29, 2019
Alexandre Grais
Lara Murray
Blog Post
In Ghana, a changing climate is affecting the production of cocoa, one of the country’s major cash crops and its second leading foreign exchange...
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Keywords: 
agriculture, forest/forestry, land tenure, private-sector engagement, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Africa
A group of people use an ox team to pull a large metal instrument.

I-JEDI Online Tool Examines Jobs and Economic Impacts of Clean Energy Around the World

October 2, 2019
Sadie Cox
Isabel McCan
Blog Post
Understanding the economic impacts of renewable energy development is critical to reaching scale in the clean energy transition. Analysis of the...
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Keywords: 
clean energy, climate policy, low emission development strategies, private-sector engagement
A photovoltaic solar array sits in the foreground with mountains and sea visible in the background.

Private Sector Training Empowers Minigrid Proposals for Haiti

September 26, 2019
Alexis Powers
Sadie Cox
Blog Post
In March 2019, the Government of Haiti released an official request for proposals as part of a broader plan to support the development of minigrids...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, clean energy, emissions, grid integration, infrastructure, private-sector engagement, resilience, Training
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
A group of women stands in a field of wheat.

Impacts of Climate-Smart Villages: A non-zero sum game

June 21, 2019
Shalika Vyas
Arun Khatri-Chhetri
Blog Post
Samantabai is a happy woman. The first 'super-champion' farmer in her village, she has been involved in the Climate-Smart Village (CSV) project under...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, climate policy, climate science, governance, health, private-sector engagement, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Asia
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Future Earth leads health research and innovation

June 13, 2019
Christine Chumbler
Blog Post
The 2015 Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission on planetary health final report, “ Safeguarding Human Health in the Anthropocene Epoch ,” begins...
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Keywords: 
climate science, governance, health, partnership, private-sector engagement
Geography: 
Global
Feb. 21st ACM speakers address the audience.

A Read Out from USAID’s CEADIR Activity: Building Climate Resilience through Successful Approaches to Planning and Financing

April 9, 2019
Lorine Giangola
Eric L. Hyman
Blog Post
Since mid-2014, the USAID-funded Climate Economic Analysis for Development, Investment and Resilience (CEADIR) Activity has provided technical...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, climate finance, private-sector engagement
“Convening Private Sector Investment in Climate-Smart Commodity Production in Southeast Asia” Workshop images

Scaling Climate Finance for Sustainable Landscapes through Private-Public Dialogue

February 28, 2019
Mikell O'Mealy
Charlotte Mack-Heller
Eric Hyman
Blog Post
Many countries in Southeast Asia have set ambitious targets for transitioning to a low-carbon, climate-resilient future, including improved...
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Keywords: 
agriculture, climate finance, forest/forestry, private-sector engagement, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Asia
Tanzanian traditional hut

Transformational Approaches to Channel Finance into Action

February 27, 2019
Regina Bernhard
Johannes Schroeten
Jonathan Cook
Blog Post
This is the second blog in a two-part series detailing the Climate Finance Readiness Program (CF Ready), a program implemented by GIZ that receives...
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Keywords: 
clean energy, climate finance, emissions, low emission development strategies, private-sector engagement
Geography: 
Asia, Africa
Group of llamas walk near a lake in Peruvian highlands

Transformational Approaches to Channel Finance into Action

February 26, 2019
Regina Bernhard
Johannes Schroeten
Matthew Ogonowski
Blog Post
This is the first blog in a two-part series detailing the Climate Finance Readiness Program (CF Ready), a program implemented by GIZ that receives...
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Keywords: 
clean energy, climate finance, emissions, low emission development strategies, private-sector engagement
Geography: 
Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, Africa
Young women from the Ita Guasu indigenous community in Paraguay, participate in the development of their community development plan.

A Systems Perspective to Climate Services

February 21, 2019
Olga Krylova
Robert O'Sullivan
Ali Blumenstock
Blog Post
What needs to come together in order to get a timely rainfall forecast to Senegalese farmers for the growing season? How can meteorologists in Rwanda...
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Keywords: 
Climate Risk Management, Monitoring & Evaluation, partnership, private-sector engagement, weather & climate services
Manila, Philippines at night

How the Philippine Grid Could Achieve 30%—or Even 50%—Renewable Energy by 2030

November 30, 2018
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Blog Post
How would the addition of renewable energy affect power system operations in the Philippines? The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable...
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Keywords: 
clean energy, grid integration, private-sector engagement
Geography: 
Asia
Forest in Maringa Lopori Wamba Landscape, DRC

The Hunt for Private Sector Approaches to Reduce Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

October 30, 2018
Dr. David Miller
Blog Post
What market system approaches did the ProLand assessment recommend for reducing deforestation and increasing rural incomes at scale in the Democratic...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, biodiversity, ecosystems, forest/forestry, land use, partnership, private-sector engagement, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Africa

Four Key Capacity Challenges to Provide Expanded Services on Climate Information Services

September 21, 2018
Chris Lennard
Blog Post
The meteorological services of seven African countries are hindered in their ability to provide effective climate services by four common obstacles...
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Keywords: 
clean energy, climate science, infrastructure, Monitoring & Evaluation, partnership, private-sector engagement, safeguards, Training, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Africa

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