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After decades of mono-cropping and overgrazing, around 65% of Africa’s farmland, opens new tab is now considered unproductive or degraded, leaving more than 270 million people facing chronic hunger.
Debate Rages Over Push for New Green Revolution in Africa’s AgricultureCalendar Event
World Health Summit 2024News
This historic public-private, non-partisan international finance facility of $1.5bn was commitment for 2024-2025 to global education at the UN Summit of the Future.
Press Release: Unlocking Opportunity for the World’s Underprivileged Children and Youth: International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd) Commits to $1.5 Billion for Global Education and Skills in LMICsNews
With just five years to 2030, The SDG7 Backsliding study raises the alarm on the global energy goals under UN Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7).
Press Release: Study Unveiled at UNGA79 Shows Energy Goals on the Brink; Lower Income Countries Dangerously at Risk of Being Left BehindNews
Reshore360 presents a comprehensive blueprint for protecting at-risk populations living in coastal regions and islands.
Press Release: A First-Of-A-Kind Approach to Building Resilience of Coastal Communities Unveiled to Coincide With UNGA and Climate Week 2024Blog Post
Development organizations and donors often measure impact by asking if their target population was lifted, to some degree, out of poverty. But as Henok Begashaw at iDE argues, traditional impact measurement approaches centered around poverty reduction — like household surveys designed by outside technical experts — can fail to capture the key outcomes of an initiative. He explores the benefits of a locally led measurement approach that allows organizations to develop a rich picture of project outcomes, based on what beneficiaries themselves say is important.
Putting Communities at the Center of Impact Measurement: Why Locally Led Evaluations are Key to Measuring Project SuccessBlog Post
Productive use of energy (PUE) technologies have the potential to unlock higher incomes and reduce reliance on more costly, non-renewable energy sources in rural and low-income communities. Dan Waldron, Chris Emmott, Yash Vardhan Gaddhyan and Ruth Wairimu at Acumen discuss the advantages and disadvantages of two different paths to impact for PUE: replacing inefficient, fossil fuel-based incumbent technologies, vs. disrupting entire markets with innovative PUE approaches.
Replacing Old Technologies or Creating New Markets?: The Pros and Cons of Two Paths to Impact for Productive Use of EnergyBlog Post
About 30% of India’s GDP is generated by micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), which provide jobs for more than 110 million people and account for around 50% of the country’s exports. But as Bhavik Vasa at GetVantage points out, a drop in private equity and venture capital investments has led many of these entrepreneurs to shift towards more founder-friendly types of non-dilutive capital. He discusses the funding challenges facing Indian MSMEs, and why alternative forms of non-dilutive financing are uniquely suited to these businesses' needs.
Solving the Funding Challenges of Indian MSMEs: The Advantages of Founder-Friendly Non-Dilutive Financing
