Briefing Paper – Climate Finance for a Just Transition: Blended Finance and Catalytic Strategies

Briefing Paper – Climate Finance for a Just Transition: A Forum on Blended Finance and Catalytic Strategies While still falling short of the $3.5 trillion annual investment needed to reach a net-zero future, global climate finance…

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Energy Governance in Developing Countries — A New Approach

Global efforts to improve energy access and quality and to tackle climate change need a different approach to addressing poor energy governance in developing countries. Energy projects should be designed to “think and work politically.”
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Measuring the Adoption of Nutrition and Sanitation Practices for Sustained Behavior Change

The USAID Feed the Future Tajikistan Agriculture and Water Activity (TAWA) focuses on raising the incomes of rural women by engaging them directly in agricultural productivity while also boosting awareness of better nutrition and sanitation behaviors.
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Embedding CLA Practices into the Activity Early on Fostered Improvements in Nutrition, Sanitation, and Farm Production in Southwestern Tajikistan

Food insecurity and inadequate dietary intake are major public health problems across Khatlon province in Tajikistan. However, the Feed the Future Tajikistan Agriculture and Water Activity aims to directly engage rural women in agricultural productivity, boosting awareness of better nutrition and sanitation behaviors.
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Practical Options to Accelerate Private Power Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

In the context of Sub-Saharan African power sector reforms and advancements, how can private developers and lenders better align with the needs of public counterparts? Furthermore, how can public leaders best lower risk for private investors without compromising social objectives? This technical brief addresses these questions.
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