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How Can We Address Health Workforce Challenges to Meet SDG3?

Jessica Smith | Rachel Deussom
Health Human Resources for Health Primary Health Care September 10, 2024
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Building resilient health workforces requires evidence-informed country-led strategies, partner alignment and coordination, and a multidisciplinary learning agenda.
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News: Launching the Podcast “Countdown to the Sustainable Development Goals”

Agriculture and Food Security September 9, 2024
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In this series, we look at the future of international development programming and offer recommendations to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Three Women, Three Battles, a Common Foe

Health Supply Chains Supply Chain Management HIV and AIDS Health August 29, 2024
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Fighting HIV in Africa's Most Populous Country
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News: Chemonics Setting Science-Based Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets


January 31, 2023
2 Minute Read
Environment and Natural Resources Water and Sustainable Cities Natural Climate Solutions
Chemonics announces its commitment to set company-wide emission reductions in line with climate science with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
Fisher harvesting aquatic plants on Inle Lake, Myanmar.

From Threat to Solution: Rethinking the Role of Communities in Nature Conservation

Michael Brown | Samantha Cheng | Jim Tolisano
October 8, 2019
2 Minute Read
Environment and Natural Resources Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resource Management Natural Climate Solutions
What needs to change to create the conditions necessary for communities to pursue sustainability? Michael Brown, Samantha Cheng, and Jim Tolisano propose a two step solution.
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Development Works Here with Brian App

Brian App
July 17, 2019
3 Minute Read
Environment and Natural Resources Combatting Environmental Crimes Environmental and Climate Risk Management Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resource Management Water and Sustainable Cities Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene Natural Climate Solutions
Development works here because great people work here. We’re excited to introduce you to our team.
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Development Works Here with Alejandro Arrivillaga

Alejandro Arrivillaga
June 26, 2019
4 Minute Read
Environment and Natural Resources Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resource Management Environmental and Climate Risk Management Natural Climate Solutions
Development works here because great people work here. We’re excited to introduce you to our team.
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Land and Property Rights Meet the SDGs: Reflections from the 2019 World Bank Land and Poverty Conference

Michael Brown
May 23, 2019
4 Minute Read
Environment and Natural Resources Land Tenure and Resource Governance Environmental and Climate Risk Management Natural Climate Solutions
Michael Brown shares key themes from the World Bank Land and Poverty Conference – reminding us that we still have a long way to go when it comes to addressing land and property rights.
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Securing our Future: Partnerships for Youth

Prince Owusu
September 18, 2018
3 Minute Read
Agriculture and Food Security Youth Workforce Development Education Economic Growth and Trade Finance and Investment Financial Services and Access to Finance Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development Environment and Natural Resources Natural Climate Solutions
How can we use the resources of public-private partnerships to solve youth unemployment and position young people to tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges – in agriculture, natural resources, tourism, and more?
A river in Southern Africa

Reflections on the Circular Economy

Kule Chitepo
May 10, 2018
4 Minute Read
Environment and Natural Resources Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene Water and Sustainable Cities Natural Climate Solutions
Is circular economy the next big concept in natural resources management? Expert Kule Chitepo shares his thoughts.
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Reforestation: More Than Just Planting Trees

Mario Kerby
March 21, 2018
4 Minute Read
Environment and Natural Resources Natural Climate Solutions
It's easy to focus on tree planting when designing programs to combat deforestation, but is that enough? Mario Kerby, director in Chemonics' West and Central Africa and Haiti Division, offers four lessons learned from Haiti's reforestation efforts.
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News: Addressing Environmental Degradation in Haiti


January 11, 2018
2 Minute Read
Environment and Natural Resources Environmental and Climate Risk Management Agriculture and Food Security Resilience Natural Climate Solutions
Chemonics launches a project in northern Haiti to counter deforestation and promote community resilience.