Week Three: Evolve

How can new approaches help scale up integrated models for development in the future? We’ll learn more from our community about what works and where there is still work to be done to innovate and leverage collective solutions.

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Global to local collaboration key to eradicating poverty

As we make progress in the first year of action for the Sustainable Development Goals — it's clear that collaboration is key to eradicating global poverty and that we're at a critical juncture for collective action from actors within and beyond the development sector. Devex spoke to Eric Reading, Chemonics' executive vice president, about what “global to local” really looks like in practice.

2020

Opinion: Climate action will not wait for 2020

Guest Column By Mary Robinson

Marrakech is hosting the first Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change since the Paris agreement came into force — and the Moroccan hosts are making sure the focus is on “action.”

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Women

Opinion: 3 ways to empower women entrepreneurs

Guest Column By Juan Carlos Thomas

The world is paying increasing attention to female entrepreneurs, but a number of unique challenges remain writes Juan Carlos Thomas, global entrepreneurship director at TechnoServe, in this guest column. So, how can the international development community support them?

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Design

What is human-centered design — and why does it matter?

Article By Julie Espinosa, Helen Morgan, Carine Umuhumuza

Is human-centered design a game changer in global development, or just another buzzword? Devex breaks down exactly what it is and why it matters for the global development community — and delves into some of the ways it could help organizations work more efficiently.

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