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The Growing Role of Forest Products in Climate Change Mitigation

How can the forestry sector help the world to meet ambitious climate change targets? A new report by Dalberg Advisors shows how a nationally-determined approach to growing the forestry economy can both increase the supply of sustainably-sourced wood products as well as reduce global emissions.

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Building a Racial Equity Lens in Corporate Grant Making: A Toolkit for More Impactful Giving

Dalberg’s toolkit helps corporate grantmakers identify and take action on funding disparities between BIPOC-led nonprofits and white-led nonprofits.

An Update on Our Progress: Dalberg’s Climate Lens

Dalberg has moved into the next phase of fulfilling its Climate Commitment—incorporating solutions to the climate crisis into all project work globally while ensuring our own footprint reaches net zero quickly.

Towards Market Transparency in Smallholder Finance

Dalberg, in partnership with IDH Farmfit Intelligence, hosted a panel discussion to mark the release of a long-term study led by the Rural Agricultural Finance Learning Lab (RAFLL) of the MasterCard Foundation and Dalberg looking into the viability of financing smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.

Dalberg Announces Two New Partners

Elected in July 2022, Mumbai- and Goa-based Dayoung Lee and London-based Audrey Hanard join Dalberg’s global partnership group.

Engaging Men To Improve Family Planning and Nutrition Outcomes

Over the course of two years, Project Concern International India and Dalberg set out to find effective ways to engage men in family planning and nutrition in rural Bihar, India — with the support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Nature-based Solutions: Protecting Nature to Protect People

Nature-based Solutions mitigate some of the most significant impacts of climate- and weather-related disasters. WWF and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies urge key stakeholders to prioritize their implementation in this report developed by Dalberg.

Africa’s Great Carbon Valley — And How to End Energy Poverty

Scaling new carbon-sequestering technologies could be the only solution to clawing back the current climate crisis. In his recent TED Countdown talk, Dalberg’s James Irungu Mwangi made a strong case for why Kenya’s Rift Valley is well-suited to be the epicenter of this expanding industry—while also ending its own energy poverty.

Investors for Health: Leveraging Private Funding for More Inclusive Healthcare in Emerging Markets

At least half of the world’s population lack access to essential healthcare services. Dalberg, Alta Semper, British Investment International, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and Quadria Capital have facilitated new investments in the sector.

Care Work at the Core: A Starting Point for a More Inclusive Society

In Bogotá, a new system allows women who put in long hours of care work to free up some time for self-care and professional growth, and aims to create more equitable communities. Dalberg collaborated with Bogotá’s Ministry of Women to design the mobile units’ operating model and support its implementation.

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