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Why a cross-value chain approach is key to tackling plastics pollution
The last few months have seen a new wave of public outrage over marine plastic pollution. Shocking statistics are capturing the headlines, including the fact that by 2050 the ocean will hold more plastic than fish by weight, and that 4.8-12M tons of...
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Dalberg’s Gaurav Gupta on what makes an effective social enterprise
Sustainable development is the term for the dual imperative—economic growth and environmental sustainability. But often there is confusion over the business case for going green. Gaurav Gupta, the Regional Director of Dalberg Advisors, works collaboratively across the public, private and...
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Chasing viruses and elevating cities: global health’s old and new quests
The year 2017 witnessed multiple changes and fresh new challenges for the global health community. The WHO and the Global Fund elected new leadership at their helm, several promising public and private initiatives were launched, at a time where traditional...
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DigiFarm Wins a Fast Company 2018 World Changing Idea Award
Smallholder farmers – which number over half a million in Kenya alone – are among the most underserved group by financial and information services. Investment in this sector is hampered by lack of understanding and visibility into what, exactly, smallholder...
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Improving the Lives of Marginalized Farmers Through Technology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p60Ez7L3PEc&feature=emb_logo The AP Agtech Summit 2017, organized in partnership with Dalberg and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, brought some of the best minds from across the world to brainstorm solutions to challenges faced by marginalized farmers in Andhra Pradesh. With...
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Walking the walk
The Sustainable Development Goals are increasingly on the agenda for businesses and investors, both as a responsibility and an opportunity.In September 2015, all member states of the United Nations signed up to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). There is broad...
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Will real-time data sourcing change the future of SDGs?
With 17 goals, 169 sub-indicators and over 193 countries signing on to the SDGs, collecting consistent real-time data is critical. In this podcast with CSIS, Daniella Ballou-Aares explains that organizations across the world need to aggregate real-time measurable data across countries rather...
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Dalberg Celebrates International Women’s Day
This International Women's Day, Dalberg celebrated the progress made globally on gender equality and women and girl's empowerment.Over the past decade we have witnessed a drastic drop in child marriage, near parity in primary school enrollment, and a staggering decline in...
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Time Poverty: Why it Matters and What To Do About it
Globally, women and girls do the vast majority of caregiving and domestic work in the home. These heavy and disproportional responsibilities result in time poverty. We must act now to tackle the time poverty burden and transform our societies.
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Privacy in financial services
Dalberg recently hosted a workshop on ‘Privacy in Financial Services’ in collaboration with CGAP and Dvara Research. We brought together fintechs, catalytic funders, banks, policy makers, investors and foundations who collectively brainstormed ideas for how we might better protect consumer data and privacy. The Dalberg Mumbai team put...
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Dalberg expands its media business to amplify and influence the global development agenda
Dalberg Media, part of the Dalberg Group, works to influence and amplify the global development agenda through digital and media products, social media campaigns, videos, conferences and events. Its recent initiatives include UNLEASH and the Big BET Initiative. With clients...
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Slippery slope: protecting Pirin from unsustainable recreation and logging
Pirin National Park, one of Europe’s most important biodiversity hotspots, has suffered irreparable damage from the construction and expansion of Bansko ski resort, reveals a WWF report published today. The analysis finds that the ski resort, approved by Bulgaria’s government in...
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