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PMI VectorLink’s Community-based Approach

PMI VectorLink’s Community-based Approach

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PMI VectorLInk’s heightened engagement with community leaders has led to higher acceptance of insecticide spraying and a 50 percent drop in malaria deaths.
When Compassion Calls: Addressing the Well-Being of Child Welfare Workers

When Compassion Calls: Addressing the Well-Being of Child Welfare Workers

Blog
"We don’t have any food. They are going to take my kids! Can you help me?" The desperate plea of a mother came through my voicemail. It was dinner time; I had already left the office for the day. I had been working with this family for months to address several safety risk factors. It was a tough case, and my job as a Prevention Specialist with the Department of Social Services (DSS) was to keep this family safely intact. I felt the weight of this responsibility every day. I knew if I did not intervene, foster care would be imminent for the children. However, the call came during the few hours I slept between jobs. I made less than $30,000 per year at DSS and, to make ends meet, worked a second full-time job at a residential program for youth aging out of foster care.
Opportunities to Unlock Climate Finance in Emerging Markets in a High-Interest-Rate World

Opportunities to Unlock Climate Finance in Emerging Markets in a High-Interest-Rate World

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In a report ahead of the 27th UN COP, Abt outlines strategic opportunities for climate financiers in emerging markets amid rising interest rates.
Special Issue: Visualizing Evaluation Theory

Special Issue: Visualizing Evaluation Theory

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A special Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation issue offers visual evaluation classification frameworks and ways to put evaluation theory into practice.
Supporting EPA Develop Indicators of Climate Change

Supporting EPA Develop Indicators of Climate Change

Project
In its 2016 edition of Climate Change Indicators in the United States, more than 40 indicators of climate change demonstrate that global warming is already affecting the environment and society worldwide. The report, supported in part with data from Abt…
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Capturing Methane From Wastewater in Developing Countries

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Municipal wastewater accounts for a substantial amount of methane emissions worldwide. Capturing and using methane from wastewater systems can help mitigate climate change and provide a source of local clean energy. However, cities in developing…
BOND Stage 2 Second Interim Process, Participation, and Impact Report

BOND Stage 2 Second Interim Process, Participation, and Impact Report

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cocoa buyers talking over a table of cocoa in bougainville

Cocoa for Improved Livelihoods in Bougainville

Impact Brief