Developments is DII’s newsletter. News and feature articles, opinion pieces, and interviews highlight DII projects and offer insight into global development issues of the day.
Itai Makanda, Chief of Party, Resilience through Agriculture in South Sudan Activity
Tags: agriculture, fragile-stsate
16 hours ago | 8 min read
Any economic development work in an agro-based community such as South Sudan—where approximately 85 percent of households depend on crop cultivation—must emphasize the quality of the seed supply.
The USAID Sustainable Forest Management project works to restore and enhance Vietnam’s vital forest ecosystems. Empowering the ethnic minorities residing in forest areas—especially local women—is
People are a vital element in maintaining the Amazon as a carbon sink, to the benefit of the rest of the planet, but the threats
When it comes to securing climate financing for local solutions, communities know what needs to be done to address climate change locally. In his Q&A,
Blended finance represents more than just a financial strategy; it’s a key opportunity to influence the direction of capital flow in response to a shared
Modern wars reach far beyond trenches and tanks to include political, informational, and cyberattacks designed to weaken the opponent and diminish its ability to resist.
How the Project Management Unit revolutionized Jordan’s approach to crisis response and came to serve as a model for long-term institutional resilience and reform in
Even in imperfect democracies, strengthening norms that promote participation, engagement, and inclusion can build up the norms needed for democracy to thrive over time.
In Nepal and other less-developed countries, tackling water, sanitation, and hygiene problems as a crosscutting issue leads to advances across more than one Sustainable Development
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