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Published on January 19th, 2022

How DT Global is Enhancing Transport Connectivity and Reducing Pollution in Vietnam

Enhancing transport connectivity is essential for social and economic growth since it gives opportunities for people to access basic services, education, and healthcare. It also opens up regional and national trade, job opportunities, and attracts more investment.  However, there are many risk factors that can
Published on January 6th, 2022

Reflections from My Trip to South Sudan

I recently traveled to South Sudan to visit two of DT Global’s USAID projects: Shejeh Salam and Gender Aware Sustainable WASH Program. This was my first overseas trip in nearly 20 months and it felt good to be back on the road again visiting team members, partners, and beneficiaries. One of the key lessons
Published on January 6th, 2022

The Houthi Soft War on Enemy Propaganda

Recent years have witnessed an uptick in the number of partisan websites, television channels, and social media pages covering Yemen’s conflict. The Houthis in particular appear to prioritize media investments as a way to promote their ideology and counter opposing messages. As Hannah Porter
Published on December 16th, 2021

How to Increase Financing for Climate Adaptation

DT Global and DT Institute recently hosted a thought leadership event to discuss innovations and emerging issues for implementation of USAID’s recently released draft Climate Change Strategy. The event brought together stakeholders from the World Bank, USAID, the United Nations, NGOs,
Published on December 8th, 2021

Bridging the Gap Between Eliminating Violence Against Women and Transport Infrastructure

In Vietnam, according to a 2019 nationwide survey of women and girls, almost 63% of women that have ever been married (or in a de-facto/committed relationship) reported having experienced violence from a man at some stage in their lifetime. Violence against women continues to be one of the most persistent
Published on December 2nd, 2021

DT Global y Honduras: El modelo de gestión por resultados

El país centroamericano de Honduras afronta varios problemas en términos de desarrollo que llevan años en fase de germinación. Seguramente el más acuciante y fundamental de todos sea la debilidad del estado hondureño y su poco impacto en cuanto a la capacidad institucional de diseñar políticas

Category: Governance

Published on November 24th, 2021

How DT Global is Working to Eliminate Violence Against Women

Statistically, among every three women and girls you know, one of them has experienced physical or sexual violence from men—a figure that does not include sexual harassment, which women face at even higher rates. Staggering as it is, this number has grown worse during the COVID-19 pandemic,
Published on November 11th, 2021

Leaving No One Behind in the Clean Energy Transition

In this year’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report the world’s leading scientists have once again warned us that our CO2 emissions need to be urgently reduced if we are to avoid the extreme consequences of climate change. In Glasgow this week, world leaders are meeting at the 26th UN
Published on November 8th, 2021

DT Global Supports President Biden’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE)

DT Global commends President Biden on the Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE), announced on the first day of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26) summit. PREPARE—which pledges to provide $3 billion in adaptation financing for those most
Published on November 4th, 2021

How USAID and Other Development Partners Can Support National Adaptation Plans

As the 26th Conference of Parties commences, many least developed countries still struggle to advance their National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes. A decade after the introduction of the NAP process, with USAID’s new climate change strategy imminent, now is an opportune time to reflect on lessons learned
Published on October 27th, 2021

Raiwaqa Bakery: When Disaster Strikes, the Bread Must Go On!

Now employing more than 100 people, Atela Yee’s bakery is always open to customers. With the COVID-19 pandemic, overnight business is slow, but a cup of tea and a slice are always available through the side window for taxi drivers and shift workers who have a permit to move around during the curfew.
Published on October 10th, 2021

DT Global Signs MoU with Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment to Promote Biosecurity and Sustainable Agricultural Trade

The Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DT Global to increase agricultural trade between Pacific Island Countries and Australia by promoting food security, improved market access, and biosecurity.