#CfP "The History of Agrochemicals and International Development: Knowledge, Politics, and Business, 1940s to the Present"
6 November 2026
European University Institute, Florence

https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/communications/news/call-papers-workshop-history-agrochemicals-and-international-development

#envhist #agrhist #knowledgeHistory #internationalDevelopment

Call for papers – Workshop The History of Agrochemicals and International Development: Knowledge, Politics, and Business, 1940s to the Present

Harvesting fog to extract potable water is a lifeline for mountain villages in some Global South nations. But the systems used for this conversion are fragile and prone to breakdown. Mitziana Pilla wants to develop a more durable method of fog collection.https://www.meda.org/the-marketplace/led-to-leadership-fog-quest/ #fogharvesting #internationaldevelopment #Nepal

John Sider has always been attracted to jobs that involve missional service. As MEDA's new senior development officer for the Eastern United States, he works with supporters to advance MEDA's efforts to facilitate business solutions to poverty
https://www.meda.org/the-marketplace/living-out-micah-68-getting-to-know-john-sider/

#businesssolutionstopoverty #internationaldevelopment #faithandbusiness #Micah6:8

Nicaraguan potter Aura Luisa Cano López is grateful for how training provided by a MEDA partner has helped her family workshop to grow and prosper.
https://www.meda.org/the-marketplace/passing-on-the-business-side-of-the-potters-craft/
#Nicaragua #potter #MEDA #WE4CA #internationaldevelopment
Why should you join MEDA at its annual convention in Montreal Oct. 30 to November 2? Read on to learn some of the reasons: https://www.meda.org/the-marketplace/join-us-for-bold-moves-meda-convention-2025-in-montreal/ #boldmoves #internationaldevelopment #faithandbusiness #businesssolutionstopoverty

New paper published! ➡️ Climate change adaptation preferences of small enterprises

Vulnerable entrepreneurs’ preferences for climate risk management: A discrete choice experiment with micro-enterprises in the Philippines

Authors: #AnnKristin_Becker @gerald_leppert #Alexandra_Koengeter

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479725024612?via%3Dihub

#climateriskmanagement #climatechange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChangeAdaptation #ClimateAdaptation #Adaptation #Research #Experiment #Economics #InternationalDevelopment #Philippines

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Africa: 'Global Solidarity Benefits Us All' - Spain Makes the Case for Development Funding: [UN News] Funding cuts to international development have cast a pall over a major UN-led international conference set to address the huge challenges faced by countries in the Global South. Despite this sobering backdrop, Eva Granados, Spanish Secretary of State for International Cooperation,… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLdMVB #GlobalSolidarity #InternationalDevelopment #UNConference #GlobalSouth #DevelopmentFunding
Africa: Fixing the House the World Built - a Realistic Plan for UN Reform: [IPS] New York -- I've spent much of my life in the machinery of international development, navigating acronyms, crises, and committee rooms with stale coffee. Through it all--amid war zones, climate summits, and remote island consultations--one institution has remained constant: the United Nations. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLdMSZ #UnitedNations #UNReform #InternationalDevelopment #AfricaDevelopment #ClimateChange

Anyone in #InternationalDevelopment who still thinks that things could more or less continue as they have in previous decades, but with improved communication to maintain government funding, should listen to Douglas Alexander. He served as International Development Secretary from 2007 to 2010, and is now the UK’s Trade Minister:

Alexander said he had long believed it was “morally right” and ... https://blog.locational.network/2025/06/22/anyone-in-internationaldevelopment-who-still.html

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Anyone in #InternationalDevelopment who still thinks that things could more or less continue as they have in previous decades, but with improved communication to maintain government funding, should listen to Douglas Alexander. He served as International Development Secretary from 2007 to 2010, and is now the UK’s Trade Minister: Alexander said he had long believed it was “morally right” and “strategically smart” to invest in international aid but added: “I think we have lost the argument at various points.