Introduction Climate change is severely impacting rural agricultural communities, particularly in developing countries, by disrupting farming practices, reducing crop yields, and threatening livelihoods. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and extreme weather...
We're excited to launch our self-paced online course on Data-Powered Positive Deviance (DPPD). Take the course and learn how to leverage digital data to identify and learn from successful practices to tackle complex challenges.Why are we offering this course? In...
Climate change poses significant challenges for rural communities in the North of Ghana. Due to their dependence on climate-sensitive sectors like agriculture, forestry, and natural resource management, they are highly vulnerable to its effects. Implementing...
For more details on the project background, please read our first blog on this series “Launching the Data Powered Positive Deviance Initiative”.The UNDP Ecuador Accelerator Lab, along with GIZ Ecuador, the GIZ Data Lab, and the University of Manchester,...
Deforestation is an alarming problem for the Amazon region. In Ecuador alone, the rainforest recedes by hundreds of hectares every year. This is almost exclusively due to agricultural activities — 99% overall, and 64% due specifically to pastureland...
Amid geopolitical turmoil and the global impacts of climate change, leaders around the world are increasingly turning to the circular economy as a conceptual framework to align human activities with planetary boundaries. In a circular economy, the value of...
Together with the GIZ Sector Network Rural Development Asia and the Pacific and the Sector Network Rural Development Africa, we are running a Masterclass on the Data Powered Positive Deviance (DPPD) method. We are working with 14 GIZ teams from eight...
tl;dr: we were able to demonstrate the viability of the method and will continue to work on the widespread adoption of DPPD. If you want you to get involved, reach out at mail[at]datapoweredpd.orgWhere we started Work in the data for development space tends to focus...
Zooming in: A field inquiry to learn about differentiated practices for sustainable livestock farming in EcuadorFor more details on the project background, please read our first blog on this series “Launching the Data Powered Positive Deviance Initiative”....
The Context: Violence Against Women, A Pressing Social and Security Challenge in Mexico In Mexico, two-thirds of all girls and women above the age of 15 have reported experiencing at least one incident of violence in their lifetime. On average, 11 women are murdered...