The era of siloed approaches is over—to achieve lasting impact, decision makers must take into account many interlocking challenges and opportunities. We take a systems approach to find actionable solutions to complex problems, integrating climate risk analysis, gender equity and social inclusion, locally led development, and stakeholder engagement.
Integrating climate risk considerations throughout the lifecycle of a project leads to more resilient, cost-efficient outcomes. We use inclusive stakeholder mapping approaches, robust analytical tools, and nimble knowledge management practices to connect partners with climate risk data and insights and help them translate a complex set of risk factors into actionable pathways to manage climate risk in their programming.
Gender equity and social inclusion (GESI) and principles of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) are fundamental to equitable and lasting change in all sectors. We help our clients design and continuously improve projects and programs that are shaped by the voices and knowledge of women, youth, Indigenous People, and other marginalized groups, and that respond to their priorities. We are mindful of power imbalances and the risk of unintended outcomes, and use tailored facilitation and stakeholder engagement approaches to build trust, respect norms, confirm understanding, and adapt implementation approaches. Our organizational commitment to Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) guides our culture, hiring practices, and accountability to our own staff and to our clients and their stakeholders.
The need for locally led development is clear—community-designed, -owned, and -implemented solutions are more effective and sustainable. Shifting power to local actors requires thoughtful change management and meaningful stakeholder engagement to forge trusting, lasting relationships. Our first principle is to meet individuals and organizations where they are by listening to their priorities, shaping our support to their desired path forward, and providing spaces for them to be accountable for the outcomes they set to achieve. Together, we use systems-strengthening, inclusive approaches to help our clients and partners engage local actors more effectively, respectfully, and sustainably to co-create lasting solutions.
As our clients design solutions to complex development problems, they need to leverage the energy and expertise of the communities they serve while finding common ground among stakeholders ranging from local governments to regional policy-makers to private sector actors. We help these groups co-create a shared vision for success and understand their roles in achieving that vision. We use culturally appropriate facilitation approaches to give voice to diverse stakeholder groups, creating trust by facilitating co-creation of metrics, outcomes, and transparent decision-making. Through the identification of appropriate audiences, communication channels, and key messages, we ensure our clients are engaging stakeholders regularly to change behaviors, share knowledge, create open communication channels, and progress client and stakeholder goals.
We help our partners improve the performance of conservation and development programs.
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