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Environmental challenges both underpin and define all aspects of human development, from economic development to health to food security.

Mercy Corps strives to mitigate adverse environmental conditions and build a more sustainable future for the millions of families we serve.

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Dr. Jim Jarvie leads the agency's diverse and challenging Climate Change, Environment and Natural Resources initiatives.

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Turning Trash into Cash

BY ANNA CLARKSON AND ROGER O. BURKS, JR.

 With support from Mercy Corps and a local organization called Women in Self-Employment (WISE), Tafessu and her neighbors are finding a way to transform potato skins and fruit peels into fuel.

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The Economics of Climate Change

BY AMY VANDERZANDEN

 Dr. Bill Barnes is one of the organizers of Focus the Nation, a nationwide effort to bring together youth and policy makers, corporations and community members to talk about climate change.

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Climate Challenges: Bridging the Knowledge Gap

This document is a summary of findings, including conclusions about the way to address climate change impacts and data gaps that remain to be filled.
  
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