Description As announced in our recent Newsletter #32, in this townhall meeting we would like to give you all an opportunity to share with each other and with us your perspective on the crisis in development and climate assistance and how the scaling agenda needs to be adapted to respond to the crisis. We will also brief you on how the Scaling Community of Practice is responding at this critical moment.  In particular, we will brief you on the Community's campaign to mainstream scaling in development and climate action, listen to your ideas and perspectives, and explore ways to involve you ...

Description Accurate weather and climate predictions are essential for effective climate action and sustainable development. However, many Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States lack the necessary weather observation infrastructure to contribute critical data to the global system. To address this gap, the Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) was launched in 2022 as an innovative financing mechanism to strengthen weather observation networks where they are needed most. A recent review recognized SOFF as a textbook example of a successful scaling approach, one that offers valuable insights for broader climate and development initiatives. The Aim4Scale Initiative was announced at COP28 ...

Description CRS aims to catalyze humanitarian and development outcomes at scale by collaborating with, convening, and accompanying a variety of stakeholders within systems to support local actors to achieve humanitarian and development outcomes that are equitable, inclusive, and at the scale that is appropriate for the size of the problem. Catalyzing scale is one of the four pillars of CRS's strategy: Vision 2030 - In their Own Hands. The webinar shares CRS’s journey so far to institutionalize scale across the agency. This organizational shift came from years of reflection and strategic decisions aimed at addressing systemic challenges more effectively. The ...

Speakers  Moderator: Larry Cooley, President Emerits of Management Systems International  Keynote speaker: Dzingai Mutumbuka, Chair of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa  Presenter: Johannes Linn, Senior Fellow at Brookings Institution  Panellists:   Anita Sundari Akella, Director of Impact at Scale at CARE  Matthew Will, Senior Technical Advisor for Adaptive systems at Scale at CRS  Charlotte Coogan, Evaluation and Learning Specialist at Food Security Evidence Brokerage.   Event insights  The Society for International Development (SID) and the Scaling Community of Practice co-hosted an engaging and thought-provoking event on mainstreaming scaling practices in development funding and implementation organizations. The session brought ...

Description Join us for an engaging one-hour session as we delve into the key outcomes of COP29, focusing on the landmark decision to increase global climate financing from $100 billion to $300 billion annually. Despite this significant step forward, a recent report by Amar Bhattacharya, Vera Songwe, and Nicholas Stern highlights that external financing needs—including international public, private, and other sources—are projected to reach $1.3 trillion annually by 2035. What does this new commitment mean in the context of the broader financing gap? And what innovative solutions or mechanisms are required to scale up investments to meet global climate goals? ...

Description The Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) is a small foundation based in Basel, Switzerland that develops and scales sustainable innovation in smallholder agri-food systems. SFSA has been primarily an implementing foundation that bridges the gap between research on innovations and their adoption for use by smallholders. SFSA focuses mainly on developing sustainable entrepreneurship and enterprise models that are scalable through private sector commercial pathways. Funded historically by Syngenta Group and increasingly other donors, SFSA has supported innovative models in Agriservices, Insurance and Seeds. In an iterative and adaptive management approach, SFSA has integrated scaling into its project design ...

Description Since inception, Grand Challenges Canada (GCC) has been pursuing a deliberate strategy in the pursuit of sustainable impact at scale. The recently completed case study of GCC's effort to systematically mainstream scaling documents GCC's journey of integrating a scaling perspective into its funding approach to date and its plans for the future. A distinguished panel of experts and practitioners will discuss the GCC experience and lessons for the development community on how best to support scaling of successful development innovations. The GCC case study is part of a two-year action research initiative of the Scaling Community of Practice on ...

Description In this webinar, we will discuss how Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms can facilitate the scaling up of youth employment in MENA through AI-powered up-skilling and mentorship targeted at unemployed youth and tech startups. This webinar will highlight a model aim at connecting technology professionals in the United States with youth job seekers to enhance their networking opportunities, expose them to the US market, and assist them in accessing virtual tech jobs remotely. While technology serves as a platform for scaling up and driving jobs in developing countries, it also provides substantial career growth possibilities for the MENA youth in ...

Description In this session, CARE and scaling partners IDinsight and Geneva Global will provide insight into how CARE has mainstreamed scaling into institutional vision and strategy, and the organization’s ongoing efforts to embed and operationalize the principles, practices and mindsets of scale in its DNA. The panel will discuss: Methods for assessing sustainable scale potential of legacy interventions Designing new programs and proposals for scale from the start Evolving country office operations to focus on scaling through other actors Quantifying the impact of systems-level change and sustainable scale Anita Sundari Akella Anita Sundari Akella is Director for Impact at Scale ...

Description Information about new agricultural technologies can help farmers make informed decisions about which ones to adopt. However, research shows that current information dissemination strategies do not always reach all farmers, nor are the recommendations always actionable or profitable. An updated J-PAL Policy Insight of 41 randomized evaluations shows that the content, frequency, and channel by which information is disseminated plays an important role in farmers’ decisions to adopt a new agricultural technology or practice. Please join Professor Craig McIntosh (UC San Diego; J-PAL Agriculture sector Co-Chair) and Niriksha Shetty (Chief Executive Officer, Precision Development (PxD)) for a discussion on strategies for ...