Welcome to the July 2009 issue of the Global Washington newsletter. If you would like to contact us directly, please email us or visit our web site, http://www.globalwa.org

NOTE FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Greetings,

At Global Washington, we have been busily working on many exciting projects and events. Just a few of them are discussed below, but feel free to check out our other projects on our website, www.globalwa.org.

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FEATURED ORGANIZATION: Global Partnerships - Growing the Social Investor

Fifteen years ago in 1994, Bill and Paula Clapp traveled to El Salvador to see a microfinance project in action.  In 2009, the institution they founded on their return, Global Partnerships, will direct $48.5 million in investment capital, while working with 27 microfinance institutions (MFI’s) and serving over 848,000 people. >>LEARN MORE

 CHANGEMAKER: James Dailey - Cap and Trade & Firewood

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GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT: Forecast, The Consequences of Climate Change from the Amazon to the Arctic, from Darfur to Napa Valley by Stephan Faris

Stephen Faris’ seven chapters focus on the political impact of desertification in Darfur, the connection between weather and insurance rates and the flight from the coastal climates in the United States, mass migrations that are forging an alliance between green and right wing politics in Europe, deforestation and resulting disease in the Amazon, hotter summers in the American west pushing the grape harvest further north;  the melting of the Arctic and the international land grab, and how disappearing glaciers in the Himalayas are exacerbating the Kashmiri conflict for control of the rivers that flow through it and upon which Pakistani farmers depend for survival.  >>LEARN MORE

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Save the Date! Global Washington Conference: A Blueprint for Action is scheduled for December 7th at the Microsoft campus. Join us as we explore leading trends and opportunities in global development, share best practices, develop cross-sector strategies, inspire and share innovations. Get connected and help us build a shared strategy for Washington to enhance global development leadership.

• Water For Humans Launches Social Enterprise to Bring Clean Drinking Water Technology to the Developing World: Water for Humans, a non-profit social enterprise, launches their pilot project in July to bring low-cost, safe drinking water to two communities in Oaxaca, Mexico. Water for Humans recognizes the critical need of ensuring safe drinking water today and in the future. They are working to create access to potable water while also supporting clean water in the future through watershed restoration. Learn more about Water for Humans and their work in Oaxaca their website or check their blog to follow their progress.

UPCOMING GLOBAL WASHINGTON EVENTS

• August 19th: GLOBAL SOCIAL: East and South East Asia

• September 16th: GLOBAL SOCIAL: Salaam Maleukum Middle East and North Africa

• November 18th: GLOBAL SOCIAL: South America & The Caribbean

• December 7th: GLOBAL WASHINGTON CONFERENCE: A Blueprint for Action

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS

Click here to see a full list of global development events on Global Washington calendar. Upcoming events include:

Please send any announcements or events you would like listed to: events@globalwa.org.

In This Issue
♦ Note from our Executive Director
♦ Featured Organization
♦ Changemaker
♦ Global Entertainment
♦ Announcements
♦ Events