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  1. The Nature Conservancy: Helping nature help itself

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    Published by: Swiss Re Foundation Content Type: Project 

    The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has developed the first training programme for coastal dwellers who want to help conserve coral reefs

    Conference Location: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico

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  2. Swisscontact: Reinforcing resilient housing

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    Published by: Swiss Re Foundation Content Type: Project 

    Swisscontact aims to intervene in the informal construction market of Colombia’s capital city, in two ways

    Conference Location: Colombia

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  3. SimpleTherapy: Virtual physical therapy for the elderly

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    Published by: Swiss Re Foundation Content Type: Project 

    The Challenge In addition to pain, gradual musculoskeletal deterioration in people over 65 often leads to falls and fall-related ...

    Conference Location: United States of America

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  4. care.coach: Healthy mind and body

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    Published by: Swiss Re Foundation Content Type: Project 

    The Challenge Modern healthcare pays little heed to the psychosocial needs of elderly people, many of whom must manage multiple ...

    Conference Location: United States of America

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  5. Vetiver TT: Roots of sustainability in a tropical climate

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    Published by: Swiss Re Foundation Content Type: Project 

    The Challenge A twin island country situated off the northern edge of the South American mainland, the Republic of Trinidad and ...

    Conference Location: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

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  6. Save the Children: Emergency aid for Haiti

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    Published by: Swiss Re Foundation Content Type: Project 

    The strongest Caribbean storm in a decade, Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti in October 2016. It not only took hundreds of lives but ...

    Conference Location: Haiti

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  7. Root Capital: Supporting smart agriculture

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    Published by: Swiss Re Foundation Content Type: Project 

    The Challenge The world´s roughly 450 million smallholder farmers are disproportionately exposed to climate shocks and least well ...

    Conference Location: Colombia

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  8. Build Change: Making homes stronger and safer

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    Published by: Swiss Re Foundation Content Type: Project 

    The Challenge More than 10 million Colombians live in housing at risk of collapse in an earthquake, a landslide or a flood, most ...

    Conference Location: Colombia

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  9. The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) : Sustainable lake management

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    Published by: Swiss Re Foundation Content Type: Project 

    The Challenge In the Pantanal region of Brazil, one of the world’s largest tropical wetlands, deforestation and replacement of ...

    Conference Location: Brazil

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  10. Eos Entrepreneur Foundation: From cacao to chocolate

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    Published by: Swiss Re Foundation Content Type: Project 

    The Challenge Colombia’s 100 000 smallholder cacao farms – traditionally run by rural families, often as part of cooperatives – ...

    Conference Location: Colombia

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