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With over 800 projects implemented in more than 80 countries, CowaterSogema is Canada’s leading firm in international development project management. CowaterSogema’s primary focus is on improving the public, social, economic, and infrastructure challenges of developing and emerging countries. After more than 32 years in operation, CowaterSogema has established itself as a world leader in state modernization, economic growth, gender equality and respect for the environment.

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Achieving Results in Fragile States

As research and economic data on the world’s developing countries has begun to suggest in earnest in recent years, the future of foreign aid is in fragile states. CowaterSogema shares how to achieve results in Fragile States.

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Building markets for small-scale solar to achieve affordable and clean energy for all

Decentralized power solutions are expected to make a substantial contribution towards bridging to bridging the gap and to achieve the goal of universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services by 2030 under the UN Sustainable Development Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy. In this issue, CowaterSogema examines...

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Gender Responsive Budgeting

CowaterSogema has a long history of promoting good governance and accountability in the countries in which we work by building public institutions that are responsive, equitable, inclusive, accountable, transparent, participatory, and efficient. In this Whitepaper, we look at Gender Responsive Budgeting: Leveraging the Power of the Purse to Improve...

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A feminist approach to development: It starts with us

In this white paper, and in the context of Canada’s celebrated new Feminist International Assistance Policy, CowaterSogema’s gender equality specialists propose that resistance to ‘feminism’ or ‘feminist’ approaches to development is often based on a combination of a misunderstanding of these concepts and unconscious biases that implicitly favour existing...

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Using Evidence-Based Data to Improve Girls’ Education

Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy highlights the importance of giving girls and boys equal access through its main action area, which promotes gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. Read about CowaterSogema's thoughts on using evidence-based data to improve girls' education in this month's white paper.

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Building Resilience and Sustainability through Smart Approaches to Water Utility Management

Clean drinking water is essential for health, social and economic development. Many water utilities, particularly in emerging and developing countries, are faced with the challenge of ensuring sustainable operating models in the face of significant capital expenditures to replace or extend infrastructure.

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Investing in Climate Resilience

Cowater delves into the intricacies of investing in climate resilience aligning with Canada’s development priorities with the International Adaptation Agenda.

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The Role of Supreme Audit Institutions

Cowater examines two key areas where donor countries such as Canada can play an important role in enabling partner countries to leverage the mandates and capabilities of their Supreme Audit Institutions to better ensure the achievement of core international development priorities.

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Catalyzing Economic Development

In this White Paper, we examine the key elements that should be considered in adapting the theory of Economic Clusters to the regional economic development strategies in developing economies. Specifically, we look at the importance of establishing key governance structures and the importance of aligning the...

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Empowering Women by Acting Locally, and thinking Nationally

In this – the fourth issue of the Cowater White Papers, we how examine how working with CSOs to influence policy through the approaches discussed above, MAMPU is highlighting local challenges and opportunities that are now recognized at multiple levels of government.

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Building Foundations for Climate Resilience

In this - the third issue of the Cowater White Papers, we examine the foundation of building climate resilience through effective land and revenue management strategies.

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Canada’s Development Finance Institution: A Chance to Achieve Developmental Gold

In the second installment of the Cowater White Papers - Cowater discusses Canada's chance to change the way it practices development for the better, while increasing it's impact across the developing world.

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Renewable Energy: How it drives sustainable economic growth, and lifts the poorest and most vulnerable out of poverty.

In this – the first of a series of Cowater white papers on topical issues in development we look at the critical link between energy access for the poorest and most vulnerable, and sustainable economic growth.

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