Benefits of consolidating govt programmes, development initiatives

THE benefits of collaborating and building partnerships to solve shared problems like climate change seem obvious.

Mounting evidence indicates that dividing issues into themes often breaks natural synergies, for instance, between agriculture, environment, energy, mobility, and other issues that should be approached holistically. 

However, the fact that many development organisations and government departments still prefer isolated interventions implies the value of collaboration needs continuous explanation and unpacking.

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