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This report shares encouraging final evaluation findings from the Shreveport, La., Guaranteed Income Pilot, which gave single parents $660 a month for a year.

How to Improve Primary Care Quality, Coordinating the Response to HIV/AIDS, and More from Abt Global

Maria-Paz Barrientos has more than 20 years of management consulting experience advising C-Suite leaders and senior U.S. government officials on strategic planning, organizational transformation, and change management. She has extensive experience managing programs, projects, and people, including defining scope and level of effort, governance, mitigating risk, and producing impact with high quality project deliverables.

Inadequate solid waste management threatens human health and the environment—and represents a missed economic opportunity to create jobs and recover the value of discarded materials. Abt Global works with clients to promote a circular economy—a systematic approach to reduce the health, environmental, social, and economic impacts of solid waste through the design of restorative and regenerative materials, products, systems, and business models. We align our clients' resource management strategies with key principles of sustainable consumption and production. 

Abt Global’s experts provide sustainable and resilient disaster relief and emergency preparedness solutions to protect human health and wellbeing, as well as the environment. Our economists, scientists, engineers, and communicators partner with government agencies and communities to prevent, address, and reduce environmental emergencies such as toxic releases and waste from industries and municipalities. We lower barriers to disaster risk finance and boost investments in the resilience of various sectors, including energy and agriculture. We facilitate informed decision-making through early warning systems and risk assessment tools. From analyzing regulatory and policy options to characterizing historical contamination and evaluating resilience and response activities, we collaborate with clients and communities to meet their needs.

Clean air, water, and land are fundamental to sustaining ecosystems, supporting human health, fostering biodiversity, and ensuring economic prosperity. Abt Global is at the forefront of sustainable solutions, shaping quality standards, regulations, and policies that protect human health and the environment. We design cutting-edge tools and models that monitor greenhouse gas emissions and help quantify public health effects from air pollution. We are leaders in methane mitigation, developing solutions at the nexus of solid waste, methane, and health. We have extensive experience with evaluating water quality impacts and addressing contamination caused by chemical compounds like per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at the federal, state, and community level. We are champions of a circular economy approach to solid waste management. Our multidisciplinary expertise in data analysis, regulatory support, toxicology, policy development, and environmental and human health informs tailored sustainable solutions for our clients that address immediate environmental challenges and foster a healthier and more prosperous future for communities worldwide.

In addressing modern energy challenges, Abt Global focuses on practical solutions to strengthen energy independence, enhance infrastructure reliability, and improve transportation efficiency around the world. We work to reduce harmful emissions, modernize health facilities with reliable energy, and provide in-depth policy analyses. We partner with governments, utilities, investors, developers, and local communities to support infrastructure modernization, improve energy efficiency and security, and catalyze private sector investment in energy projects. Our initiatives are guided by a commitment to national prosperity and security, fostering a future built on responsible energy practices and innovation. 

Our natural resources possess an extraordinary ability to recover when properly managed. However, as challenges like oil spills and environmental degradation occur, it is vital to equip communities and leaders with practical tools to restore these resources effectively and responsibly.  Abt Global supports federal, state, and Tribal partners by providing expertise in Natural Resource Damage Assessments (NRDAs), restoration planning, and environmental science. With a track record of delivering scientific, legal, and strategic support for over 150 cases, we prioritize actionable solutions to protect and restore our nation’s natural resources.

Nature and biodiversity support critical ecosystems services: regulating climate, providing clean air and water, protecting coastlines, and supporting livelihoods and cultural activities. Abt Global works with partners around the world to protect, restore, and sustain the habitats, natural resources, and species that people rely on. Together, we restore ecosystems exposed to oil or hazardous substances; improve resilience and address climate risks; repair habitats degraded by improperly designed infrastructure; protect mangroves, seagrass and aquatic carbon sinks; catalyze investments in the blue economy; and advance nature-based carbon markets. We tailor our approach to local, environmental, and cultural needs, and co-develop nature and biodiversity solutions with the communities whose intimate knowledge of their land and ecosystem are at the heart of meaningful and sustainable conservation and adaptation measures.

Culturally responsive sustaining education ensures that education is not only accessible but also relevant and meaningful for all students. Abt partners with non-profit organizations, education leaders, education systems, and state and local education agencies to meet the diverse needs of learners, particularly those from underserved communities. We use a strengths-based and equity-centered approach to conduct culturally responsive and rigorous research and evaluation. We collaborate with partners on goals and monitor progress to advance systemic fairness. Additionally, we help build capacity so that partners can implement equitable policies, programs, and practices on their own and ultimately contribute to student achievement and success.