Join our biodiversity event!🌿 Biodiversity is in crisis: 1 million species are at risk, and wildlife populations have dropped by 69% in the last 50 years. Yet, biodiversity is crucial to human well-being and water security. Therefore, the IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature in The Netherlands and Partners for Water joined forces for the event: Shaping a Biodiversity Proof Future on 1 October 2024 at the Omniversum in The Hague. Are you an expert, policymaker, engineer or business owner in the field of water, food or nature? Then join and share your expertise in one of our sessions on: 🌍 Regenerative Agriculture 🌍 Climate resilient water infrastructure 🌍 Green Finance 🌍 Transformative change 🌍 Indigenous Knowledge & Inclusive Decision Making Don't miss this unique opportunity and register now https://lnkd.in/e6MTG9nm We hope to see you there! #Biodiversity #WaterSecurity #Sustainability #IUCN #PartnersForWater #LNV #COP16 #COPCali #Agriculture #GreenFinance #NatureBasedSolutions Tamar Meibergen, Liliane Geerling, Claudia Schutte, Heleen Van Den Hombergh, Bram van der Wielen, Roxanne van Deursen, Sofie Wiltenburg, Lies van der Boon, Nathan Wiersma, IUCN, Partners for Water, Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) | Partner in Sustainable Development, Ministerie van Landbouw, Visserij, Voedselzekerheid en Natuur, Deltares, EcoShape, Nature-Based Solutions platform, Margreet Nanning
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Partners for Water is a programme of the Dutch government that works on water-related issues across the world. We do this in long-term cooperation with local partners and the Dutch water sector and encourage knowledge sharing, innovations and an integrated approach. This is how we contribute to improving water safety and water security for people, plants and animals. Partners for Water is executed by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) on behalf of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy and the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality.
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- Internationale handel en ontwikkeling
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- 11 - 50 medewerkers
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- The Hague, South Holland
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- development, water management, business, water quality, water safety, innovation, network, collaboration, system change, biodiversity, sustainable, social inclusivity, scale up, government, nature based sollutions, water, ground water en argiculture
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Tender opportunity for the water sector: policy & technical advice on marine dredged sediments in Colombia. 👇 Organisations and businesses within the water sector are invited to tender as part of the collaboration between Colombia and the Netherlands under the Partners for Water programme. Tenders will focus on providing policy and technical advice on the beneficial use of marine dredged sediments in Colombia with with a particular emphasis on the application of Nature-based Solutions (NbS). 🌱 The scope of work encompasses: 🟢Knowledge transfer and technical cooperation on best environmental practices in maritime dredging. 🟢Analysis of international quality requirements for the beneficial use of marine dredged sediments. 🟢Assessment of dredged sediment quality in Barranquilla's port area. 🟢Formulation of procedural guidelines to evaluate sediment suitability and socioeconomic aspects. 🟢Development of a theoretical case study for environmental protection using NBS. 🟢Organisation of meetings, working tables, and a final event to present results, conclusions and recommendations. 🟢Creation of external communication materials and outreach efforts to support the project's impact. This is a great opportunity for your organisation to contribute to the beneficial use of dredged materials, as well as becoming part of the activities under the bilateral relationship between the Netherlands and Colombia. 🗓️ You can apply until the 21st of October 2024. For more information, including the full tender documentation, and how to submit your application, follow the link below. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eAm-2HPA Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) | Partner in Sustainable Development, TenderNed #PartnersforWater #RVO #watersecurity #watermanagement #innovation #naturebasedsolutions #NBS #dredging #environmentalpolicy #internationalcooperation #ColombiaNetherlands #TenderInvitation
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💧From August 25-29, representatives of the Government of the Netherlands have been actively participating in #WorldWaterWeek, focusing on the theme: Bridging Borders: Water for a Peaceful and Sustainable Future.💧 In a special video, Hajar Yagkoubi interviews Eva Schreuder, Head of the Water Unit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the Dutch strategic partnership with SIWI and World Water Week, and the key messages the Netherlands brought to the conference. Liliane Geerling from Partners for Water also shares insights about the Dutch Pavilion and the various exciting programmes happening there. Look out for more video reports from Hajar and the Netherlands at #WWWeek on our channel. Let’s work together for a water-secure future! 🌊 #WWWeek #WWWeekNL Netherlands Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO) SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute Video production by František Ficek from Onewater
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From August 25-29, representatives of the Government of the Netherlands actively participated in Stockholm World Water Week. One highlight was sharing the first results of the Heads of State Initiatives, which is a key #WaterActionAgenda commitment of the Netherlands and partners IRCWASH, Sanitation and Water for All - a UNICEF-hosted global partnership, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and UNICEF. In this second episode of our #WWWeek roving report, Hajar Yagkoubi speaks with Bello Mohammad, Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Nigeria, Muyatwa Sitali, Head of Country Engagement Team at Sanitation and Water for All and Patrick Moriarty, CEO of IRC. They discuss the Heads of State Initiatives, which aim to generate political leadership for water and sanitation at the highest levels. Check out our other #WWWeekNL videos via our LinkedIn page. Netherlands Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO) Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat Ministerie van Landbouw, Visserij, Voedselzekerheid en Natuur SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute World Water Week Video production by František Ficek from Onewater
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The Stockholm World Water Week 2024 has come to a successful close! 🎉 Today, we wrapped up an incredible week at our Netherlands Pavilion. It was an active day with a.o. a workshop on values-based decision making for innovative water governance by #ValuingWaterInitiative, followed by a meeting with the NBS coalition and a workshop on accelerating innovative NBS for extreme weather events and an engaging presentation on the wetlands gap map by Wetlands International which led to a new idea of organising a mapathon later this year together with IHE Delft Institute for Water Education to help Wetlands International adding info to the global wetland map! This edition of World Water Week was closed by various speakers from SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute, NOF Afghanistan, Nkateko Nicole Langa, Jon Lane and Pema Gyamtsho, Ph.D who plead for connecting the 🏔 mountains to the oceans 🌊 . 💧 The theme of World Water Week 2025 will be “Water for Climate action”. Unfortunately no mention was made of the dismissal of >80% of SIWI staff who courageously took the stage after the closure. SWWW 2024 was filled with exciting in-depth talks, invaluable discussions, innovative presentations, engaging workshops and new connections and had indigenous knowledge and groups better represented, as well as youth. It was an absolute pleasure hosting all the sessions. For those who attended, we hope you left feeling motivated and full of fresh ideas to work together on global water solutions! 👏 Our appreciation goes out to everyone who participated in the Netherlands pavilion, and we look forward to seeing you again soon. #WWWeek #WaterCooperation #WaterDiplomacy #WaterAction #WaterSecurity #WaterForPeace #SDG6 #UN2023WaterConference #WaterActionAgenda #DutchWaterSector #WWWeekNL #WorldWaterDay #WorldToiletDay #Goal6 #dontwashaway Partners for Water, Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) | Partner in Sustainable Development Tamar Meibergen Liliane Geerling Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO) Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken Netherlands Alejandra Roetenberg Sára Hélène Bori NWP (Netherlands Water Partnership) Young Expert Programmes PINO Thomas Klink
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Dredged silt: waste or beneficial material? Bob Smits from Deltares explains how the 🌊 Weg naar Zee project aims to utilise dredged silt to address coastal erosion and mangrove losses along the Suriname coast. Get inspired by their innovative solution: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eAt_9fMH Consortium: Deltares, Boskalis, Conservation International Suriname, Interconnect and the #AntondeKomUniversity of Suriname. This project is funded by the Partners for Water 2022 – 2027 programme and is part of the Innovation in Progress series. 🚀 #partnersforwater #innovationinprogress #rvo #Suriname #silt #dredgedsediments #mangroves #watersecurity Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) | Partner in Sustainable Development
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What a fruitful 4th day at Stockholm's World Water Week! 💧💡 The day kicked off early with a refreshing swim in the magical waters of Stockholm, led by Henk Ovink, alongside many other participants of the water week. We then rushed to the venue to host our official side event, “Water, Food, Biodiversity: From Fragmentation to Integration”, in collaboration with #WUR, #VanDerHoeven, and the Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat. Together, we explored the water-biodiversity-food nexus from a policy, academic, programme implementation and business viewpoint. Throughout the day, we facilitated various workshops and presentations at our pavilion. These sessions delved into topics like the inclusion of women in locally-led water and climate action, and the crucial role of water in food systems. NWP (Netherlands Water Partnership) also highlighted the Young Expert Programmes (YEP), while Wageningen University & Research presented on the significance of water in food systems. Nazava Water Filters 💦 B Corp Water Filters shared insights on increasing access to safe drinking water for low-income rural households in Indonesia. And in the last workshop of the day we learned from the locale #Wayuu community from La Guajira in Colombia how indigenous knowledge is bridging the gap with examples in cleaning drinking water. Quote from Emelina Maria: “It is important to talk about mistakes, with mistakes you grow up”. The day concluded with a vibrant networking reception for alumni UNESCO IHE, filled with meaningful connections and inspiring discussions. 🤝 Yesterday was indeed a productive and busy day! Today, Thursday marks the last day of SWWW 2024, and we still have some slots available at the pavilion for anyone interested in organizing a session. ➡ Please reach out to [email protected] if you're interested. Yesterday’s Speakers: Sandra van Soelen from Simavi, Gerard Steehouwer from Oxfam Novib, Sára Hélène Bori, Aidan Cronin from @WASH UNICEF, Vincent Cornelissen from Young Expert Programmes, Tanya Huizer from Asian Development Bank (ADB) Bank, Frodo Van Oostveen from World Waternet, Marleen Ophorst and Anna Perinic from Nazava Water Filters 💦 B Corp , Arjan Budding and Dr. Anthony Verschoor from Wageningen University & Research Don’t miss your chance to connect with us today on the final day of #SWWW2024. We look forward to seeing you there! 👋🏼 #WWWeek #WaterCooperation #WaterDiplomacy #WaterAction #WaterSecurity #WaterForPeace #SDG6 #UN2023WaterConference #WaterActionAgenda #DutchWaterSector #WWWeekNL #WorldWaterDay #WorldToiletDay #Goal6 Partners for Water, Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) | Partner in Sustainable Development Tamar Meibergen Liliane Geerling Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO) Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken Netherlands Alejandra Roetenberg Sára Hélène Bori, NWP (Netherlands Water Partnership) Young Expert Programmes PINO Thomas Klink
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How the true value of ecosystem services can help inform better investment decisions ♻ Biodiversity is essential to life and to business. As biodiversity declines, the risks to the financial sector and businesses increases 💚. 🌱 Join us on October 1 at “Shaping a Biodiversity Proof-Future, a session on understanding ecosystem services (ESS) true value and how it can guide better investment decisions and scale-up financing for nature. Led by Caroline Van Leenders from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) | Partner in Sustainable Development, in collaboration with Mieke Siebers and Vince van 't Hoff both from the Foundation for Sustainable Development, this session will explore the dependencies and risks businesses and financial institutions face when biodiversity is not adequately valued. Why Attend? 🌍 Gain insights into the risks and dependencies businesses and financial institutions face when biodiversity is not taken into account. 🌍Explore how provisioning, cultural and regulating ecosystem services are valued in today’s economic system—and who benefits, loses, and pays for them. 🌍Discover how the monetary valuation of ecosystem services can drive landscape transformation and build sustainable business cases. 🌍Learn how integrating the ‘true value’ of ecosystems into economic and financial systems can ensure fair representation of all stakeholders at the decision table. 🍃 Register now for Shaping a Biodiversity-Proof Future taking place on 1 October 2024. ➡ Register here: https://lnkd.in/e6MTG9nm #biodiversity #impact #sustainableinvesting #Shapingabiodiversityprooffuture
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Tuesday at the Netherlands Pavilion at Stockholm's World Water Week! 💧💡 The day began bright and early with a boat tour breakfast event hosted by #Blueadeal, #Waterworx, #TheNatureConservancy, #FNDBFonds and #NatureforWater on the beautiful Stockholm Waters. Meike van Ginneken was also present and quoted "It shouldn't matter whether you're financing Nature-Based Solutions or grey infrastructure.” After that we rushed to the Pavillion for the Launch of the Water Action Agenda Magazine by Meike van Ginneken! 🎉 Throughout the day, the Netherlands Pavilion was buzzing with activity. We hosted insightful sessions, including one by #ElementalWatermakers on decentralized solutions and solar desalination for clean drinking water worldwide. #Navaza also shared insights from their Partners for Water subsidy pilot, highlighting their innovative approach to removing fluoride from drinking water in rural African communities. The afternoon was filled with exciting launches: Robert Proos, Water as Leverage pre-launched the City Champion Challenge in collaboration with UN Habitat and Deltares, while United Nations-IHE unveiled an update to the Transboundary Freshwater Diplomacy Database (TFDD). Beyond the pavilion, we engaged in various sessions, including the thought-provoking “Catalyzing Change: Let’s Talk about Failure” moderated by Shahnoor Hasan, where brilliant failures were discussed. Liliane and Tamar also attended two serious game sessions on transboundary river management and flood and drought disasters, as well as the "Stronger Together" drinks, fostering connections among women in the water sector. We wrapped up the day with a valuable networking reception, hosted by the #DutchEmbassy in Stockholm, bringing together key players in the water world. 🤝 Today’s speakers Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat, Marleen Ophorst, from Nazava Water Filters 💦 B Corp, Sid Vollebregt, from Elemental Water Makers, Robert Proos, from Partners for Water and Water as Leverage, Sabrina Couvin Rodriguez, from Deltares. Join us tomorrow and Thursday for more interesting presentations, discussions and workshops (also online!). ➡ Check out our full programme: https://lnkd.in/dHNizhyK #WWWeek #WaterCooperation #WaterDiplomacy #WaterAction #WaterSecurity #WaterForPeace #SDG6 #UN2023WaterConference #WaterActionAgenda #DutchWaterSector #WWWeekNL #WorldWaterDay #WorldToiletDay #Goal6 Partners for Water, Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) | Partner in Sustainable Development Tamar Meibergen Liliane Geerling Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO) Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken Netherlands Alejandra Roetenberg Sára Hélène Bori, NWP Young Expert Programmes PINO Thomas Klink
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Giant seawall for Jakarta back on the agenda After years of planning and collaboration, the ambitious project to build a giant seawall to protect Jakarta and the northern coast of Java is gaining renewed momentum. With Indonesia’s newly elected President Prabowo placing the seawall high on his priority list, the Dutch Government has once again been asked to provide expertise in developing a sustainable solution. This Friday, 30 August, Ivo van der Linden, delegated representative water Indonesia on behalf of the Dutch Government and Victor Coenen, Dutch Expert will share the latest updates on this monumental project as part of the Pantura Java Integrated Coastal Development (PJICD) initiative. This online seminar will cover the current status, next steps, and how the Dutch water sector can contribute to shaping the future of coastal defence in Indonesia. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eQvQDyFN 📅 Friday 30 August: 12:00 CET 🖥️ Online seminar 📩 Register here: https://lnkd.in/e8WiEG2q #watermanagement #coastalprotection #collaboration #sustainability #NLwatersector #NLEmbassyIndonesia
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