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Circular Economy Booster programme Bangladesh Bangladesh's apparel and textile industry has achieved significant success as a global garments manufacturer, but at a high environmental cost. The industry's exponential growth has resulted in waste generation, resource depletion, and pollution.Embracing circular economy principles offers a compelling solution to these challenges by transitioning from a linear model to one that promotes resource efficiency and waste reduction. Closing the loop through recycling, reusing, and designing for durability can yield numerous benefits. However, investment, technology and effective policy interventions are crucial to drive this transformation and support more circular business models.The Netherlands has a lot of expertise in circular design, technology for the three R' of circularity to close the loop, technical expertise to help redesign business models into circular ones and connect reseller platforms with brands. Connecting these Dutch companies with the Bangladeshi companies active in the textile industry, will create a lot of opportunities for collaboration.The aim of this project is to identify and promote these business opportunities for Dutch companies in the Circular Economy of Bangladesh, with a focus on the sub-sectors circular textile and waste management. The output of this project will be used to further develop the Combi-Track (CT) proposal for the Circular Economy in the Ready-made Garment Industry in Bangladesh.
Gas value chain Tanzania The National Audit Office of Tanzania (NAOT) contributes to Tanzania’s natural resource management by performing audits. The NAOT offers the Tanzanian parliament insights and opportunities to improve regulations. Tanzania currently faces the challenge of developing its natural gas value chain to gain the most revenue sustainably. As the Netherlands is renowned for its knowledge concerning natural gas and its natural gas value chain, Tanzanian stakeholders could benefit from Dutch knowledge. By providing NAOT with training on the natural gas value chain, the capacity of NAOT increases and public accountability improves.
Delegated Representative the Philippines 2017 Delegated Representative the Philippines.
Africa Collect Textiles (Phase I) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) in Developing Markets.Circular innovations for fast growing cities in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Nigeria and Senegal.Phase I: Feasibility study.
Shiraka Training Programme Social Affairs and Employment 2019 The objective of this annual course is for civil servants working in the field of Social Affairs and Employment to share their knowledge and skills enabling them to lead and inspire the modernisation of Social Affairs and Employment in their home countries. The course also aims to strengthen participants ties with the Netherlands and the Dutch government; especially between Dutch civil servants and their counterparts in the target countries.
Identification of project contours for involvement of the Netherlands in water, food and biodiversity related activities around the Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta It is the ambition of the Government of the Netherlands, through the Partners for Water (PfW) programme, to continue the collaboration in the Magdalena department, Colombia. The topic of water and agriculture has been a focus of the Netherlands for years already and as part of the new Partners for Water 5 – programme, the focus has shifted to water, food production and biodiversity. The recently approved project “Conservación y Uso Sostenible de la Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta en Colombia” provides opportunities to connect previous work and define new project opportunities as part of the bilateral collaboration between Colombia and the Netherlands. The ambition of this assignment is to work with key counterpart organisations and identify concrete activities and deliverables for the future collaboration, financed by the PfW-programme but in direct collaboration with Colombian counterparts.
Webinar series on dredging and reuse of dredged materials in Colombia The ambition of this assignment is to support the involved stakeholders from both the Government of Colombia as well as the Government of the Netherlands in shaping a series of webinars on the topic of dredging, including key principles such as Building with Nature and reuse of dredged materials for other purposes. As such, the webinars aim to strengthen the relationship between the different entities of the Colombian and Netherlands government and provide an opportunity for a follow-up activity on the topic of dredging and innovation.
Biogas from Agro-Residues: Decentralized Energy Production Serving Rural Communities in Mali The project combines rural energy supply, based on biogas, with rural business development. A pilot project in 5 villages, in cooperation with ANADEB (Agence Nationale du Développement des Biocarburants), was completed in 2014. This pilot demonstrated that diesel for the motor of Multi Functional Platforms could largely be replaced by biogas from agricultural residues and manure.At the production site of Mali Biocarburant SA in Koulikoro, oil is extracted from Jatropha and other oil seeds for further use in the soap and cosmetic industry. The extraction residues will be used for biogas production in big bags of large capacity, allowing to produce electricity for both the oil extraction facility and the local grid. Electricity production was not yet operational at project closure.
Get In The Ring Benin (MAN19BJ01) This project aims to stimulate youth entrepreneurship in Benin by developing skills amongst aspiring young entrepreneurs that enable these entrepreneurs to obtain more successful investments.Young aspiring entrepreneurs often lack the skills, experience and contacts to grow their businesses successfully.As part of the project, eight young entrepreneurs will participate in the Get In The Ring (GITR) programme, initiated by the Erasmus Centre for Excellence.They will acquire crucial business skills and contacts to expand their business activity.
Food Processing Technologies and Packaging Mission This project aims to support the new government of Ghana with its policy to promote agriculture, value addition and industrialization to combat high imports and stimulate private sector growth.
Demonstrating the operational modes and capacities of the innovative Barsha Water Pump in real-life conditions in Colombia A high-tech startup founded at Delft University of Technology (Netherlands) in 2013, aQysta aims to provide sustainable hydro-powered pumping solutions that can have a positive economic, environmental and social impact. We are located in Yes!Delft, Europe’s biggest high-tech incubator that grants access to expertise, network and research facilities. At our Delft office, we conduct technology research, product design and development, sourcing and global sales.Three different types of Barsha pumps will be demonstrated for three different river types:1) a floating Barsha Pump, suitable for deep and fast flowing rivers,2) a standing Barsha Pump, suitable for shallow and slow flowing rivers and streams,3) a canal frame structured water pump, suitable for narrow streams and irrigation canals.These pumps will be installed at central located and openly accessible demo-sites.
Nexus skills jobs assessment In Somalia, a study will executed to identify the main gaps preventing young people from finding employment or becoming self-employed and acquiring the necessary skills. Therefore, a mapping of the most relevant initiatives implemented by international NGOs and donors to support youth in their transition from school to decent work and income will take place. That is needed to gain more knowledge and develop a programme that creates synergy between the nexus of skills and jobs in Somalia.
Deployment Recife 2023 Structural Drainage Expert DRR-Team Deployment Recife 2023.
Capacity building farmers' rights Tanzania This project aims to contribute to a well-functioning farmers' rights system in Tanzania through capacity building in the field of farmers' rights with Tanzanian inspectors.
Tourism Trails in the Pearl of Africa This “Tourism Trails in the Pearl of Africa” impact cluster will be focused on three main themes: 1) improving services provided through upskilling the existing workforce;2) improving the products provided through product development and diversification in adventure and cultural tourism;3) increasing the awareness among tour operators and potential tourists about adventure and cultural tourism in Uganda.In the timeframe 2020-2022 the Impact Cluster Tourism Development Uganda will focus on implementing the following interventions: I.	Developing Cycling Tourism;II.	Developing Motorcycle Tourism;III.	Developing Running Tourism;IV.	Developing Hiking Tourism;V.	Developing Cultural Tourism;VI.	Tour Guide Training;VII.	Advanced In-Service Hospitality Training.Each of these pillars will be led by one of the consortium partners, yet most of the pillars are closely linked to each other and there will be significant collaboration between the different partners and across the pillars.
Support to capacity building in the Tanzanian oil and gas sector This project aims to strengthen the government capabilities in the Mainland and Zanzibar to cope with technical, international and domestic legal challenges coming with the gas findings.
Durban – Support Moodliar Deltateam South Africa will hire a recently retired senior manager from Ethekwini Municipality Water And Sanitation (EWS) in order to secure knowledge transfer on Public Private Partnerships in water management and water supply. The senior manager works for many years within EWS and cooperated regularly with the Netherlands. The assignment is to strengthen the initiative to make use of practical use of stormwater in Durban and bring forward the concept of public private cooperation further. Knowledge transfer to the next generation of staff within EWS is included.
Biobased Economy Colombia The aim of this project is to support the Colombian government by direct cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR) and involve where needed other relevant governmental bodies and identified non-governmental stakeholders in the development of capacity building to draft sustainable biomass policies, practices and instruments. To realize capacity building at the Colombian ministries and improve the Colombian policies for sustainable biomass production and biomass use for energy and tradable products and remove barriers for business to invest in biomass technologies with focus on sugarcane and palm oil.The Ministry of Agriculture needs support in the development and implementation of legislation and guidelines for sustainable biomass production, land use and valorization of residual biomass. The output of this project will be: 1.	A signed cooperation agreement between the Colombian and Dutch authorities on the governmental cooperation.2.	An umbrella program for harmonizing and coordinating the Col – NL biomass cooperation with proper embedding of K2K activities and B2B activities to support the Colombian government in developing its biomass policy.3.	Realize a roadmap for biomass policy by capacity building of the Colombian Ministry of Agriculture and guiding the Ministry of Environment and UPME in gaining knowledge on biomass to develop its guidelines and standards on biomass.4.	A K2G project will be executed, where the Universities of Wageningen and Utrecht will provide the ministry of Agriculture of Colombia with relevant data on land use and biomass valorization options. The results of this K2G-project will feed into the roadmap.5.	Two other K2K projects will be identified, based on the needs of the Colombian government and the Colombian and Dutch business.6.	15 business leads will be followed up and 3 to 4 B2B projects will be de developed and barriers for the execution of these projects will taken away.This project is being carried out by Netherlands Enterprise Agency with the following partners: Jinke van Dam Consultancy, Biomass Solutions, VCK Travel B.V., GMSP B.V. Sustainability, SIX Sigma.
WASH Sanitation Specialist Bangladesh UNICEF Safeguarding WASH services in Cox's Bazar under the growing number of Rohingya refugees.
MOMenTUM: Mobile Microbial WaTer qUality Monitoring using DNA technology Short general project overviewIn Mozambique, as well as in many other developing countries, the microbiological quality of drinking water in Mozambique is insufficient. Diarrhea caused by pathogens in drinking water is one of the leading causes of infant mortality in developing countries.Current methods for measuring and monitoring microbiological water quality are not simple, nor accurate or fast enough and, moreover, based on an indicator organism, almost always E. Coli). As a result too few reliable data are available on the microbiological safety of sources and drinking water.Accurate data on water quality would help the government and other agencies to implement preventive measures in a timely manner and to apply limited resources effectively. It also facilitates the monitoring of water quality. Data on microbiological water quality and safety also help to bring about behavioural changes in communities.The MOMenTUM project demonstrates a new technology (the Two3 device) to quickly, easily and cheaply generate the data needed to meet these challenges. In the long term, the technology can replace current breeding techniques and generate more and better data on microbiological water quality.Initial activities and results of the projectWork and results pilot project: The project is being carried out in the Nhartande valley in the city of Tete in Mozambique. A project is currently being carried out here (the Nhartande Verde project) to improve poor groundwater quality (which is used as a source of drinking water) through the implementation of simple preventive measures. The MOMenTUM project will be involved in this to clarify the microbiological water quality and the effectiveness of the preventive measures for the removal of microbiological contamination. Concrete areas for improvement are identified and discussed with the Nhartande Verde project. The innovative Two3 device is used to generate the microbiological data in the field. This demonstrates the added value of the device through a pilot project involving potential launching customers.
InSAR-as-a-Service Short general project overviewLand Subsidence (LS) in the Mekong Delta and coastal metropolitan cities like Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho and adjacent delta lands significantly exceeds the rate of sea level rise (SLR). Therefore, Land Subsidence is a major factor causing flooding, additional damage due to deterioration of embankments, as well as loss of valuable land due to coastal erosion. Additionally, LS causes degradation of (water-related) infrastructure like large bridges, highways, river embankments, sluices and port facilities) and further economic losses due to increased costs of maintenance. The causes of LS are partly natural and predictable in origin, but the observed higher rates are caused by human activities – by high-density urban construction or by excessive groundwater extraction.The methods that are currently used for measuring LS in Vietnam are generally very localized/ad-hoc (non-consistent), not always reliable and time consuming. This is hampering the awareness of the problem, the design of effective solutions and the implementation of mitigating measures. InSAR is a technology in which satellite images are analysed to produce millimetre-precise measurements of height changes. It offers an accurate, cost-effective and uniform method to determine LS rates and to detect and monitor vulnerable locations with high spatial and temporal resolution. However, due to the complexity of the technique, InSAR has so far only been applied on an ad-hoc basis by (mostly non-Vietnamese) Earth Observation researchers using time-consuming and complex project software.Sensar is breaking this status quo by developing the first InSAR Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) with end-to-end automation. A Platform-as-a-Service can be seen as multiple software programs, working together on multiple (cloud) servers to deliver certain tangible results to the user without the user having to worry about technical details. This approach allows local consultancy firms to request, generate, analyse and deliver InSAR-derived datasets without owning or operating highly complex software. The solution makes advanced Dutch cloud-based technology available to be used (at a fee) by local consultants to generate business.The goal of this project is to test the commercial and legal feasibility of the Sensar platform in the context of SE Asia, and more specifically in Vietnam, and to investigate whether this can enable local parties to start using powerful InSAR data operationally. This would open a whole new market for Sensar with InSAR-as-a-Service, that before could not be served with traditional InSAR analysis.
Scoping Mission Panama (DRR15PA01) The Panama Bay Wetlands is a Ramsar site since 2003, and protected area since 2009. The area has a very high vulnerability to disasters related to water. This bay is a natural barrier to water-related disasters such as floods. Pollution, poor sanitation and inadequate planning exacerbates the situation. In this context, DRR-Team received an official request for support  from Panama City. Topics are flooding, water pollution and water supply.
Analysis and improvement of port operations and port logistics in the port of Abidjan This project aims to gain insights into the administrative processes of the Abidjan Port Authority (PAA) to improve its efficiency and effectiveness. The project will improve the local business climate because it can improve the performance of an existential node of the logistical chain. Abidjan is the most important port city in Côte d'Ivoire and aims to become the most important hub in the region. The study will contribute to the increased performance of the port, which will be an advantage to both the hinterland and the Dutch private sector, as a significant number of Dutch companies will utilize the port of Abidjan. The lasting improvement to the port logistics in Abidjan can contribute to the bilateral relationship between Côte d’Ivoire and the Netherlands by strengthening one of the economic pillars of Côte d’Ivoire with Dutch expertise and experience.
Plant Variety Protection Scoping mission This project aims to develop advice for the Nigerian government on implementing a functional Plant Variety Protection (PVP) system. A functioning PVP system is an essential element of a vibrant seed industry. The support for implementing a PVP system will become part of an envisaged vegetable, potato and seed sector development programme in Nigeria. For the seed component of the programme, strengthening the enabling environment for seed business is a specific focus area.
Deltas 2013 – Vietnam Forum (World Delta Dialogues II) (TF13VNP2A) DELTAS 2013 Vietnam, (http://deltas2013.com) is an unique forum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, of global representatives from the many sectors and political circles discussing solutions to some of the most acute challenges facing Vietnam and its delta, the broader Mekong River system, and major deltas and watersheds worldwide.The Mekong River and its delta face acute sustainability challenges. Land subsidence, coastal erosion, saltwater intrusion, sea level rise, trapping of upriver waters and sediments, and politically diverse stakeholders all contribute to uncertainties and potential vulnerabilities. The Mekong Delta is considered Southeast Asia’s rice bowl. More than 19 million people depend upon the regular, seasonal flow of the Mekong River for their livelihoods.As Asia continues to develop and grow, harmonizing water management, development, ecological function, and agriculture will be a major challenge in the region.The DELTAS 2013 Vietnam forum will generate the necessary ideas and political will needed to make critical improvements in the Mekong Delta. The dialogues should stimulate a way forward to build sustainable deltaic regions and safeguard their critical resources. The emerging lessons and ideas will inform delta management around the world.American Wetland Foundation has been commissioned to carry out this project together with Deltares and Delta Alliance.
Incoming mission potato growers from Kenya To further spur Kenyan investments in food security, it is proposed to organise a trade mission for seed and ware potato growers from Kenya to the Netherlands. The main goal of the mission is to expose the companies to Dutch storage technologies to spur investments. Given the integrated value chain approach that some of the companies take, it will also be an opportunity to demonstrate mechanisation and processing technologies.
SIAMAP 2023, Climate and water smart agriculture mission 2023 The EKN in Tunis together with RVO aims to organize a mission in which Dutch private companies and knowledge institutions with expertise in the field of sustainable water use in agriculture and  other sustainable agricultural practices visit our own mini trade fair, organize two seminar on sustainable use of water / water management and participate in field visits to Tunisian companies, service providers.The purpose of this mission is to: 1. Transfer Dutch knowledge and expertise in the field of sustainable water use and any other sustainable techniques in agriculture to local SMEs and governmental institutions concerned with water management (knowledge sharing), 2. Explore possibilities for cooperation between Dutch and Tunisian companies and/or local public entities on sustainable agricultural practices. 3. Showcase Tunisia to the attention of the Dutch companies to show them what opportunities lie ahead for them there.
Mission Port of Rotterdam The purpose of this mission of the Port of Rotterdam and the director of the Sustainable Economic Development Department (DDE) of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to develop a roadmap for further Dutch interventions that aim to contribute to re-storing the Port of Beirut after the explosion. Besides, this mission should contribute to positioning the Netherlands as a knowledgeable partner for the reconstruction of the port in the future.
Technical Officer (WASH and IPC) Jemen WHO This project aims to provide technical expertise in planning, monitoring, evaluating, coordinating the environmental health interventions with a focus on monitoring the provision of safe drinking water, and advise on issues related to environmental sanitation, hygiene practices and promotion campaigns and water quality monitoring.
Orange Corners DR Congo – Incubation programme With this project, the Orange Corners incubation programme in DR Congo will be developed.This will strengthen the startup infrastructure in DR Congo by offering an incubation programme in Kinshasa for 120 young entrepreneurs and enabling them to create new innovative businesses.
Expert flood risks measures / DRR-Team Scoping Mission Peru (DRR16PE04) Peru and Ecuador have always been vulnerable for water-related disasters, like flooding, water scarcity and water pollution. Both countries are particularly affected by the consequences of the recurrent natural phenomenon El Niño and La Niña. This project concerns DRR-Team's support (2016) to the Peruvian and Ecuadorian Governments following their requests, on early warning systems and flood risk management.
Netherlands Court of Audit multi-annual regional programme of institutional cooperation To assist the countries involved in this project to strengthen good governance practices in public financial management and to improve the effectiveness of their respective country’s public services; to work together to strengthen public financial management, accountability and transparency in line with the international auditing standards (ISSAIs).