devinitorg/iati-policy-markers huggingface dataset:
Hackaton Recife 2023 (DRRS24BR05) The DRRS Recife Hackaton is one of the proposed follow up activities from the February 2023 DRR mission to Recife, together with other follow up activities that are being taken forward by Recife Prefeitura with financing of the Inter-American Development Bank.
Incoming vaccine mission This project aims to support the Indian Vaccine Industry to increase the industry's productivity and quality by strengthening the collaboration between the Indian and Dutch vaccine sectors for research on new vaccines and access to Dutch technologies and equipment.
Study into the Nigerian Horticulture Sector Study into the Nigerian Horticulture Sector.This project was implemented within the framework of the L4ED programme (Local Economic Development/Leads for Economic Diplomacy) and initiated by the Netherlands representation. The project aimed to contribute to (the enabling environment for) local private sector development as well as economic diplomacy. It concerns a small intervention that serves as catalyser for further developments.
Stimulating economic empowerment in the horticulture sector in the Northern Highlands of Tanzania In this project, the education provided by TVET (technical and vocational education and training) colleges, related to the horticulture sector in the Northern Highlands of Tanzania, will be upgraded to the level that they can produce graduates with the right set of knowledge, skills, and attitude to work for high-tech international horticulture companies. Changes will be made in:•	The professional network between TVET colleges and the private sector in the Northern Highlands.•	Skills of teaching staff and management teams of the TVET institutions.•	Knowledge, skills, and business attitude of the TVET students and graduates.
General Trade & Matchmaking Mission to the Netherlands The trade mission aims to expose small and medium-scale companies in Ghana to the Dutch market to explore the possibility of partnerships, investments, and export markets and learn about new skills and technologies to grow their businesses. The Dutch enterprises they encounter will also profit from acquiring insights into an international market and the potential it offers to their operations. These objectives tie in with the Multi-Annual Strategic Plan (MASP) of the Netherlands Embassy in Ghana since it highlights the intention to move from aid to trade by 2017. Hence, all trade promotion activities are considered high priority for the Embassy. This trade mission would aptly define the slogan of their MASP: ‘Ghana, Netherlands, Growing Together’.
Horticulture Centre of Excellence Zimbabwe (Part II) The project aims to identify if there is enough common ground to start setting up a ""centre of excellence"" for horticulture in Zimbabwe.This Centre of Excellence (CoE) can provide demonstration and training for developing the horticultural sector in Zimbabwe and a more approachable platform to facilitate the first steps of Dutch companies to start their activities in Zimbabwe.
DRRS Mongolia 2023 – October visit Due to the many occurrences of heavy rainfall in July and August 2023, the flood water levels of Tuul and Selbe rivers have reached a historic high. The city of Ulaanbaatar has faced multiple large-scale floods and water disasters, more than 128,000 people were directly affected.Ulaanbaatar is highly prone to urban flooding in the future. This has a detrimental impact on the urban environment and transport infrastructure in Ulaanbaatar. The World Bank (WB) is highly engaged in the space of flood risk mitigation and drainage, and is discussing financing opportunities with the Municipality of Ulaanbaatar (MoUB). Hence a workshop is being organized by the WB and MoUB to detail next steps in October 2023. It is proposed to ask an expert from RVO to join the workshop and to present concepts such as Room for the River.
Civil engineer DRR-Team Scoping Mission Costa Rica (DRR16CR03) DRR-Team assistance for Costa Rica, to advise on flood control, integrated water management and drought management.
Water, Energy, and Food resources-Nexus (WEF-Nexus) in the agriculture and foodsector, Peru The Santa Eulalia river sub-basin in Peru provides 50% of the water needs and 70% of the electricity needs of metropolitan Lima. Moreover, the basin produces a wide variety of fruits (custard apples and avocados) and vegetables that are sold in Lima.Climatic variability compounded by climate change results in decreased availability of and access to natural resources (mainly water and food). This affects local populations directly and metropolitan Lima indirectly. The Netherlands Government supports the Peruvian Government in integrating WEF-nexus (Water, Energy, and Food resources) aspects in its sustainable development and climate change policies in which water, energy, and agri-food are integrated. The Peru Nexus project will result in more efficient use of water, energy and food resources, enhanced resilience to the impact of climate change, improved agricultural practices, and the development of the local private sector in the Santa Eulalia river sub-basin.
How to cooperate with Brussels for Tunisian civil servants (Part I) The course will provide participants (25 Tunisian government officials) with the relevant knowledge and skills to manage their countries’ interests in Brussels more effectively. The course will also offer the opportunity for participants to visit EU institutions in Brussels and build or expand on a sustainable network in the core of the European Union. Last but not least, the course also aims at strengthening participants’ ties with the Netherlands and the Dutch government.
Gambrenet project – data centre Internet and ICT in Africa are growing fast. There are however several infrastructural problems. Data-transfer and storage currently rely mainly on servers in other continents, making ICT expensive. The partners will set up an internet data centre in Ouagadougou.In order to get the data centre fully operational an extensive programme for the training of management and operational staff will be executed. The projected size of the data centre is, by international standards, modest. However, for this particular project the partners are of the opinion that this is a feasible size, keeping the project manageable. After successfully implementing the data centre, it can easily be replicated and the lessons learned can be applied to follow-up projects.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)The partners wish to be at the forefront on employment standards, workplace health and safety, gender policy, non-discrimination policy, employee participation, chain responsibility and measures to prevent corruption.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsThe project will create 12 direct jobs and 3 indirect jobs in Burkina Faso. Two years after the project there will be 18 direct and 12 indirect jobs. The jobs are for both men and women and about 75% high-level management/technical and 25% medium-level administrative.To attract and retain skilful employees good salaries with secondary benefits and good working conditions will be offered.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeAs this project concerns the introduction and implementation of the first internet data centre in Burkina Faso, all the knowledge and technology that is introduced is new for the country and the region.•	Chain effectsThis project will be a major catalyst for the development of the Internet/ICT sector in Burkina Faso but also in the neighbouring countries. A complete internet backbone is crucial for the development of an internet/ICT industry. The introduction of the first data centre plays an important role in this.Among the target clients are ministries, hospitals and educational institutions. By offering safe and affordable data storage and transfer, the government, schools, universities etc. can develop e-services.•	EnvironmentThe impact on the environment will be modest and mainly positive.•	Position of womenThe partners strives to employ a representative number of women. Their position will be equal to their male colleagues in all aspects. The project will establish a fully functioning internet data centre, train at least 15 people and fill in a missing link in the internet backbone in West Africa, enabling about 1,000 companies to establish locally hosted web services.
High Level Expert Team 2016 (MMO16006) High Level Expert Team 2016 – Advisement Myanmar Government.
WASH Specialist North Macedonia UNICEF The WASH Specialist North Macedonia UNICEF for supporting assessment of WASH needs and prepare costed action plan with broad range of WASH interventions as part of UNICEF’s country emergency response to COVID-19, in line with UNICEF’s Core Commitments for Children.
Potato processing in Ethiopia The potato availability in Ethiopia is low and volatile despite the great potential of potato production. Yields are estimated at around 20% of the potential. Potato processing is the missing link in the potato value chain. The project aims to establish a potato processing facility which directly links smallholder potato farmers to the market. Off-take agreements with fair and consistent prices will improve the smallholder incomes and start the flywheel of more investment, higher quality and more productivity. The project covers the complete value chain: supply, processing and marketing. The project will focus on developing a supply chain, a processing facility and a market for fresh potatoes and processed potato products. The project will sell its products in the Ethiopian market, which is currently a large existing but unmet market and served by imports. The project will provide farmers with stable, transparent prices while rewarding them for quality produce. That will incentivize the farmers to invest in productivity and quality. In the long term, market efficiency and value chain sustainability will increase local availability of affordable potatoes. This project aims to improve food security in Ethiopia by driving market efficiency and value chain sustainability, ultimately leading to increased local availability of affordable potatoes.
Horticulture partnership Netherlands embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine Support capacity building of horticulture growers in the middle and western regions of the country to counterbalance the production capacity affected by the war.The trainings aim to enable agronomical and technical innovation and knowledge transfer to horticulture growers in new areas in the country. In particular, the project supports capacity building for female growers who have to take over the work from the man.In doing so this projects aims in the medium term to secure access to affordable (healthy) food and gain an income.The project has a positive impact on:•	SDG 8: Inclusive and sustainable economic growth: support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation.•	SDG 5: Gender equality: creating employment opportunities and income generation for women (and other vulnerable groups) affected by the war in Ukraine.•	SDG 2: Food security.
Improving Health Supply Chain Management The South African government has identified several issues in the performance of supply chains and procurement procedures. In the Life Science and Health (LSH) sector, Supply Chain Management (SCM) is hampered by the experience and skills of responsible staff, a lack of transparency, and poorly aligned systems and procedures between provinces. As a result, the LSH-SCM could perform much better than it currently does, causing problems with available stock and prices of pharmaceutics.This project will strengthen the responsible actors in the South African SCM system through several trainings that generate broad understanding, support, and eventual implementation of more transparent SCM systems.
Zero tolerance of child labour in the granite sector Arte Natuursteenbewerking B.V. purchases granite (Steel Grey) directly from her supplier who owns a quarry in India (Ballikuruva, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh). The supplier also owns a factory where the granite blocks are processed into slabs before being shipped to the Netherlands. Based on audit reports and research by Arisa (NGO) it was noted that there is a risk of child labour and other labour rights violations in the natural stone quarries where Arte is sourcing from. Arte, together with her supplier, Arisa and the local NGO MV Foundation started a so called Child Labour Free Zone Project (CLFZ) in the area where the quarry is located. The first FBK project ran from September 2017 until April 2020; in the second FBK project this initiative is expanded to 4 new villages.The project targets:-	12 villages and her communities and labourers working in the quarries and processing units;-	Other supply chain actors and government officials.The project interventions consist of:1.	Setting up community structures to enhance local ownership, awareness raising, building capacity and changing social norm that every child should be in school and not at work, advocacy and monitoring (such as youth and women committees and community groups);2.	Create a Child Labour Free Zone (CLFZ) in 12 villages;	3.	Improving working conditions of (migrant)workers by training labourers and contractors and form labour groups;				4.	Engagement with the local industry association, exporters and other supply chain actors in the natural stone sector on ensuring implementation of labour rights;5.	Improve the Due Diligence system and performance of the participating companies (Arte and its supplier) through audits and dialogue.								The expected result of this project is that through integrated interventions at quarry /factory - and community level the following issues are addressed: child labour, child marriage, quality education and labour issues including occupational health and safety issues; living and working conditions of mostly migrant workers. With the goal of improving local social dialogue and formalizing labour arrangements it is expected that, in the long term, contributions are made towards the eradication of several labour abuses including child labour.
SunCooler development for the potato smallholders in Kenya (Phase I) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) in Developing Markets.Food security Sub-Saharan Africa.Phase I: Feasibility study.
From waste to value (Phase II) 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 II: Prototype development for local context and (large-scale) practical tests.
DRR-Team Myanmar – Team Leader, flood risk expert Scoping mission to MyanmarGoals are:1. To formulate options/ solutions (no regret, midterm, long term) to improve river basin management and flood protection as part of an integrated sustainable solution2. To provide support in attracting funds and writing project proposals, also with regard to follow up activities.The aim is to reduce the flooding occurrence in the river basin/catchment area, to understand the river behaviours related with extreme climatic conditions, etc. Geographical focus is mainly the recently flooded area:1. Bilin river catchment/basin area,(Biling Township, Thaton Township),2. Lower Thanlwin(Salween) river catchment/basin (Mawlamyine city, Mudon Township, Mottama Township) and3. Landslide area in the Paung Township (on the ways to Mawlamyine).Another possible area is Ye Township (the main causes of flood are rain water and the tidal effect).
Potato chips production in Algeria A feasibility study for the establishment of a potato chip production plant with a capacity of 300 to 500 kg / hour output and construction of potato storage 15,000 to 20,000MT at the factory and possibly in larger potato. It will also enable the potato storage and shed technology needed which should be tailored to the local situation. For a potato chip factory distribution system is important here and will be paid attention to in the study. The aim of the project is to draw up a thorough feasibility study for an investment project for the production of potato chips and scale storage for potatoes at the plant and at the (larger) growers of potatoes in Algeria.
WASH Specialist India EU, UCPM and UNDP This project is an impact assessment and flood response to the excessive rainfall in Kerala, India.
Third Colombian Dutch Dialogue on Transport Two Dutch experts will participate in the third Colombian Dutch Dialogue on Transport and Logistics and will have bilateral meetings with some stakeholders from public, private and academic institutions. The main topics are urban logistics, port development and multimodal transport. This dialogue will help the Colombian government and private sector further concretise their policies at the activities and project management level. Furthermore, this project will help specify how Dutch knowledge and solutions can contribute.
Ghana Design Network To increase the success of companies, the newly established Ghana Design Network aims to raise awareness about the benefits of creative business services. The network aims to create a more lively, open and stimulating design and ‘design ecology’ in Ghana’s metropolitan areas where ‘design supply’ and ‘design demand’ meet. ‘Design ecology’ is the creation of an infrastructure whereby Ghanaian designers, entrepreneurs, design school faculty and government representatives can meet during theme-oriented events, such as lectures, debates, Pechakutchas, award-giving ceremonies, master classes, etc.  The creation and nurturing of this design ecology have the objective of making all stakeholders of the Creative Business Services sector much more aware that good design can make a difference, add to the quality of life, enhance business results of individual small and medium-sized companies (SME-plus companies) and create better and more sustainable public and private buildings and environmental spaces.This initiative involves private sector (SME) companies and NGO management, ‘business enhancing’ institutes, design practitioners, architects, project developers, design school management and public sector decision-makers. It should be a ‘light’ and open organisation, using Facebook for Business and other relevant social and mobile media as platforms to inform stakeholders about events to come or results accounted for.
Broiler farm management training South Sulawesi (Part I) Open-house broiler farmers in South Sulawesi can improve their operations and achieve better financial results with selective training and relatively small-scale investments in closed water, heating, and ventilation systems.This approach has been successfully implemented in a previous K2K training project on broiler farm management in West Java, as executed under the Food Tech Indonesia project (FTI). Via this ongoing training programme, over 15 farm managers, seventy farm employees of 8 mid-sized Indonesian broiler farms and several extension workers of the Association of Veterinary Medicines Indonesia (ASOHI) in West Java have successfully been trained.The success of this training programme in West Java raised the interest of other regions in Indonesia, hence the ambition to provide a training program for broiler farm managers in South Sulawesi. Thanks to the lessons learned and built-up relationships, the project team will be able to operate highly efficiently.The curriculum of the previous training programme has already been developed and translated into Bahasa Indonesia and can be adapted to local circumstances with minimum effort.The project aims to increase the knowledge level of selected open-house broiler farm managers (20-30) and their farm staff (100-300) in South Sulawesi.Focus topics include:•	Stall equipment (water systems, heating and ventilation).•	Applied management (brooding management, monitoring of flock, litter management).•	Lower mortality ratio amongst poultry flocks, resulting in increased animal welfare, higher efficiency and lower production costs on selected farms.•	Knowledge transfer between the project partners, particularly local beneficiaries / supporting parties Dinas Peternakan and ASOHI.•	Showing representatives of Dinas Peternakan and ASOHI the effects of the training and small-scale equipment investments.The long-term objectives of this project are:•	Increased knowledge level on broiler farm management (animal diseases, risk factors and stall equipment) within the South-Sulawesi poultry sector.•	Better management practices amongst South-Sulawesi open house broiler farmers contribute to better financial results for farmers, less health risk and better animal welfare.•	Increased usage of modern stall equipment (closed water systems, heating and ventilation) in South Sulawesi’s poultry sector.•	Increased awareness of modern Dutch stall equipment resulting in improved positioning of Dutch companies (e.g. export possibilities).
Specialized Food & Feed Lab India Nutrilab B.V. is a specialized laboratory with a clear vision on food safety. Due to our customer market driven approach and investments in knowledge and equipment, Nutrilab is your partner in quality assurance.The objective of this investment preparation study is to develop a business plan on the basis of which Nutrilab B.V. (and Biocare Research) can make an investment decision about setting up a joint venture in India for a laboratory specialized in food and animal nutrition in Ahmedabad, India.
G2G Assistance Developing ToR masterplan Coast The aim of the project is to give technical assistance to develop a ToR for a masterplan Coast in Colombia. The project has been carried out by Rijkswaterstaat Water, Transport and Environment.
Transition strategy study Mozambique (MAT19MZ02) With this study, the embassy aims to identify in which sectors, regions or themes one sees the possibility of sustainable business cases or concrete opportunities for the Dutch private sector.An analysis of the current state of the private sector in Mozambique will be made, with the main constraints for its development, with attention to water, energy, FNS (food and nutrition security) and health. The study will focus on the Zambezi Valley, Beira and Cabo Delgado.
Advisory Group on agriculture There is a strong imperative within the Kurdistan Regional Government to rebuild the agri-food sector in the Kurdistan Region Iraq, as the sector could be an important provider of employment and income and thus an enabler of sustainable stability. Re-establishing the Kurdish agri-food sector is potentially feasible, but requires a comprehensive overarching approach, which covers the whole value chain. The Kurdistan Regional Government has requested Dutch support in developing a strategy to revitalize the agricultural sector in the Kurdistan Region Irq, via participation in an Advisory Group.The purpose of this project is to contribute to rebuilding a sustainable modern agri-food sector in the Kurdistan Region Iraq, based on available resources in land, water, energy, and labour.