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Demonstration and training centre for the milk sector The objective of this demonstration project is to demonstrate the installation, commissioning and operation of the milk (cooling) installation to Kenyan dairy farmers and technicians.
Advice Circular Business Platform Lagos and CE Nigeria Lagos is the largest city in Africa, with 21 million inhabitants and still growing. The size of Lagos' population has brought challenges but also great opportunities, regarding the circular economy. One of the major circular challenges currently is waste management (or the lack of it). Out of this enormous waste management challenge, many opportunities have arisen, like with many other challenges that result from the vast increase in the city’s demand for resources and services (like water, energy, habitation, transportation infrastructure, healthcare, schools, etc.). Thus, circular economy and waste management have become hot topics in Lagos.Currently, many initiatives are being implemented in Nigeria on circular economy and waste management, but many are in isolation. Many potentially interested partners and stakeholders do not know about the initiatives of others. Subsequently, initiatives are potentially less impactful, investment opportunities are missed and there is no systemic approach. To accurately address the circular challenges the country and the city of Lagos face, there is a growing need for a different approach.The broader aim of this project is to support Lagos in its transition to a circular economy by establishing a Circular Business Platform (CBP), facilitating cooperation, coordination and networking between businesses, government, knowledge institutions and civil society organisations involved in the circular economy. In addition, the CBP will also have an agenda-setting role for a more coordinated and demand-driven approach towards a circular economy in Lagos that drives entrepreneurship.In this project, preparatory research is implemented to collect information on the business model and inform and inspire relevant stakeholders regarding establishing this CBP in Lagos, which will have to be managed by an independent hosting organisation.
Organisation of an economic mission to Senegal This economic mission aims to strengthen economic relations between the Netherlands and Senegal, stimulate private investments in Senegal and contribute to economic growth in both countries.
Safe Drinking Water for Ethiopia Access to safe drinking water forms one of the biggest challenges for Ethiopian households. Water and sanitation related diarrhea is among the top three causes of all deaths in Ethiopia, and Amhara region is one of the regions most affected. In total, more than 9 in 10 households do not treat their drinking water. Costs for central infrastructure and treatment are too high for the rural area. The Ethiopian Health Extension Workers currently lack alternatives to promote the treatment of drinking water. The project therefore believes that market-driven technologies to empower households to purify water at the point of use are the most effective and most sustainable solution for providing safe drinking water.• The project aims at ensuring 250,000 people (50,000 households) in rural areas of Amhara have access to safe drinking water at the point of use by 2021.• A public-private partnership will focus on: (1) enhancing knowledge and awareness on waterborne diseases and household water treatment solutions; (2) increasing availability of affordable treatment and storage solutions; and (3) increasing access to credit for rural households to purchase the filter. The project addresses these aspects in a concerted effort between the government (Amhara Bureau of Health), NGO (iDE) for providing the additional capacity building support; and a company for producing and supplying of the water treatment solution (Shayashone and Resilience). The project aims at ensuring 250,000 people (50,000 households) in rural areas of Amhara have access to safe drinking water at the point of use by 2021.
World Hydrogen Summit 2022 – Ticket cost admission Moroccan delegation Admission tickets for 8 Moroccan participants that were invited under the CERF programme and joined the 'green hydrogen learning & networking programme' by RVO, at the World Hydrogen Summit (WHS2022) in Rotterdam, from May 8 to 12, 2022.
Demonstrating reuse of Al-sludge in construction material in Accra, Ghana (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 and first practical tests.
Strategic Support World Bank project MERIT (PVW522VN06) In this assignment, the newly drafted River Basin Management Plans for the Cuu Long and Mekong River Basin will be reviewed using criteria based on the Mekong Delta Integrated Regional Master Plan. This review was requested by NAWAPI, through the Strategic Partnership arrangement between Vietnam and The Netherlands.
Knowledge cooperation on renewable energy from the Netherlands to Mozambique The project aims to connect the Dutch and Mozambican energy triple helix organizations (government, private sector, knowledge institutions) in the context of two relevant events organized by the European Union Delegation in Mozambique: the EU-Mozambique Global Gateway Investment Forum (22-23 November)  and the III Bbusiness Conference Renewables-in-Mozambique 2023 (24 November). The project provides direct support to the Netherlands embassy in Maputo with the identification of the Dutch added value on energy transition in Mozambique. The project includes the design and implementation of a study visit of Dutch private and knowledge organizations from the Netherlands with focus on renewable energy. This study visit is a key enabling environment intervention of the Netherlands embassy in Mozambique towards the promotion of sustainable energy transition in the country.
Capacity building for the development of a long-term (renewable) energy strategy for Peru The project aims to develop human capacity for integrated energy and environment planning at the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines to enable the planning unit to conduct energy policy analysis and develop long-term energy scenarios based on which a strategy can be formulated. A long-term vision of the potential role and challenges of renewable energy technologies in the future energy mix is currently lacking. That inhibits the ability of (Dutch) private sector companies and investors to become active in this sector. The project aims to reduce this barrier.
Strategic Support to Multilateral Trade Policy The primary objective is to enhance the prominence of the Netherlands in the deliberations held within the WTO and to increase awareness among Dutch businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, about the significance of the WTO. Additionally, this initiative will provide valuable strategic insights into the ongoing multilateral discussions at the WTO, encompassing topics such as e-commerce, Joint Statement Initiatives, and WTO reform. This project will enable a comprehensive understanding of the legal and political implications of the forthcoming cases to be addressed by the WTO Dispute Settlement Body in the upcoming months.
DRRS Mozambique 2023 – Expert Urban Planning In February 2023, Mozambique suffered from heavy and persistent rains due to the passage of cyclone FREDDY. Due to strong winds and ongoing heavy rainfall, there was an above normal flow in the river basin throughout the country, isolating several districts, especially in the central region. This resulted in deaths, displacements and the destruction of socio-economic infrastructure, worsening the already critical humanitarian situation in-country.Mozambique has requested technical assistance through the DRRS programme. The aim is to reduce the risk of natural disasters caused by water through the definition of short, medium and long-term prevention and mitigation measures. This will be done by demonstrating the added value of an inclusive integrated approach by organizing a collaboration workshop with local authorities, funding organizations and diverse stakeholders, stressing the wider context of cyclone or flood threat in Mozambique and emphasizing the importance of sustainably achieving resilience for cities, communities, economies and ecologies.
Blockchain for livelihood from Organic Cambodian Rice (BlocRice) II Cambodia is a low-income country in Southeast Asia, where agriculture continues to be the basis for the economy with 54% of the population earning their income in. The rural population is poor to very poor, largely reliant on rain-fed rice production for their subsistence and family income. Some 20% of the rural families are landless and 40% land poor. Most Cambodian farmers are smallholders with less than two hectares per household, using traditional production techniques. The project takes place in the Preah Vihear province, Central North of the country.The rice value chain lacks transparency, whereas farmers are losing out and consumers are mostly unaware of issues in the value chain. Prices are set at local level on a daily basis and can fluctuate, leaving farmers unsure of their income and unable to plan or invest. In fact, they tend to earn just enough to sustain themselves, but not sufficient to break out of their poverty trap.Rice traders control information about the markets, so farmers cannot make informed decisions. Unequal production and trade relations contribute to the fact that farmers are unable to earn a living income from rice production.The project's focus is to work on increasing the income level of Cambodian rice farmers so they are able to reach a living income in the future. It aims to approach the living income theme by addressing the transparency challenge with blockchain technology in combination with technical assistance to improve rice quality and farmer empowerment in the value chain.The project partners include:•	rice cooperatives Choam Ksan Cheayden Meanchey AC and Rumtum Samaki AC•	Amru Rice Co., Ltd (rice trader and exporter)•	SanoRice BV, a private label producer of rice cakes and, Oxfam Novib, a non-governmental organisation with international operations advocating for economic justice and promoting fair opportunities in value chains to primary producers and labourers.Furthermore, DO-IT and Udea have joined the project partnership.Project structuring is done by Schuttelaar & Partners, a B corp consultancy firm.
Vision and strategy – The water sector in Bangladesh beyond ODA Consultancy services for a literature review and stakeholder consultation, to establish an agenda and implementation focus for the Partners for Water programme in Bangladesh, 2024-2025.
Identification of agricultural value chains with high potential for smallholders, youth and women inclusion PUM Netherlands senior experts are organizing a nine-day dairy sector study visit to the Netherlands for participants from Zimbabwe. RVO finances four additional participants from the ZADF (Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers) and local dairy companies to the mission. The purpose of the visit is to increase the knowledge on improved Dutch dairy farming technologies and products that can help improve the dairy sector in Zimbabwe. This mission includes networking, company visits, farm visits and exchanges with educational institutes and dairy sector organizations.
Improving Occupational Health & Safety at work in Andean mines The demand of metals has increased with the global energy transition. By the end of 2021 in Peru for instance, employment generated by mining reported more than 227,000 workers, an increase of 30.8% compared to 2020. Increased demand may increase labour violations and Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) risks in a value chain, as companies are not always prepared to cope with these demands. The root causes of the incidents and accidents are not clear, but many are related to different labour rights risks (e.g. lack of adequate protection equipment, long working hours, lack of training on machinery and OSH, flexible contracts, etc). As the metals value chain is complex by nature (due to the smelting processes within the chain), transparency is essential to address any risks related to the metals value chain.This proposal aims to address labour rights violations and Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) risks in the metal supply chain in Bolivia and Peru, among the largest producers of copper, zinc, silver, tin, molybdenum and lead globally. It is a joint project between CNV Internationaal, its local trade union partners, Tata Steel IJmuiden and Wuppermann Staal Nederland, partners of the IRBC Metals Agreement and local production companies within their value chains.Project A starts with a stakeholder mapping and is followed by an assessment of the root causes of OSH risks in the value chain and the lack of transparency. Also a due diligence research of the Dutch companies will be performed. Result of project A is a baseline on accidents and incidents rates per mine site, region, country.Subsequently, in project B the plan is to increase transparency and implement actions to reduce OSH risks in the value chain. This project aims to reduce OSH risks and accidents for mineworkers in Peru and Bolivia and will serve as a methodology on OSH in the metals industry to be applied in other countries.
Market Studies South Africa The aim of this project has been consucting several market studies South Africa. Amsterdam RAI BV and HTM Specials has been commissioned to carry out this project.
Towards a competence-based Aquaculture and Fisheries Curriculum The overall goal of this project, in addition to other interventions in the sector, is to contribute to capacity building for a sustainable fisheries and aquaculture sector. This goal is reflected in two different concrete results: 1.	To assist Myanmar Home Education (MHE) and other first-line beneficiaries in designing a competence-based curriculum for a Master of Science (MSc) with specialisations in Aquaculture and Fisheries domains;2.	To develop a Tailor Made Training or K2K project proposal to support the implementation of this new curriculum.
Plant Protection Cooperation (TF12VNP3A) The goal of this project is to help to solve the bottleneck on plant protection and quarantine which is ultimately expected to improve business climate and the enabling environment in Vietnam for Dutch business. There have been increasing phytosanitary issues between Vietnam and the Netherlands which have gradually harmed bilateral trade in plants and plant products.Vietnam is drafting a Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine and relating circulars.The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has been commissioned to carry out the project.Subcontractors to this project are the Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit (NVWA) and VCK Travel B.V..The following missions will be organized:a. Study mission: Learning experiences from the Netherlands in drafting law and regulations on plant protection and quarantine, and on implementation.b. Phyto mission from the Netherlands to Vietnam. During this mission, NPPO Vietnam will discuss with NNPO the Netherlands on the following topics:• current phyto issues;• protocol on plant quarantine;• potential cooperation in technical market access.c. Programme with Dutch businesses.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) – Gedaref flood prevention UNHCR needs an MHPSS expert to coordinate the MHPSS activities in Sudan.Before the current emergency concerning Ethiopia, East Sudan received an average of 4,000 new arrivals per year, primarily from Eritrea. In the first three weeks of the Tigray crisis, more than 45,000 Ethiopians crossed the border (30th of November) hosted in transit sites and gradually relocated to new settlement sites such as Um RaKuba in Gedaref State.The Refugee Working Group (RWG) in East Sudan is the primary coordination forum for the emergency response, while the Refugee Consultation Forum (RCF) provides coordination at the national level.The RCF launched an inter-agency Emergency Refugee Response Plan to respond to the Ethiopian situation to meet the urgent needs of nearly 100,000 Ethiopian refugees expected to be fleeing into Sudan.Refugees have needs on all levels. Many have lost their belongings and lost ones and are in a state of distress upon arrival. A growing number of Unaccompanied or Separated Children arrive, for whom specialized psychosocial support should be a priority.Currently, partners in health and protection, including Child Protection, attempt to integrate mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) in their work, but there is no specialized MHPSS partner.Under the supervision of the Emergency Coordinator, the MHPSS expert will:- Assess needs and resources- Set up a system for MHPSS coordination- Provide technical support in capacity building around MHPSS- Provide technical input for the refugee response plans and Sit Reps.
Scoping study Technical Analysis project "Public Private Partnerships in Life Sciences & Health sector Kenya" The purpose of this project is twofold:•	To assess the readiness and willingness of the Ministry Of Health and some counties to fast-track community-based primary healthcare with the support of the private sector and public-private partnerships (PPPs) particularly.•	To identify the specific needs to support stewardship in the public sector to facilitate the fast-tracking of those efforts and PPPs.
Fresh cut, pre-packed and safe vegetables; Convenience products connecting Indonesian farmers to new markets The applicant Hessing Zwaagdijk B.V. has existed for over 40 years and controls the whole supply chain for fresh cut vegetables including cultivating, cutting, cleaning, mixing and seasoning to packing and shipment. It is the policy of Hessing Zwaagdijk B.V. to administer every phase of the supply chain in order to guarantee the best quality and food safety. The partner PT Saung Mirwan produces flowers and vegetables. The vegetables are produced through a network of outgrowers. Subsequently, the vegetables are packed and distributed.In Indonesia the food service market is expected to increase substantially in the next couple of years. PT Saung Mirwan as a producer and distributor of fresh vegetables also received ample signals from retail and catering companies that there is a need for high quality, fresh cut and processed vegetables. However, catering for the food services' market is a highly specialised business that needs special skills, expertise and equipment. Currently, hardly any domestic companies are able to supply the Indonesian food industry with fresh, safe and pre packed vegetables. To service these new markets the project partners aim to set up the first modern, large scale fresh cut vegetables factory. The processing facilities will be designed for maximum hygiene and HACCP certification is envisaged within the project. The processing facility will be established at the premises of the Indonesian partner, near Bogor. For supply of vegetables existing and new outgrowers will be contracted mainly in the area of Bandung. An intensive agronomy training programme will be developed to support the outgrowers in Good Agricultural Practices and to prepare them for GlobalGAP certification.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)HACCP and GlobalGAP will be implemented during the project.Because the processing of vegetables requires large quantities of water, equipment for cleaning the water will be installed. Further, the vegetable waste will be used by surrounding farmers for animal feed and compost.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsDuring the project 61 jobs will be created of which 20 jobs on medium-/high-level.Two years after finalisation of the pilot 100 staff will be contracted.Salaries will be 10% above minimum wages. Furthermore, staff will receive a medical insurance, meal allowance and pension scheme.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeThe knowledge with regard to processing of fresh cut vegetables is new for Indonesia.•	Chain effectsDuring the project 250 outgrowers will be contracted and trained to cultivate different kinds of crops. The joint venture will negotiate the contracts with approximately 20 key farmers that represent the other farmers.•	Position of womenAt least 50% of the staff to be employed will be women. The purpose of the project is to set up a processing facility for the production of 450,000 kg fresh cut vegetables per year for the domestic market.
Female Leadership course “Strengthening women’s leadership in the judiciary” This tailor made leadership development training programme aims to better equip current and potential female leaders to navigate the many challenges and gender biases that hinder female professionals in the judiciary in Jordan. The training programme should be designed to help aspiring female professionals develop the critical leadership skills to influence, persuade, empower, and mentor other women. Those preparing to transition into more senior roles will be able to deepen their leadership knowledge by reflecting on crucible moments and approaches to challenging situations. The training programme should serve those aiming to overcome gender barriers in the judiciary, and grow both within their careers and organisation.
SORSS – Seizing Opportunity for Regenerative Spice Sector in Tanzania This is a feasibility study for the investment in the spice sector of Tanzania.
Technical Assistance Zambezi valley (PVWA13006) Technical Assistance Zambezi valley (PVWA13006).
Governance of Land Subsidence and Groundwater Management The Rise and Fall research project of the University of Utrecht pointed out the scale and likely causes of land subsidence and groundwater depletion. GIZ and the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Dept. Groundwater Resources BGR started a project to further study and address land subsidence in the Delta. The Delta Team of the Dutch government commissioned an exploration of the topic and relevant Vietnamese agencies with their mandates and plans. Several provinces have indicated an interest to prepare their specific plans to address land subsidence, groundwater use and salinity intrusion, which is not an easy task for those provinces that have limited capacities to do so. Moreover, governance regarding land subsidence is very fragmented, requiring many different parties to collaborate and coordinate. The ambition is to underline the position of the Netherlands (a.o. through this assignment and ongoing/future activities) as a strategic knowledge partner for the Vietnamese government (central and decentral) in addressing the topic of adaptive/mitigative policies, measures and strategies to prevent, and/or mitigate and/or adapt to the effects of land subsidence in the Mekong Delta
Matchmaking Mission Vietnam Week Mediplantex Matchmaking visit to the Netherlands by an entrepreneur from an developing country.
DRR-Team mission Sundarbans, India (DRR221IN02) IWRM expert and liaison DRR-Team mission Sundarbans, India, 2022.
Matchmaking visit Cenergy Matchmaking visit to the Netherlands from an entrepreneur from a developing country.