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Maritime training Zambia The Netherlands supports the Zambia government in developing maritime and inland waterway transport in the country since 2015. In July 2018, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) commissioned a feasibility study for establishing a Maritime Training Institute. The project “Maritime Training in Zambia” was carried out by STC-NESTRA, together with STC-Southern Africa and included the development and pilot implementation of professional and vocational training programmes in the maritime and port domain. Through this project, RVO invests in sustainable professional training for (future) employees in the Zambian maritime sector in order to make sure that future infrastructural developments can be easily adopted and maintained by local policy makers, port operators and maintenance crew. A well-equipped sector is key to achieve economic development in Northern Zambia and to accelerate trade in the Great Lakes region.The idea of setting-up a Maritime Training Institute (MTI) goes back for many years, but has become very relevant at the moment as there are concrete plans and projects to rehabilitate the port of Mpulungu on Lake Tanganyika. A recent regional trade study for Lake Tanganyika has shown that there is a business case for these plans and projects. These plans also involve the rehabilitation of the port of Bujumbura, Burundi in and the renewal of the fleet of vessels sailing on the Lake with qualified and competent crew. Maritime and port training are badly needed to enhance the (safety) standards for navigation on the lake and the handling of cargo and passengers in the port and to accommodate the forecasted growth scenarios.
Fish branding Tanzania (MAK19TZ01) This project enables Tanzanian consumers to recognize a fresh, safe, and locally farmed Tilapia by creating a branding strategy for fresh-farmed tilapia. This strategy will increase opportunities for local fish farmers to increase their market share and set a fair price for their fish.
Feasibility study investment into plastic waste recycling facility in Cambodia Banzo Engineering B.V. (Banzo) is specialized in the engineering, installation and maintenance of conveyor systems, handling systems and separation systems for household, construction and waste.In this feasibility study Banzo and its partner in the project Wimov B.V., will evaluate an investment into a plastic waste recycling facility in Cambodia. The study will be executed for a plastics manufacturing company from Thailand, which is planning to invest in a collecting and sorting business in Cambodia as a step to secure a steady flow of input material.
Reducing the water footprint of smallholder sugarcane producers The overall goal of the project is to contribute to the sustainable development of the smallholder sugar cane growers in the Nkomazi region which should lead to (a) increased income levels and a reduction of the poverty and food insecurity of the rural poor, (b) sustainable management and use of the water resources in the Komati river basin. The main outputs and outcomes of the project will be after 4 years:- Irrigated Water use efficiency (IWUE) in smallholder sugarcane fields increases by 60%- Overall water reduction per ha of smallholders fields by 25%- TsGro has an operational contr
Study Tour Floodrisk Sri Lanka Flooding is an urgent problem in Sri Lanka, which regularly paralyses the country and its economy. The urgency of the need to seek a long-term solution is evident. Therefore, the Sri Lankan government is working towards investment in urgent flood mitigation infrastructure and is building the institutional capacity to enhance long-term flood risk management. Learning from other countries is essential while analysing flood risk. The Dutch will offer a study program to the Sri Lankan delegation to highlight their experience, governance, know-how, and technology that can support Sri Lanka in achieving its flood risk management goals.
Ukraine Partnership Facility (UPF) Ukraine has faced severe hardship since the Russian invasion began. It is desperately in need of support in many areas, including agriculture, water and healthcare. The Netherlands can be of particular assistance to Ukraine in all three of these sectors.To enable businesses and civil society organisations to provide a demand-driven contribution to the recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine, the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation decided to develop the Ukraine Partnership Facility grant programme (hereafter: 'the grant programme').Through the grant programme, the minister intends to provide resources for partnership projects involving businesses and civil society organisations that can contribute to the sustainable recovery of Ukraine's economy and society. Emergency humanitarian aid falls outside the scope of this programme. Activities must fall into one of the sectors named above, and concern projects that would otherwise be impossible due to market failure. Where possible, projects should contribute to improving the position of vulnerable groups such as women and young people.
Project team Land Development Company lot 2 The Dutch Government (DG) has provided Technical Assistance for a number of years to the Municipality of Beira (CMB) in order to support the development of the city and prepare the city for climate change effects. In order to provide a structure for the future development of the city a Masterplan has been developed in 2014 which is approved by the City Council.In order to take the Masterplan further a number of projects identified in the Masterplan have been prepared for implementation. One of the initiatives is to develop in phases a 500 ha logistic/industrial zone en the other initiative is to develop a 500 ha residential zone. In parallel of the feasibility studies for these two projects, a proposal for a financial structure for the implementing company has been developed. The idea is to develop a J.V. company between the Municipality of Beira and FMO. The working title of the company is Land Development Company (LDC). Before the preparation can be executed (the Structuring) a number of Preconditions have to be met. There are a number of outstanding technical and legal issues that need to be resolved before the project can actually start:•	Availability sand•	Land titles for LDC•	EIA•	Resettlement•	Legal entity LDC•	Project organisation and manning•	Cooperation, coordination, quality and reporting•	PlanningThe expected outcome of the assignment is threefold:•	Land titles are secured•	Sand rights are secured•	LDC will be establishedThe project delivered advice and proposals for the technical, organisational and financial framework of the Land Development Organisation and for the design of the residential zone and the industrial zone. This project is conducted in cooperation with: Municipality of Beira (CMB).
Microfinance Institutions (MFI)-based Workshop for GWW/FDW sanitation projects This project capacitates three or four GWW or FDW sanitation projects - that are part of the Ghana WASH program - with effective toilet sales strategies and approaches built on the MFI-based approach of Oxfam Novib. The project leaders will get a workshop that tackles one of the most pressing challenges identified by the projects. This workshop will contribute to altering the course of the sanitation projects towards success. Moreover, a manual will be created to detail the process of developing a marketing strategy that can be utilized by other RVO projects for their benefit.
Ecosystem mapping Mali The purpose of the project is to update the entrepreneurial ecosystem map for Mali, specifically for the regions Bamako, Sikasso, Ségou and Mopti. The current ecosystem map is not up to date, and in need for renewal. The ecosystem map will support the implementation of the Orange Corners and Orange Corners Innovation Fund programmes in Mali. In addition, the map will inform the development and implementation of other ecosystem projects – based on identified leverage points and key stakeholders. The Youth Employment & Entrepreneurship Team (YEET) and the Netherlands embassy in Bamako, Mali, will work together with Niang Holding in doing the ecosystem mapping, as the current (security) situation doesn’t allow the YEET team to complete the full mapping by itself.
Corporate Social Responsibility Expert Programme Expo Cruz 2016 (Part II) This project aimed to strengthen the local agro sector through transferring knowledge and technology, including the generation of own energy (including biomass) and soil improvement. Furthermore, a focus has been on strengthening the Dutch-Bolivian ties regarding the transfer of knowledge and technology in the dairy sector. Finally, the project increased the networks and business opportunities of Dutch companies in Bolivia while promoting the Dutch economy.
Scoping Mission drainage possibilities in Egypt Scoping Mission drainage possibilities in Egypt.
Scoping Mission Mexico (DRR14MX13) Experts were sent out by DRR-Team to advise on integrated water resource management and flood relief management around Tabasco, Mexico.
Circular coatings for local leather waste This demonstration project aims to demonstrate that Cooloo's technology, consisting of application machines and sustainable binders, can upgrade waste materials from the Indian leather industry into new products or coatings.
Business opportunity scan leather sector Bangladesh The project aims to map the opportunities and threats of the Bangladesh Leather sector.The business opportunity scan of the leather sector in Bangladesh offers an overview of the current and anticipated future state of the leather industry in Bangladesh. It includes information about Bangladesh's position in the global supply chain, the growth potential of the sector, key factors that may impact the sector's development positively or negatively, and opportunities for Dutch companies to contribute to the growth of a sustainable Bangladesh leather industry.
SUMMUM S-MVNE (Secure Mobile Virtual Network Enabler) Rohill develops, produces and maintains mission-critical mobile communications solutions. Rohill has developed a new product/concept called SUMMUM S-MVNE (Secure, Uniform, Mission-Critical, Modifiable, Unified and Mobile - Mobile Virtual Network Enabler). SUMMUM S-MVNE provides an open communication platform, which is tailored for the mission and business critical market. This solution makes it possible to combine both a narrowband TETRA network with a broadband network and its possibilities. In this demonstration project Rohill will, together with Autoroutes du Maroc (ADM) (owns a TETRA network) and Orange (public broadband provider), demonstrate the enormous potential of such an innovative solution.
Sector Study Solar Renewable Energy Nigeria The aimed market study will map the solar renewable energy sector – focussing on B2B solar power solutions – in Nigeria, its key public-private actors and linkages, trends, issues, challenges and (business) opportunities. The outcome will:(i)	Provide to-the-point details for Dutch companies and institutes active in the solar market value chain to elevate the solar energy sector of Nigeria through investments, knowledge and technology; (ii)	Provide further insight and pave ways for interventions to support relevant supervisory, facilitating and regulatory bodies and key chain actors and businesses in Nigeria;(iii)	Incentives and opportunities available to attract foreign (Dutch) investment in Nigeria;(iv)	List of important laws, regulations and policies for foreign investors.The overall purpose is to realise the growth and development of the Nigerian solar energy sector to support its energy transition and private sector development and increase trade and investment sustainably and responsibly.
Demonstration of Solar for Mongolia A consortium of three Dutch companies, Applitech B.V., Independent Energy B.V. and Bebeyama B.V. will demonstrate a Solar Heating Kit, designed for application in Mongolian Gers (typical nomadic tents). The solar heating kit can provide heating inside the ger, using clean and safe solar energy, which will reduce the need to burn coal in a rudimentary stove, which is common practice today.The project will demonstrate Dutch Solar technology in a realistic setting in Mongolia, in three compositions:(1) basic solar kit(2) extended solar kit(3) extended solar kit with water heatingThis demonstration project is aimed at selected stakeholders. The project partners will to work with the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Environment and Green Development and the Ulaanbaatar City Council. Other stakeholders which will be invited include the industry associations, commercial banks and commercial development partners. Stakeholders will be provided a holistic picture of the capabilities of solar heating and see the on-the-ground results for themselves.
WASH Officer Bangladesh UNHCR (DSS219BD05) This is a preliminary design for a centralized faecal sludge treatment plant for the Rohingya camps and host community areas in Teknaf.
Vietnam ESG Conference 2023 Starting from January 1, 2024, the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will require companies operating or generating revenue within the EU to comply with new reporting standards. This will affect their global supply chain, and suppliers need to prepare for compliance in 2023. Dutch businesses and their Vietnamese supply chain relationships will be particularly impacted. Vietnamese law mandates that public companies disclose their Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) performance, including employee policies, green capital market activities, and community contributions, while private companies only submit limited reports. The 2023 Vietnam ESG Investor Conference aims to create a stronger ecosystem for sustainable finance and ESG investing by connecting investors with sustainable opportunities and helping them navigate Vietnam's regulatory landscape. The conference will also assist companies in navigating international ESG-compliant investment opportunities and identifying risks, opportunities, and trends for investors and companies alike. The event will bring together ESG experts from the Netherlands, other EU countries, and other stakeholders to share knowledge, best practices, and build a network of experts.
CECC Operating Theatre Complex The aim of this feasibility study is to find out if, and how, a new operating complex at a local Cardiology Center can be responsibly implemented in terms of medical technology, medical and supporting organization and financial and operational sustainability.
Circular Economy Conference in Kenya This project aims to build on the momentum of waste discussions and a new waste policy in Kenya by organising a Circular Economy Conference in Kenya. The conference aims to exchange knowledge, expertise and best practices with relevant private, public and non-government stakeholders on business opportunities and new business models regarding the circular economy in Kenya. The main objective of these business opportunities is to create jobs in Kenya, with the potential involvement of foreign (Dutch) expertise and knowledge. Matchmaking and other follow-up services will be provided during and after the event.
Profyta Smart Farming Profyta B.V. is a company that provides advice and information services (smart farming) to companies in the agricultural sector. Profyta also has a branch in Tanzania where experience has already been gained with smart farming, also in potato growing.With this demonstration project, Profyta wants to bring the approach of prophyta on the market in West Africa, where a different type of climate prevails than in East Africa.
Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) conference on climate adaptation The project is part of the Dutch bilateral diplomacy and cooperation with the ASEM region in water and climate adaptation and mitigation. This ASEM conference is an excellent contribution to knowledge exchange and policy development and enhancement. The conference is a great platform for G2G, K2G and K2K. Showcasing the Dutch Delta approach, public-private collaboration, and climate-smart agriculture is essential to the climate debate. The Netherlands can benefit from making such thematic linkages and networks. A Dutch expert will deliver a keynote speech on ‘Climate-smart agriculture for food security’. The expert will co-chair session III with Belgium. He will also co-write the summary report and co-chair that session with others.The Dutch team will highlight the contributions of Dutch companies to early climate action in the conference corridors and attempt to find leads for these companies. The conference covers the whole ASEM region.
Systematically securing land ownership for smallholder farmers The partners are currently engaged in an initiative called the Cote d'Ivoire Land Partnership (CLAP). CLAP is an innovative partnership between private companies, government and civil society to achieve tenure security for smallholder cocoa farmers in private sector supply chains launched in 2019.The FVO funded project enables the partnership to pilot a systematic titling approach, wherein all members of a community that CLAP targets are able to obtain land tenure documentation, whether they are in- or outside of the direct supply chains of the private companies. The project focusses on land tenure, as this is a central component to tackling:•	Environment: Deforestation is prevalent among farmers with tenure insecurity, as they see deforestation as a means to spread their risk in case of dispossession or productivity loss. Land tenure also provides the required traceability to confirm and promote a deforestation-free supply chain. Lastly, land documentation provides both farmers and supply chain partners (companies) with the security to make investments in the land, e.g. for replanting and sustainable agroforestry.•	Human Rights violations: Forced dispossessions are still common and can arise from disputes and power plays from large agricultural players that expand their land, but also within families (e.g. after spousal death) and in land owner and land user arrangements. Land documentation ensures long-term stability and legal rights to land ownership and land usage, protecting each party's rights.
LAND-at-scale Chad: Land reform based on rapid evolutions and present crisis – law reform Chad faces land related problems, due to the increasing pressure on land and insufficiently equipped governance mechanisms to provide tenure security. The participation of civil society is very limited. Ignoring or shortcutting land related challenges in Chad means that other development challenges will emerge even in a more violent way in the next decades.This project aims to contribute to a more transparent and inclusive land administration system in Chad, especially for tenure insecure groups like women and youth, which creates security for communities to invest in sustainable income generating activities.This will be realized through the following strategies:•	Finalization of the Land Code: a review and rewrite of the content, combined with a multi-stakeholder validation workshop.•	Support to socio-economic land reform, with special attention for inclusion of women and youth, strengthening civil society organizations, capacity building on agricultural practices and dispute resolution mechanisms. •	Improving the land registration system in N’Djamena by developing a blueprint of the current situation and roadmap towards the preferred future situation, together with the relevant government authorities in Chad.
Implementation plan waste water treatment plant work SOTUBA Preparing a detailed implementation plan to make the wastewater treatment plant at the industrial site SOTUBA work satisfactorily (technical measures needed) and sustainably (institutional measures needed). This plan should take into account the feasibility of the technical and institutional measures required.
Masterplan Inland Water Transport The Colombian malfunctioning transport and infrastructure network is one of the biggest obstacles to economic growth. Moving goods from where most of the population is located to a port is more expensive than shipping them from the port to its final destination in Asia or Europe.This project is part of the Colombia Netherlands Water Partnership (CNWP), between the government of Colombia and the Netherlands.The main objective of the project is to identify government strategies aimed to provide optimal conditions for the development of river transport that has high international standards harmonized with the national environment, and to provide the key elements for structuring the River Master Plan for Colombia in the components:1. Institutional Planning.2. River Transport Infrastructure.3. Operational Framework.4. Promotional Strategy.5. Financing.The Dutch assistance primarily has to focus on the following task:How to use and integrate the knowledge of the different study groups in order to achieve the objectives:• Design of the methodology.• Guide and manage the different study groups.• Integrate the results.• Monitor progress and planning.• Identify and organize the specific areas for Dutch assistance.• Design the table of contents for the Master Plan for Flood Control.• Design the work plan for the implementation of this Master Plan.The project has been carried out by Arcadis and partners Stichting Taalcentrum-VU and Concorde Group Global Translation Services.
Developing a low-carbon coffee value-chain in Kenya Moyee Coffee, The Fairchain Foundation, Agriterra, Kipkelion District Cooperative Union and Kenya Agriculture Livestock and Research Organization (KALRO) have formed a consortium to develop a low-carbon coffee value-chain in Kericho, Kenya.This project consists of three four main elements to support 7,200 smallholder farmers to transition from a traditional coffee farming model, consisting of mainly mono-culture coffee and the application of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, to a low-carbon farm model.1.	Developing a bio-solutions production facility at KDCU, producing bio-compost, bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides produced from local waste materials, to be sold as an affordable alternative to synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.2.	Implementing a Model Farm for a Regenerative Low-Carbon Coffee growing Strategy, developed by Renature.3.	Establishing a blockchain platform on which all coffee-related transactions (such as quantities of coffee bought, prices but also results from soil testing) are made transparent and available, proving low-carbon practices and higher incomes, and giving farmers access to financial services.4.	Developing a coffee roasting facility at origin in Nairobi.This should lead to: Improving farmer income, improved food security and improved resilience against climate-change related shocks for 7,200 smallholder farmers in Kericho, Kenya.How will this consortium improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in the Kericho region?•	Ban the use of fertilizers, limit the use of pesticides, farmers will get a premium based on soil samples.•	Support the cooperatives by improving their governance and financial management structures.•	Set up local bio-solutions production facility to increase the use of affordable bio-compost, bio-fertilizer and bio-pesticides to improve the soil-health and increase productivity.•	Support the implementation and roll-out of a comprehensive intercropping strategy for farmers.•	Support the hiring of Youth Extension Officers dedicated to sustainable agriculture and low-carbon farming.•	Buy Coffee at a premium and decrease delivery-payment term from 6 months to 4 weeks.•	Roasting at Origin: Set up a local roasting facility in Kenya to create local job-opportunities and support structural transformation of Kenya.•	Create a transparent value-chain through Fairchain’s blockchain application.•	Actively involve women and youth in the development of this low-carbon coffee value chain.
Daey Ouwens Fund - Small-scale renewable energy projects (KHED) The Daey Ouwens Fund aimed to provide more people in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) with access to energy by promoting small scale projects in the area of renewable and job creating forms of energy supply.