Last Monday our Dutch #COP29 delegation hosted an information and round table event with the Dutch NGO sector on the themes and priorities of this year’s COP29! The morning started with a briefing on this year’s priorities during the negotiations by our head of delegation Jori Keijsper. After the briefing, the International Climate Coalition presented their position paper for COP29 highlighting their main messages and priorities. After the presentations, thematic roundtables were formed to discuss on the overarching theme’s of this years negotiation process: mitigation, adaptation, climate finance, voluntary carbon markets, water, food security, gender, and biodiversity. We look back on a highly interactive morning of fruitful discussions and knowledge sharing! 👐
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Directie IGG (MinBZ) werkt aan klimaat, water, voedselzekerheid, energie, grondstoffen en polaire gebieden.
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Een leefbare planeet betekent welzijn voor arm en rijk, voor mannen en vrouwen, en voor huidige en toekomstige generaties. IGG (Directie Inclusieve Groene Groei) is onderdeel van het ministerie van Buitenlande Zaken en maakt zich sterk voor toegang tot en duurzaam gebruik van natuurlijke hulpbronnen, voor iedereen. De directie is verantwoordelijk voor het Nederlandse buitenlandbeleid op de volgende thema’s, ondergebracht in vier afdelingen: klimaat, water, voedselzekerheid, energie, grondstoffen en polaire gebieden. IGG speelt in op zowel de belangen van ontwikkelingslanden als die van Nederland. We combineren politieke en strategische kennis en betrokkenheid bij onze thema’s met de inzet van financiële ondersteuning. De duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelen zijn voor ons een belangrijke leidraad. Samenwerking met het bedrijfsleven, het maatschappelijk middenveld en kennisinstituten is onmisbaar in onze werkwijze.
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- foreign policy, climate, food security, water, energy, polar regions, raw materials en development cooperation
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Medewerkers van Inclusive Green Growth Department
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Simone Van Vugt
Senior Policy Advisor - Food and Nutrition Security
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Sjarah Soede
Deputy Director Inclusive Green Growth Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Laurent Umans
Climate adaptation diplomacy
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Aart van der Horst
Senior Policy Adviser Water at MInistry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands
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From clean energy in Indonesia, to green hydropower in Namibia and better farming logistics in East Africa: the Netherlands is ready to support the Global Gateway! ⚡ The EU Global Gateway strategy focuses on building sustainable connections that benefit both people and the planet. It helps tackle big global issues like climate change, improving healthcare, and strengthening global supply chains. Director Marchel Gerrmann visited Brussels to discuss this: "Together with the EU, the Netherlands is working on five Global Gateway projects to show how this strategy - in practice - helps our partner countries and the EU. And to present how the Netherlands with its expertise can contribute to Global Gateway. So, this is why with fellow Director Inclusive Green Growth Department Wampie Libon, we've been working with the EU team to push these propositions forward. We're excited to make these transformative projects happen!" 🚀 #GlobalGateway #Sustainability #ClimateAction #GreenEnergy #StrongerTogether
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We're thrilled to announce a €105 mln guarantee agreement through the European Commission for the Dutch Fund for Climate and Development, enabling a €240 top-up to the DFCD: https://lnkd.in/eXSGdben The DFCD is funded by the Dutch government (Inclusive Green Growth Department) and powered by a consortium with Climate Fund Managers (CFM), SNV, and Wereld Natuur Fonds (WWF-NL); it aims to curb #climatecange by scaling relevant business solutions. The DFCD Aya Land Use Facility boosts agriculture, forestry, and ecological system investments; with this top-up through the EU's commitment we'll not only provide climate adaptation and mitigation, but also improve the resilience of marginalized groups such as women and smallholder farmers, as well as that of vulnerable ecosystems in least-developed countries. Through the FMO-managed DFCD, we look forward to assisting the EU in meeting its #GlobalGateway ambitions as we invest in critical agricultural infrastructure across the globe. Huib-Jan de Ruijter, Co-CIO at FMO, said, "This new guarantee agreement with the European Commission represents a significant step forward in our mission to drive #foodsecurity and climate investments. By enhancing the DFCD Land Use Facility, we are better equipped to support local MSMEs, foster sustainable agricultural and forestry practices." Read the full announcement here: https://lnkd.in/eXSGdben
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What values are behind decisions about water? Insights from a global survey with water professionals Christopher Schulz (University of St Andrews, UK), Julia Martin-Ortega (University of Leeds, UK) & Klaus Glenk (Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), UK) A growing number of water-related organisations endorse ‘valuing water’ as a new water management paradigm. While this proposal intuitively resonates with many water professionals and policymakers, it is less clear which values inform decision-making about water (and how they inform decisions). Christopher Schulz, Julia Martin-Ortega, and Klaus Glenk report on the findings of a global online survey carried out for the Government of the Netherlands’ Valuing Water Initiative that set out to understand precisely that: how can we think about water management adopting a values lens? https://lnkd.in/ggzGgZrs
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Excited to announce that the partnership between the Netherlands Enterprise Agency and Charm Impact under SEE-Clean Cooking programme has officially been finalised! The design made a significant impact by disbursing over €1 million in debt financing to six locally owned clean cooking enterprises across Africa 🌍 Together, we're fuelling entrepreneurship and driving the transition to cleaner, more sustainable cooking solutions for all. A big thank you to all the partners and stakeholders involved for making this project a reality as Charm Impact and RVO continue its collaboration under Energising Development (EnDev). Let’s keep pushing the boundaries of clean energy innovation and support local enterprises on their journey to growth! 🤝 #SEECleanCooking #SDG7 Inclusive Green Growth Department European Union
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🌍 In Suriname, a group of Saamaka women are leading the way in local governance and land rights. Since 2022, they’ve formed U Fiti ("Women Qualified") to create opportunities and actively participate in decision-making for their territories. In 2023 with support from our partner, Tropenbos Suriname, they’ve gained leadership skills through training, that has allow them to: ✔ Mobilize their community to stand against logging multinationals ✔ Raise awareness of land rights and sustainable management among the Saamaka community Their fight continues as they work towards a brighter future for the next generation of Saamaka women. 💪🌿 https://lnkd.in/eApMvTDp Sara O.I. Ramirez Gomez | Rudi van Kanten | Saamaka Oto(VSG) |Hugo Jabini | Samunda Jabini | Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken | Inclusive Green Growth Department | Albert Schenk
U Fiti: Saamaka women lead the way for their community in Suriname - Tropenbos International
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Ensuring no one is left behind is at the 💙 of what we do. Let’s deliver on the promise of the #GlobalGoals and act now for #OurCommonFuture! Learn more on why the #SDGs matter: https://go.undp.org/SDGs #UNGA
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Last week IGG and Invest International joined a #TeamEurope 🇪🇺 mission to Jakarta, Indonesia 🇮🇩 to work on the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP). With different stakeholders, we discussed how the Dutch government provides policy support and technical knowledge on transmissions lines, offshore wind, solar, green hydrogen and energy efficiency. TeamNL is committed to developing the renewable energy market worldwide and to accelerating the energy transition in Indonesia combining aid, trade and investments. Our innovative financing instruments like Invest International as well as strong Dutch private sector expertise complement the EU toolbox. A follow-up is planned OEEC (Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference) on 26-27 November 2024 in Amsterdam and in the beginning of 2025 with the Joint Working Group on Climate & Energy hosted by NL 🇳🇱. Bassel Younan - European Investment Bank (EIB)
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Last week the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) together with their partners, launched the ‘Generating Ambition for Locally Led Adaptation’ (GA-LLA) program. Over the past years a consortium of 10 partners have been developing a program aiming to operationalize the 8 principles for Locally Led Adaptation (LLA). The principles were developed by the Global Commission on Adaptation and launched at the 2021 Climate Adaptation Summit. The program aims to facilitate a shift towards more effective, equitable, and sustainable climate adaptation efforts worldwide harnessing the power of local communities. Tom Mitchell and Wampie Libon opened the event, and highlighted that less than 10% of current global climate finance is reaching local communities and that it is key to learn what local communities need to get successful outcomes. First-hand experiences from local communities on the frontline of climate change, were shared, highlighting the importance of knowledge exchange and involving them in adapting to the impacts of climate change. Centro para la autonomía y desarrollo de los pueblos indígenas (CADPI) - Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) - Enda Energie - Huairou Commission - International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) - International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) - SDI. (Slum Dwellers International) - SouthSouthNorth - Save the Children International - World Resources Institute #LLA #IPLC #adaptation
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The Nigerian solar sector is the fastest growing in the whole of Sub-Saharan Africa, this comes with many business opportunities for Dutch entrepreneurs. Curious? Upcoming Wednesday 25 September 10.00-11.30 CET, Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO) will host a webinar about solar energy business opportunities in Nigeria, the new solar marketplace that helps with entering the Nigerian market, and a planned trade mission in 2025. See this link for more information and registration: https://lnkd.in/eSKxmaqX This webinar is especially interesting for Dutch companies active in: - Off-grid applications of solar energy - Agricultural or irrigation applications - Applications in refrigerated logistics or storage - Infrastructure around solar energy - Financing solar energy
Webinar: kansen voor zonne-energie in Nigeria
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