Bijdrage van Inclusive Green Growth Department

As part of the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program #AAAP, the Netherlands is partnering with the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) to support farmers in becoming more resilient and less vulnerable: farmers are increasingly being confronted with droughts, floodings (water stress) as well as heatwaves due to climate change. Our partner GCA leverages outside support for the “Building Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security” #BREFONS project of the African Development Bank Group in Kenya. Through these projects, farmers like Nancy (on the picture) are better able to innovate, adapt to climate change, and improve farming practices. GCA provides and mobilizes expertise to assess climate risks and to implement adaptation solutions. This enables farmers like Nancy to diversify cropping systems with new crops and varieties. The support that GCA and BREFONS provide, builds on what Nancy already does, knows and wants. GCA facilitates farmers to co-create knowledge as well as experiment with new technologies and crops. Nancy, for example,  uses intercropping of sorghum and millet: the sorghum is planted for the birds to eat. In turn the birds prevent pests by eating the insects, they warn Nancy for dangerous wildlife, and even enable her to forecast the weather. Because of the sorghum, the millet is not eaten by the birds and is for Nancy and her family. In addition, millet is better adapted to dry hot conditions and lower rainfall. This is just a small example of her (ecological) knowledge and wisdom that contributes greatly to resilient farming at the local level. By taking the capacities of Nancy as a foundation, the project integrates its outside resources into the local context. Nancy’s leadership increases the chance that after the project terminates the results will be sustained over time. #foodsecurity #watersecurity #climateadaptation #resilience Global Center on Adaptation - African Development Bank Group - Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken - Laurent Umans

📝 Let op: nog 2 dagen om te solliciteren! Dus ben je op zoek naar een stage en heb je interesse in het snijvlak tussen water en internationale samenwerking? Wil je diplomatie in werking ervaren? Wil je je inzetten voor integraal waterbeheer en toegang tot veilig drinkwater en sanitaire voorzieningen in ontwikkelingslanden? Solliciteer dan snel! https://lnkd.in/eSfh4v7p

Our Water Envoy Meike van Ginneken attended the United Nations High Level Political Forum this week. At the #SDG6 event, the UN launched their first System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation (UNSWS), one of the key outcomes of the UN 2023 Water Conference that the Netherlands co-hosted with Tajikistan. The Netherlands supports the #UNSWS and looks forward to its implementation. "We need to redouble our water action to keep the SDGs within reach. Water connects us all.” - Meike van Ginneken The goal of the UN SWS is to enhance UN system-wide coordination and delivery of water and sanitation priorities in support of countries to accelerate progress on national plans and priorities, internationally agreed water-related goals and targets, realization of #humanrights, and transformative solutions to current and future challenges for the benefit of all people and the planet. 🔗 Learn more about the UN System-wide Strategy Water and Sanitation: https://lnkd.in/ghahP8s4 United Nations Water United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat

Let op: nog 6 dagen om te solliciteren voor de stage bij IGG Water! 💧 #SDG6 #WaterAction

📣Rijkstrainees opgelet📣 Wil je bijdragen aan de implementatie van internationaal bossen- en biodiversiteitsbeleid? Ben je nieuwsgierig naar hoe complexe beleidsvragen in de praktijk worden gebracht? Kun je strategisch denken en doorpakken? Dan is deze volgende plek wellicht iets voor jou🌳🌱🐝 Als Rijkstrainee kom je voor deze plek terecht bij de afdeling Klimaat van de Directie Inclusieve Groene Groei (IGG). Hierbinnen draag je bij aan het mainstreamingsproces van biodiversiteit, binnen ontwikkelingssamenwerking, en werk je mee aan de invulling van de BZ-inbreng tijdens COP16. Interesse? Dan moet je echt naar deze functie kijken: https://lnkd.in/e-PheWSz #vacature #rijkstraineeship #bossen #biodiversiteit

So nice to see the enthusiasm from RVO in our collaboration with the Climate Energy Response Facility, we look forward to continuing our joint efforts on climate mitigation! Do you want to learn more about the work from RVO and our embassies to tackle greenhouse gas emissions? Find out more in the CERF-Brochure!