Deltas are attractive but risky places to live. 60% people live <100km from coast. Risks in deltas are increasing with climate change.

This week in #Rotterdam policy makers from deltas, islands and coastal areas shared how they manage their deltas. #IPDC

Happy #WorldWaterDay !

My oped on Planetary Security Initiative on how water cooperation has helped avoid or de-escalate conflict & we need more with climate change)

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Director Inclusive Green Growth NL Global Issues Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken
Global Environment Facility (GEF) Water, Peace & Security World Bank Water Alvaro Lario IHE Delft 💧 Institute for Water Education Saroj Kumar Jha

Dutch Water Envoy and NWP Advisory Board member, Meike van Ginneken, talks about how her professional experience has led her focus on making #Water the engine of #ClimateApatation in this open interview with the colleagues of Netherlands.
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Last month, Meike van Ginneken , #WaterEnvoy of the Kingdom of The 🇳🇱 contributed to our newsletter with a piece on how the Netherlands has been affected by high #waterstress , due to a changing climate.

To know more, read her full piece buff.ly/3uepGkR

#watermanagement

“ That’s how we get to the result that donor-subsidized ‘private sector’ projects are financed two thirds by the public sector—nearly all DFIs and donors. ”

Thanks Mia Amor Mottley and officials from the Barbados Water Authority and the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology for a fruitful discussion on management in 🇧🇧and 🇳🇱.

Good discussion! Water as a trigger of conflict. Water as a weapon in conflict. Water as a casualty of conflict.

🇳🇱PM Mark Rutte (Mark Rutte) & 🇧🇩PM #SheikhHasina met in Munich on sidelines of Munich Security Conference, drawing on their friendship, & discussed matters of mutual interest i.e. trade preferences for #Bangladesh in EU, #Rohingya , collaboration in #agriculture #climate #water .
Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh

#Waterproof2024 Partners for Water has begun! Water professionals from the private and public sector gathered in DeFabrique #Utrecht to shape the future of global water challenges.
With a big focus on water technologies combined with #biodiversity integration. #NaturebasedSolutions

Congratulations Alvaro Lario and looking forward to working closely together towards a water secure world!

🎙️Meike van Ginneken , Special Envoy for #Water of the Kingdom of the 🇳🇱 presented the 2024 edition of the Hydraloop - Use Water Twice 'Blueprint for a Circular Water-Smart Society'.

👁‍🗨Watch her intervention at the event hosted by Hydraloop at COP28⬇️

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Great to start the year at my alma mater TU Delft to discuss resilient deltas with a panel of power women.

💧 New #SpecialEnvoy for Water, Meike van Ginneken explains her role and priorities for the coming years.

Read the full interview ▶️ bit.ly/3RqpCWm

Je opwinden over andermans arrogantie en hypocrisie is verslavend, merkt Bas Heijne. Maar waarom lijkt door onze dagelijkse opwinding over een asociale samenleving, de samenleving alleen maar asocialer te worden?
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👇 Handy overview of water pledges & commitments at COP28 UAE .

The Netherlands was pleased to work with the UAE and the Republic of #Tajikistan to champion water at the heart of climate action. 💧

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The #Maeslantkering , the storm surge barrier protecting Rotterdam was closed automatically due to storm & high water for the first time in its history. It is huge (as I saw firsthand in September at the test closing).

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Thanks for inspiring discussion, UN GA President!

Yoka Brandt Director Inclusive Green Growth KingdomNL at UN NL Global Issues Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken Ministerie IenW

[Live @ #COP28 ] Special opening session of the Transformative Climate #Finance Day at the #water 4climate pavilion.

🤝 Co-curators shared their opening remarks & Meike van Ginneken, Special Envoy for Water of the Netherlands discussed financing #water and climate #resilience .

💧 “Let’s make #water the engine of #ClimateAdaptation ” 💬

Meike van Ginneken, Special Envoy for International Water Affairs of Netherlands at the opening session of today’s Transformative #ClimateFinance Day in the #Water4Climate Pavilion at #COP28 .

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