Inclusive Green Growth Department

How can enhancing prosperity, nutrition and land governance effectively foster pro-poor development and resilience? That was the central question at the seminar organized by One Acre Fund and IGG on November 21st. Under the moderation of One Acre Fund’s Dirkje Jansen, several experts in the fields of land rights, small-scale farmers and nutrition, among which Barbara Codispoti (Oxfam Novib), Imke Greven (Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) | Partner in Sustainable Development), Belinda Bwiza (One Acre Fund Rwanda) and Lawrence Haddad CMG (Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), discussed their important work. They provided crucial perspectives on the progress and challenges of promoting pro-poor development and resilience in Chad, Rwanda, Kenya, and various other countries across the African continent. It is always a pleasure to learn from and exchange with our partners. Thank you to Once Acre Fund for organizing this event, at the occasion of the retirement of Frits (Freerk) van der Wal & Jan Willem Nibbering who have dedicated their careers to the topics discussed 💚  

Tijdens de COP29 in Bakoe hebben drie nieuwe landen zich aangesloten bij een Nederlands initiatief om fossiele subsidies af te bouwen. Colombia, Nieuw-Zeeland en het Verenigd Koninkrijk hebben zich aangesloten bij de Coalition on Fossil Fuel Incentives en Subsidies, die in 2023 is opgericht op Nederlands initiatief. In totaal werken nu zestien landen samen aan het transparanter maken en afbouwen van fossiele subsidies. Nieuwsbericht ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/e7HeUGsy

On #WorldChildrensDay, we celebrate how farming success creates educational opportunities. For maize farmers in Rwanda, thanks to this SDGP project, higher-quality harvests are now turning into life-changing possibilities for their children's education.📚 Meet Mukamana, a proud mother whose story shows how better farming practices are building brighter futures. Watch as she shares how improved maize harvests open classroom doors for her children. 👇 🌽 #Rwanda #nutrition #foodsecurity

This year’s IGF Annual General Meeting delved into a timely topic: balancing our need for minerals with protecting people and the planet. Indeed we need to strike that balance. That is why IGG together with IGFMining organised a side session on water management and mining, moderated by colleague Marga Veeneman, with contributions from TNO, Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving (PBL), Commissie voor de milieueffectrapportage (mer), the Jamaican government and IGF.   As a supporter of the IGF secretariat, IGG hosted the reception in which colleague Sita Djelantik highlighted the value of bringing so many producer countries and other stakeholders together: it creates a necessary space for an open, trust- and knowledge-based exchange between governments, industry and civil society. The more pressure there is on harnessing minerals for the energy transition, the more important this platform is. IGF’s work on sustainable mining governance is much needed as an enabler for responsible production and trade of minerals.   #IGFAGM 🌍

📣 COP29 Newsflash Part 2📣 We are nearing the end of COP29 Azerbaijan and there is too much to share! Here are some of the highlights from the second week of #COP29: 🗨 Various Dutch government representatives like the Minister of Climate and Green Growth Sophie Hermans, the Minister of Youth, Prevention and Sport Vincent Karremans, the Dutch Climate Envoy Jaime de Bourbon de Parme and our director of Inclusive Green Growth Wampie Libon came together with youth from around the world to discuss climate finance, climate justice, fossil fuel subsidies and youth participation. How can we ensure that young voices are heard and actively shape policies for a just and sustainable future? 📜 Thursday marked the high-level launch of the COP29 #BakuDialogue on #WaterForClimateAction. This COP29 Presidency Initiative is aimed at embedding water in the global climate ambition. The launch event was opened by COP29 President HE Mukhtar Babayev and the recently appointed UN SG Special Envoy on Water HE Retno Marsudi. The Dutch Water Envoy, Meike van Ginneken, conveyed the Dutch support for this initiative and the important role that water plays in climate action. 👩🌾 During an official #UNFCCC side event submitted by the Netherlands, Clim-Eat led a conversation on how to strengthen the international architecture for climate action in food systems. Director IGG Wampie Libon participated on behalf of the Netherlands. The refreshingly open exchange brought suggestions on how to make things more simple and meaningful. With less words and more action 💪

Toilets are a place for peace. They protect us and empower us to make progress. But for billions of people, their sanitation systems are under threat from conflict, climate change, disasters and neglect. #WorldToiletDay

Aqua for All side-event: Catalysing private investments in water and sanitation with climate impact. Yesterday, Aqua for All and IGG organised a COP29 Azerbaijan side-event discussing the role of #BlendedFinance in enabling climate-smart solutions for #water and #sanitation. During the event, several panel discussions were hosted. IGG Director, Wampie Libon, spoke about the role of government funding in unlocking #ClimateSmartInvestments. Further panel topics included investment cases and the mobilisation of new funding sources. Aqua for All is an international foundation committed to providing universal access to #SafeDrinkingWater and #sanitation services that are #inclusive, #affordable and #sustainable. Their mission is to mobilise private capital for entrepreneurs to transform the water and sanitation sector in low- and middle-income countries. By catalysing private capital for market development and increasing access to finance, they accelerate access to #ClimateResilient water and sanitation services, especially in Africa and Asia.

Last friday at #COP29, our Climate Envoy Jaime de Bourbon de Parme spoke at a High Level roundtable on clean cooking. His message: high integrity carbon credits could play a key role in raising much-needed funds for clean cooking.   Why is clean cooking important? Clean cooking means replacing harmful cooking methods with cleaner alternatives, such as cooking with electricity. This has many benefits, such as more economic opportunities, particularly in Africa, gender equality, forest conservation and reduced climate impact.   By supporting the global energy transition, including clean cooking, the NL directly contributes to our climate and sustainability goals. Additionally, the Dutch business sector, especially SMEs, has significant expertise and knowledge in this area, creating opportunities for innovation and international collaboration.    This session, organized by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the COP29 Azerbaijan presidency, brought together ministers and representatives to discuss the integration of clean cooking into Nationally Determined Contributions (#NDCs) for 2025. During the discussion, the importance of securing new investments and funding to scale clean cooking efforts was emphasized. The message of the Climate Envoy was well received by the audience and later in the day at the "pavilion for the people" he spoke through an online connection with refugees from Kenya and Uganda about clean cooking.   Clean cooking is not just an environmental issue; it's a key part of the broader sustainable development agenda.   #CleanCooking #COP29 #IEA #ClimateFinance Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Azerbaijan

📣 COP29 Newsflash 📣 A lot has been happening at COP29 Azerbaijan over the past few days. Here are some highlights of the Dutch Climate Envoy (Jaime de Bourbon de Parme), our partners, and the youth representatives: 🍴 24 young climate leaders from around the world joined the Dutch Climate Envoy, the Dutch Ambassador to Azerbaijan, and several delegation members for a networking dinner. With topics ranging from climate justice to climate action and climate finance, guests had the opportunity to speak openly about the important role of young people during #COP29 and in climate action. Amongst other things, they discussed how youth can be involved in policy-making processes and be provided with the knowledge and skills to meaningfully participate. 🗨 To mark the opening of the #WaterForClimatePavilion, the Dutch Climate Envoy spoke about the importance to put water at the heart of climate action, the recent Global Commission on the Economics of Water report, the upcoming United Nations 2026 Water Conference, and the Water for Climate Pavilion at COP29. Additionally the Dutch Climate Envoy met with the newly appointed UN SG Special Envoy on Water, HE Retno Marsudi. 👩🌾 Together with CGIAR, Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF), FMO - Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, and SNV, IGG hosted an event on financing resilient futures for smallholder farmers. During the event, the Dutch Climate Envoy highlighted the importance of bringing together financiers and smallholder farmers. This is important as 80% of food in sub-Saharan Africa is produced by smallholders. However, these farmers fall behind on productivity. Therefore, it is of high importance that this group becomes more climate resilient. Stay tuned for more updates on the Dutch delegation at COP29! 

Today, the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference #COP29 kicks off in Baku, Azerbaijan where nations from all over the world gather to discuss and negotiate international climate policy. 🌏 This year, the 198 signatories from the UNFCCC UN, will further work out the three pillars from the Paris Agreement: #mitigation, #adaptation, and #finance. This year there will be a special focus on climate finance. In particular, the future of international climate finance must be decided. Another agenda topic of this years’ conference is the international Voluntary Carbon Market (Article 6 of the Paris Agreement), where the aim is to decide upon a framework for international cooperation though international carbon markets that contribute to the world wide climate goals. 🤝 The negotiations will also cover a new Gender Action Plan, the new round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC’s), and other relevant topics, such as adaptation, food systems, agriculture, forests, and nature. Besides the negotiations, at COP29 there are numerous events related to climate where policymakers, businesses, NGOs and anyone who is interested participate and share knowledge. 💡 Stay tuned for more COP29-related updates on our page the coming two weeks!