The HZ University of Applied Sciences is a regionally anchored knowledge institute. With our leading education and practice-based research, we contribute to a strong, sustainable and dynamic delta.The HZ University of Applied Sciences is a regionally anchored knowledge institute. With our leading education and practice-based research, we contribute to a strong, sustainable and dynamic delta.

CLEAR RIVERS prevents plastic litter to enter our seas and oceans!

CLEAR stands for :
Cleanups are organized to remove plastic litter from rivers and to involve the local population and organizations.

Litter Traps are installed in the Port of Rotterdam, the Port of Brussels and the Indonesian island Ambon. We are expanding our approach internationally, to retrieve marine litter in rivers worldwide before it reaches the seas and oceans.

Education about plastic pollution, the causes, and needed solutions are given at all levels of the educational system. The problem is tackled at its core with this long-term approach, by educating the next generation of professionals to resolve this issue within the next decade(s).

Awareness is increased amongst local population and organizations, to involve them in acting towards a plastic-free sea.

Recycling is used to give new value to the plastic litter we retrieve, and to prevent the plastics to be littered again. Durable new products are created with recycled plastics, such as our Litter Traps, a floating park, furniture and building materials for the improvement of housing situations in less developed areas.

Together, this creates an overall, all-inclusive approach towards marine litter.

Although CLEAR RIVERS is new as a brand, the organization benefits from five years of experience in plastic retrieval, recycling and education. In Rotterdam (the Netherlands), Brussels (Belgium) and Ambon (Indonesia), successful projects are already ongoing with Litter Traps, cleanups, education and a range of circular products developed such as Litter Traps, a floating park, furniture, and building materials.

CLEAR RIVERS is a brand name of Recycled Island Foundation, a registered non-profit organization in the Netherlands.

Millennium Bio Energy believes that delivering clean and renewable energy at affordable rates is a choice. Energy can be produced with zero waste and fuel production, storage and energy conversion can be done in a way whereby future generations do not pay the penalty. Our energy solution profitably involves all stakeholders and is balanced between ecology, economy and community.

MBE is an energy company that specializes in conversion of biological waste to energy. We focus on the conversion of water hyacinth biomass to electricity in Indonesia.

Metasphere has been at the forefront of the remote monitoring and control business for over thirty years. We improve operational efficiency and reduce costs, enabling our customers to meet their regulatory reporting requirements. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do and we implement some of the most innovative solutions available on the market.

Datawatt a solid partner for flexible solutions. We want to deliver the best possible solution in the area of monitoring and controlling geographical spread networks and processes. Optimal security is one of our main principles.

Energy market
The energy market changes rapidly. Due to a.o. solar power, wind energy and biogas. The Dutch electricity grids are however among the most reliable in the world. Advanced automated monitoring systems take care of reliable networks. We are active in the field of smart grids, durable energy and systems to save energy costs.

Water market
Transport of wastewater, clean drinking water and the quality of our surface water all seem so common. Advanced automation systems ensure that everything works properly, without being noticed. Datawatt is a reliable partner for drinking water plants, municipalities and water boards already for many years.

Industry market
Infrastructural networks support and control often the primary process. Data from the process optimises this proces and takes care of more effective organisations, better for people, planet and profit. Datawatt is a solid partner for controlling processes or for simultaneous readout of EVHIs or other relevant data. Secure and smart.

International market
Based on our knowledge and experience we also deliver important projects in Europe and overseas. Datawatt has a lot experience and partners all over the world to deliver projects. Our solutions are always reliable, flexible and professional.

Products of Datawatt
Datawatt supplies and supports a wide range of intelligent Remote Terminal Units (RTUs), communication protocols and central software solutions. Combined with third party equipment and secure implementation makes us a solid partner with flexibele solutions.

Services of Datawatt
Continuity of our solutions is of vital importance, therefor services are an important part of our company policy. Because of our expertise we are able to offer professional services such as engineering, consultancy, support, education, project management and secure solutions.

SmartFarming is designing and developing innovative Agri-tech products and concepts for farmers, and agribusinesses. SmartFarming is established in 2017. In 2020, SmartFarming became part of the Resilience BV network, an international organization that carries out research and consultancy projects for its clients in emerging markets. The AgriTech solutions designed by SmartFarming are supported and co-created by a team of +20 consultants mostly active in agribusiness, horticulture and seed-sector development, farmer-led irrigation and drinking water. Interested in exploring synergies or co-developing Agri-tech solutions that help quickly reach rural farmers?

The Salt Doctors, founded by Dr. Arjen de Vos, is a social enterprise that combines the expertise of different professionals to develop tailor-made solutions. Based on many years of applied research and various projects in the Netherlands, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Egypt and Kenya, we have the knowledge and the know-how to make saline agriculture work in the field. To make a difference we want to co-operate. Together we can work on upscaling and contribute to global food security.

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A BREAKTHROUGH IN LOW COST AND HIGH QUALITY TREATMENT OF DOMESTIC WASTEWATER
Bluecon® International offers proven compact wastewater purifying units, in which domestic wastewater is blueconized into irrigation water. Blueconizing is a new physical technology to purify wastewater to optimise the water cycle. The ability to blueconize domestic wastewater from villages and small towns into irrigation water, fits well in an environmental sustainable policy and re-use of water.


COMPACT AND MODULAR UNIT
Unlike large-scale investments in conventional biological treatment plants, Bluecon® International offers compact and modular units. The Bluecon® can be realised without large complex infrastructural and sanitation systems. Bluecon® International takes care of the installation, operation and service or maintenance of its units. With a multi-year contract the company can even take over the investment of the project to guarantee the quality of the irrigation water and to unburden the customer.

Mekong Capital is a Vietnam-focused Private Equity firm, specializing in consumer driven businesses. Mekong Capital’s investee companies are typically among the fastest growing and market leading companies in Vietnam’s consumer-driven sectors such as retail, restaurants, consumer products and education. Some of our well-known investment success stories include MobileWorld, Phu Nhuan Jewelry (PNJ), ICP, Golden Gate, Vietnam Australia International School (VAS), Masan Consumer, Traphaco, Pharmacity, F88, YOLA, Pizza 4P’s, Red Wok, Vua Nem, ABA Cool Trans and Nhat Tin Logistics.

Established in 2001, Mekong Capital has the most extensive private equity track record in Vietnam. Our funds have completed 35 private equity investments, of which 27 have been fully exited. Mekong Capital has advised 4 funds, one of which is currently active.

Our team includes 35+ full-time people in our offices in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. Mekong Capital is led by four Partners with a combined more than 50 years’ experience in our firm. Mekong Capital has been a pioneer in building a powerful corporate culture, a strong team which is a basis for breakthrough results.

Mekong Capital has a strong track record of adding significant value at its investee companies through our Ontological Private Equity approach, and our Vision Driven Investing framework. We work closely with our investee companies to empower them to create a clear vision for their future, a reliable path, the management team and corporate culture necessary for achieving their vision, the data to make well informed decisions and optimize performance, as well as other critical infrastructure and approaches for growing quickly and achieving their vision.

The Mekong Delta (MD), with a natural area of about 4 million hectares and over 18.4 million people, is the biggest agricultural production area in the entire country and is considered the rice basket of Vietnam. Besides rice production, the MD is also rich in fruits and seafood for export. This is a rich land with beautiful scenery including colorful fruit trees all year round.

Can Tho University (CTU), an important state higher education institution in the MD, is the cultural, scientific and technical center of the MD and Vietnam. Since its founding in 1966, CTU has been improving and developing itself. It has an enrollment of about 54.000 undergraduate students; 3.000 students have been following Master programs; and around 300 students are Ph.D candidates. CTU has got over 2.000 staff members including nearly 1.200 teaching staff and 800 supporting staff. From a university with a few fields of study at the beginning, it has developed into a multidisciplinary university. Currently, it has nearly 100 undergraduates, 36 Master and 15 Doctoral training programs. Every year CTU receives students on internship programs from the U.S, Belgium, Japan and so on, or under agreements between their universities and CTU.

CTU’s main missions are training, conducting scientific research, and transferring technology to serve the regional and national socio-economic development. In addition to its training responsibilities, CTU has actively taken part in scientific research projects, applying the advances in scientific and technological knowledge to solving problems related to science, technology, economics, culture and society in the region. From achievements in its scientific research and international cooperation projects, the university has developed a variety of products and technological production processes that benefit people’s lives and promote export, thus helping the University gain prestige in national and international markets.

The University has established scientific and technological cooperation with many international organizations, universities, and research institutes. As a result of these cooperative projects, the staff’s administrative capabilities and specializations have been upgraded. The facilities, experimental equipment, and scientific materials have also been added.

Mekong Environment Forum, or MEF, is an non-for-profit and independent policy forum for environmental scientific information, news and studies of the Mekong-nurtured ecosystems and wetlands, including the Lower Mekong Delta.

MEF operates in cooperation with Can Tho University's administrative support. The forum began as an initiative championed by Nguyen Minh Quang, James Borton, and Mikio Oishi and was established in June 2017 out of their shared passion for Mekong environment and wildlife. It is staffed by a group of committed individuals, notably Gary Sands and Adam Christopher Hunt, and supported by a wide range of contributors many of whom are environmental activists, independent experts, students and volunteers in the Mekong Delta.

The MEF was formed in response to the public’s growing concern about the impacts that Mekong mainstream dams and climate change would pose on the Lower Mekong Delta’s water and food security, and the livelihoods of millions of people.

ICEM has been involved in water resources survey and management in Asia and the Pacific for over 2 decades, focusing on projects in watershed management, survey and conservation of marine and freshwater habitats, rural drinking water supply and quality, economic valuations of ecosystem services and modelling of hydrology and water availability. ICEM is a leader in the Mekong region for its hydrological modeling work, its flood and drought studies, in understanding wetlands and in studying the effects of infrastructure developments and climate change on water resources and hydrodynamics. We have been extending this work to other regions and countries, most recently in Nepal.

The Young Expert Programmes consist of YEP Water and YEP Agrofood. The main goal of both programmes is to offer young Dutch and local professionals the opportunity to take their first steps in an international environment. They are employed through Dutch organisations in a number of eligible countries. The programmes aim to rejuvenate the Water & Agrofood sectors and ensure the continued availability of expertise for these sectors.

The Young Expert Programmes are open to Dutch Young Experts and Local Young Experts from any of the eligible countries. There is a difference in the selection process for both. Local Young Experts apply by approaching Dutch organisations, who conduct their own selection process, and Dutch Young Experts apply when new vacancies are posted online.

Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is a treaty-based international, inter-governmental organization dedicated to supporting and promoting strong, inclusive and sustainable economic growth in developing countries and emerging economies.

Green Growth Program Indonesia is implemented jointly by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Government of Indonesia through the Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas). The Program, officially known as ’GoI-GGGI Green Growth Program’ is led by Bappenas and involves a number of national ministries and sub-national governments (the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs and National Council on Special Economic Zones, Provincial Government of Kalimantan Tengah and Kalimantan Timur).

Green Growth Program supports Indonesia in achieving green growth that simultaneously achieves poverty reduction, social inclusion, environmental sustainability and resource efficiency.

The Government of Indonesia (GoI) has set a goal to become one of the top ten largest economies in the world by 2025, and recognizes that to achieve this goal in a socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable way, Indonesia will need to shift from its traditional growth model toward a green growth pathway.

The joint GoI and GGGI goal is:

"Indonesia achieves green growth that is socially inclusive, environmentally sustainable and resource efficient."

To achieve this goal, the Program Phase I (2013 - 2015) is delivered under three components:

Comp 1: Green Growth mainstreamed in planning processes, with three sub-components; 1A) mainstreaming Green Growth in the overall planning process; 1B) mainstreaming Green Growth in the MP3EI/Capital Projects; and 1C) driving investment towards green technologies or often referred to as GIMS (green industry mapping strategy)
Comp 2: REDD+ for Green Growth; and
Comp 3: prioritizing and implementing Green Growth at provincial and district levels (Central and East Kalimantan)
Capacity building is cross-cutting

The Phase II Program (2016 - 2019) has four focus sectors:

Energy
Sustainable Landscapes
Infrastructure in Special Economic Zones
Cross Sectoral

The overall objectives of this program are to develop strategies to integrate green growth goals, concepts, methods, tools, and practices into development planning, identify short, medium, and long term needs to design, plan, and implement interventions that can drive green growth and generate capacity, tools and case studies to facilitate the mainstreaming of green growth into national socio-economic development planning.

Oxfam is an international confederation of 20 organizations working together with partners and local communities in more than 90 countries.

One person in three in the world lives in poverty. Oxfam is determined to change that world by mobilizing the power of people against poverty.

Around the globe, Oxfam works to find practical, innovative ways for people to lift themselves out of poverty and thrive. We save lives and help rebuild livelihoods when crisis strikes. And we campaign so that the voices of the poor influence the local and global decisions that affect them.

In all we do, Oxfam works with partner organizations and alongside vulnerable women and men to end the injustices that cause poverty

This page gathers key information on Indonesia's participation in the World Trade Organisation. Indonesia has been a member since 1 January 1995 and a member of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade since 24 February 1950.

As announced by UNESCO’s Director-General at the 177th session of the Executive Board, UNESCO decided to launch UNESCO Country Programming Documents (UCPDs).

UCPD Jakarta has developed country Programming Documents (UCPDs) for its cluster countries. The UCPD will focus on promoting coherence among UNESCO’s sectoral inputs and those of other partners and on fostering intersectoral and interdisciplinary engagement in these countries.

Over the last 35 years, IFAD and the Government of Indonesia have invested more than US$1 billion in rural people to strengthen inclusive and environmentally sustainable economic growth. Our work concentrates on helping smallholder producers and marginalized groups to become more resilient, integrate into supply chains and gain access to services, technologies and finance. IFAD's projects have been successful in the most remote and vulnerable areas of the country, which also usually have the highest incidence of poverty.

IFAD's current results-based country strategic opportunities programme (2016-2019) aims to support inclusive rural transformation so rural people can achieve sustainable livelihoods. We work to achieve this by providing financing and technical support to develop models for replication and scaling up by the government and others. The emphasis is on empowering marginalized groups including smallholder farmers and fisheries producers, women and woman-headed households, marginal communities and ethnic minorities in selected geographic areas, and youth.