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NWP Rwanda water platform meeting - Water, agriculture and (geo) information opportunities
NWP Rwanda water platform meeting - water, agriculture and (geo) information opportunities
On 7 July next, 14h00-17h00, a Rwanda water platform meeting will be held about ongoing projects and developments on water, agriculture and (geo) information technology in Rwanda. The program covers integrated water resource management (IWRM), ICT and spatial information technology. The meeting will end with a networking opportunity.
A key element of the meeting concerns opportunities for the Dutch sector operating in the field of Smart Information Solutions for Water & Climate and AgriFood. The following findings will be discussed: a lower catchment level study on offer (Dutch Geo/ICT sector); discussions with the Rwanda Ministry of Agriculture to start up a monitoring strategy and; the Rwanda Ministry of Youth and ICT wants to make use of the FAO water productivity open database for future mobile ICT application building.
These opportunities were identified during a mission following the UN-World Water Day Conference organised by the Water for Growth program (21 - 23 March 2016). The mission was facilitated by RVO, as follow-up to an earlier mission of the Netherlands Space Office - NSO in the context of the Geodata for Agriculture & Water - G4AW Programme (2015).
Venue of the Rwanda Platform meeting and parking
MalieToren Room 756 – Bezuidenhoutseweg 12 – 2594 AV, The Hague.
If you arrive by car you can park at Q-Park Garage New Babylon (5min walk).
Programme
- 14:00-14:10 Welcome and introduction to the program.
Introduction of H.E. Mr Jean Pierre Karabaranga, Ambassador of Rwanda to the Netherlands.
Mr. Don Offermans – Netherlands Water Partnership
14:10-14:30; Bilateral Rwanda – Netherlands IWRM program ‘Water for Growth’
Mr. Bobby Russell - Euroconsult Mott MacDonald
14:30-14:50 ‘Sugar: Make it Work’ project with Kabuye Sugar Works (Rwanda)
× Water management / drainage infrastructure in the Nyabarongo Floodplains (RHDHV)
× Precision agriculture, value chain improvement & institutional embedding (TFI)
Mr. Eisse Wijma - RHDHV
Mr. Steven Gajadin - TechForce Innovations
14:50-15:10 Joint Q&A for MottMac and RHDHV
15:10-15:20 Introduction: stocktaking of Dutch activities in Rwanda (ongoing and promising)
Mr. Vincent Cornelissen - Netherlands Water Partnership
15:20-15:35 Break (while stocktaking of Dutch activities in Rwanda is being continued)
A key element of the meeting concerns opportunities for the Dutch sector operating in the field of Smart Information Solutions for Water & Climate and AgriFood. The following findings will be discussed: a lower catchment level study on offer (Dutch Geo/ICT sector); discussions with the Rwanda Ministry of Agriculture to start up a monitoring strategy and; the Rwanda Ministry of Youth and ICT wants to make use of the FAO water productivity open database for future mobile ICT application building.
These opportunities were identified during a mission following the UN-World Water Day Conference organised by the Water for Growth program (21 - 23 March 2016). The mission was facilitated by RVO, as follow-up to an earlier mission of the Netherlands Space Office - NSO in the context of the Geodata for Agriculture & Water - G4AW Programme (2015).
Venue of the Rwanda Platform meeting and parking
MalieToren Room 756 – Bezuidenhoutseweg 12 – 2594 AV, The Hague.
If you arrive by car you can park at Q-Park Garage New Babylon (5min walk).
Programme
- 14:00-14:10 Welcome and introduction to the program.
Introduction of H.E. Mr Jean Pierre Karabaranga, Ambassador of Rwanda to the Netherlands.
Mr. Don Offermans – Netherlands Water Partnership
14:10-14:30; Bilateral Rwanda – Netherlands IWRM program ‘Water for Growth’
Mr. Bobby Russell - Euroconsult Mott MacDonald
14:30-14:50 ‘Sugar: Make it Work’ project with Kabuye Sugar Works (Rwanda)
× Water management / drainage infrastructure in the Nyabarongo Floodplains (RHDHV)
× Precision agriculture, value chain improvement & institutional embedding (TFI)
Mr. Eisse Wijma - RHDHV
Mr. Steven Gajadin - TechForce Innovations
14:50-15:10 Joint Q&A for MottMac and RHDHV
15:10-15:20 Introduction: stocktaking of Dutch activities in Rwanda (ongoing and promising)
Mr. Vincent Cornelissen - Netherlands Water Partnership
15:20-15:35 Break (while stocktaking of Dutch activities in Rwanda is being continued)
15:35-15:50 Financial and other instruments for market entry and applications + matching
Mr. Ivo Walsmit – Netherlands Enterprise Agency / RVO
Mr. Ivo Walsmit – Netherlands Enterprise Agency / RVO
15:50-16:05 Results of a mission and opportunities on water, climate and agrifood
Mr. Hans van Leeuwen - Netherlands Water Partnership
16:05-16:50 Discussion on follow-up to mission and opportunties re. water, climate and agrifood
Mr. Hans van Leeuwen - Netherlands Water Partnership
16:50-17:00 Closing remarks
Mr. Jean Piere Karabaranga - Ambassador of Rwanda
Mr. Don Offermans – Netherlands Water partnership
Mr. Hans van Leeuwen - Netherlands Water Partnership
16:05-16:50 Discussion on follow-up to mission and opportunties re. water, climate and agrifood
Mr. Hans van Leeuwen - Netherlands Water Partnership
16:50-17:00 Closing remarks
Mr. Jean Piere Karabaranga - Ambassador of Rwanda
Mr. Don Offermans – Netherlands Water partnership
17:00 onward: Networking drinks
The meeting will be hosted at the Malietoren in The Hague. Please confirm your participation via this survey.
For questions you can contact Liselotte de Vries (l.devries@nwp.nl)
The meeting will be hosted at the Malietoren in The Hague. Please confirm your participation via this survey.
For questions you can contact Liselotte de Vries (l.devries@nwp.nl)