De Millingerwaard. Nederlandse wildernis aan de Waal met oude rivierarmen, ooibossen en rivierduinen. In dit unieke natuurgebied dat Nederland verbindt met Europa kom je zomaar otters, bevers en prachtige vogels als zilverreigers en lepelaars tegen. #mijnnatuurblijft
Accelerating renewable revolution can achieve global climate and energy goals without damming world’s remaining free flowing rivers. Recent paper in Nature showed that less than 37 % of rivers longer than 1000 km are free flowing,…https://t.co/N9el46ozU5 https://t.co/qO9WB9Cxsy
Look at that: vicious cycles on water supply, urbanization and finance city preventing city of Semarang to be climate resilient. I really like the way the Cascading Semarang team has broken this down into potentially bankable solutions. Great job @EF___ a…https://t.co/gFbySi6ek9
In Delhi this week to work with @henkovink and #waterasleverage team to develop innovative finance for climate resillient cities. Water is used as a leverage for investment needed to build climate resilient river basins and cities in these basins. This ap…https://t.co/zNprp6J9KU
Proud that our pipeline of Bankable Water Solutions starts getting traction with investors and banks. We just signed a contract for two feasibility studies with FMO - Dutch Development Bank for two water projects in Myanmar and Zam…https://t.co/vdsVLhwtjf https://t.co/REYkcBDDKJ
We are taking #Nature for granted and we are prepared to sacrifice it for short term profit ignoring the consequences for all life on Earth and our own future.
We depend on Nature more than Nature depends on us
Business has a great responsibility to act
#WEF19#NewDealforNature
Thanks Stichting Eumedion and International Corporate Governance Network for hosting panel on dialogue between shareholders and stakeholders with Eva Halvarsson, @MathiBouts, Rients Abma and myself at ICGN conference in Amsterdam t…https://t.co/RVOjgkbdDM https://t.co/MVu16qw4qN
WWF launched New Deal For Nature initiative: Paris-style commitment by governments and business in 2020 to halt biodiversity loss. https://t.co/3Zdi32KgON
BIG news: Historic day as Dutch govt will set sluice gates on Haringvliet dam ajar - reconnecting #Rhine & Meuse rivers to sea for first time in 47 years. Will transform delta: #salmon#sturgeon & other migratory fish will return as well as birds etc https://t.co/E82kCTWem2
Panel I was attending today was challenged by @henkovink at Amsterdam Int Week that we should stop talking about "enough capital but lack of projects". Can't agree more. Lets do it. WWF is on the ground in over 60 river basins, working with local commun…https://t.co/rmnaHLn7ZO
At the third meeting of the OECD Roundtable on Financing Water in Paris. Financial companies have to comply with financial regulation, while this community is passionate about getting more money out of the door for better global water security. We need un…https://t.co/7wayPQBbKQ
Launching now in #Zambia: Vital #WWF & Zambian Breweries study on lower Kafue River basin confirms it's reaching "maximum levels of water allocation". River is critical to economy & livelihood of millions. Urgent action needed. https://t.co/ffg0vgc950
Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) summit in 2 weeks. Degradation of ecosystems equally threatens future of our children as climate change. Time for financial institutions to act and integrate this issue in their investment decisions. https://t.co/zTdeutcQ5o
Take a minute to watch this fabulous film. Inspiring call for all of us to do all we we can to ensure a sustainable future for people & nature #NatureMatters#LPR2018