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NWB Fund Projects

(Ongoing overview, last updated February 1, 2025)

Below you will find an overview of all projects of the NWB Fund.

Do you have any questions or need more information? Feel free to contact us.

Mali Teintuteries

Lead Partner(s):

Blue Deal Mali

Pre-treatment of wastewater from dyeing plants in Bamako with wetlands; optimizing the purification chain

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2501

Contact person:

Paul van Koppen (UvW)

Status:

In preparation

Amount Awarded:

€86.250,-

Duration:

01-03-2025 to 01-03-2027

Indonesia batik wetlands

Lead Partner(s):

Blue Deal Indonesia

Pre-treatment of wastewater from batik industry with wetlands

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2411

Contact person:

Peter Hollanders (HD) en Robin Bos (HHNK)

Status:

In progress

Amount Awarded:

€25.000,-

Duration:

1-10-2024 to 1-10-2026

Vietnam Mekong

Lead Partner(s):

Blue Deal Vietnam

Follow-up KIWI area scan; research into bank protection with nature-based solutions in the Mekong delta

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2410

Contact person:

Tjeerd Dijkstra (WVS)

Status:

In progress

Amount Awarded:

€30.250,-

Duration:

01-10-2024 to 31-12-2025

Palestina rainwater harvesting

Lead Partner(s):

Blue Deal Palestijnse gebieden

Follow-up KIWI area scan; research into rainwater storage on roofs in the Salfit region to increase water security

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2409

Contact person:

Kees van der Lugt (WWN)

Status:

In progress

Amount Awarded:

€25.000,-

Duration:

01-09-2024 to 01-09-2025

Roemenie DSS

Lead Partner(s):

Blue Deal Romania

Follow-up KIWI area scan; pilot with decision support system for water reservoir management

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2408

Contact person:

Marcel de Ruijter (UvW)

Status:

In progress

Amount Awarded:

€25.000,-

Duration:

01-06-2024 to 31-12-2025

Ghana Songor Lagoon

Lead Partner(s):

Blue Deal Ghana

Follow-up KIWI area scan; research into coastal protection with Naturebased Solution sand motor

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2407

Contact person:

Carel Nobbe (WAM)

Status:

In progress

Amount Awarded:

€25.000,-

Duration:

01-06-2024 to 31-12-2025

Indonesia Pekalongan

Lead Partner(s):

Blue Deal Indonesia

Follow-up KIWI area scan; pre-feasibility study on sustainable energy supply of pumping stations with solar panels in the Pekalongan region

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2406

Contact person:

Peter Hollanders (HHDL)

Status:

In progress

Amount Awarded:

€25.000,-

Duration:

01-10-2024 to 01-10-2025

South Africa Protea chatbot

Lead Partner(s):

Blue Deal Zuid Afrika

Development Proto-type chatbot with information about weather and water for farmers in particular. Follow-up on pre-feasibility study with farmers in Western Cape following KIWI area scan. Bridging to large-scale project with budget from Invest International.

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2405

Contact person:

Hans Schepman (WDO delta)

Status:

Completed

Amount Awarded:

€24.000,-

Duration:

01-06-2024 to 01-04-2025

Ghana zandmotor

Lead Partner(s):

Blue Deal Ghana

Follow-up KIWI area scan; feasibility study for construction of sand motor in combination with mangrove forests as coastal protection

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2404

Contact person:

Carel Nobbe (WAM)

Status:

In progress

Amount Awarded:

€25.000,-

Duration:

01-09-2024 to 01-09-2025

Ethiopie Awash GLI

Lead Partner(s):

Blue Deal Ethiopie Awash

Reforestation in Awash region in the framework of the Green Legacy Initiative (GLI) with bottom-up process, 3R methodology and FarmTree tool

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2403

Contact person:

Rens Huisman (ZZL)

Status:

In progress

Amount Awarded:

€24.780,-

Duration:

01-03-2024 to 01-03-2025

Kenia Njururi matrix fund

Lead Partner(s):

Blue Deal Kenia

Contribution to fund for implementation of the Thika River Basin Restoration Plan developed through social search in an earlier project

Links & Documentation:

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2402

Contact person:

Marieke van Nood (WWN)

Status:

In progress

Amount Awarded:

€52.500,-

Duration:

01-03-2024 to 01-03-2025

Tanzania FarmTree tool implementatie

Lead Partner(s):

Waterworx Tanzania

Application and further development of the NWB Fund reforestation watershed tool that is being developed in Tanzania together with Farm Tree

Links & Documentation:

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2401

Contact person:

Janette Worm (WWN)

Status:

In progress

Amount Awarded:

€99.830,-

Duration:

01-03-2024 to 01-04-2026

Blue Deal YEP programma 2024-2026

Lead Partner(s):

Blue Deal Programme Office

Training local young professionals for the water sector (co-financing); 20p in various partnerships

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2310

Contact person:

Paul van Koppen (PB Blue Deal)

Status:

In progress

Amount Awarded:

€240.000,-

Duration:

01-08-2024 to 31-08-2026

Focal point Social Inclusion

Lead Partner(s):

Blue Deal Programme Office

Knowledge development and knowledge sharing around stakeholder management and inclusivity; compare focal point NbS

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2309

Contact person:

Tanah Meijers (WWN), Paul van Koppen (PB Blue Deal)

Status:

In progress

Amount Awarded:

€277.500,-

Duration:

01-01-2024 to 01-01-2027

Peru Piura

Lead Partner(s):

Blue Deal Peru

Follow-up KIWI area scan; reforestation with carbon credits based on the example of a pilot in Ghana

Links & Documentation:

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2308

Contact person:

Kees de Jong en Milagros Sosa (NZV)

Status:

Completed

Amount Awarded:

€25.000,-

Duration:

01-01-2024 to 31-12-2024

Laos Luang Namtha

Lead Partner(s):

Waterworx Laos

Research into promising NbS measures and locations to protect infrastructure and residents against mudflows caused by heavy rainfall

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2307

Contact person:

Kees van de Lugt (WWN)

Status:

Completed

Amount Awarded:

€24.943,-

Duration:

01-01-2024 to 31-12-2024

Ethiopie Abbay WISE NbS

Lead Partner(s):

Blue Deal Ethiopie Abbay

Construction and monitoring of NbS (reforestation, erosion) in Tana, Beles and Gojam subbasins; approach for upscaling in Abbay river basin

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2306

Contact person:

Marieke van Nood (WWN)

Status:

In progress

Amount Awarded:

€243.700,-

Duration:

01-01-2024 to 31-12-2027

Focal point Naturebased Solutions fase 2

Lead Partner(s):

Wereld Waternet

Knowledge development and knowledge sharing around nature-based solutions, continuation of phase 1, concerns the period 2024 to 2026

Links & Documentation:

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Ref. No.

2305

Contact person:

Jaap Bos (WWN)

Status:

In progress

Amount Awarded:

€277.500,-

Duration:

01-01-2024 to 01-01-2027

Ghana dammen

Lead Partner(s):

Blue Deal Ghana

Exploration into optimization of Oueija dam management as a pilot for an integrated approach to dams in Ghana

Links & Documentation:

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2304

Contact person:

Carel Nobbe (WAM)

Status:

Completed

Amount Awarded:

20.000,-

Duration:

01-06-2023 tot 01-06-2024

South Africa Collaborative Water Management Initiative (Colwami)

Lead Partner(s):

Blue Deal Zuid Afrika

Follow-up KIWI area scan; exploration of self-supportive water management by stakeholders using smart software

Links & Documentation:

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2303

Contact person:

Hans Schepman (WDO Delta)

Status:

Completed

Amount Awarded:

€27.664,-

Duration:

01-05-2023 to 31-12-2023

eSwatini Climate Smart Agriculture

Lead Partner(s):

Blue Deal eSwatini

Follow-up KIWI area scan; exploration of subsurface drip irrigation for small farmers

Links & Documentation:

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2302

Contact person:

Marga Oosterveld (WVS)

Status:

Completed

Amount Awarded:

€25.000,-

Duration:

01-03-2023 to 01-07-2024

Tanzania waterfund

Lead Partner(s):

Wereld Waternet

Exploration into setting up a water fund

Links & Documentation:

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Ref. No.

2301

Contact person:

Janette Worm (WWN)

Status:

Completed

Amount Awarded:

€25.000,-

Duration:

01-03-2023 to 31-12-2023

Platform CEP islands

Lead Partner(s):

Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier

Exploration of a knowledge platform for exchanging expertise between water managers on islands in the Caribbean, Europe and the Pacific

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Ref. No.

2208

Contact person:

Petra Goessen (HHNK)

Status:

Completed

Amount Awarded:

€25.000,-

Duration:

01-01-2023 to 31-12-2023

Ethiopie waste water wetlands

Lead Partner(s):

Blue Deal Ethiopie Waste Water

Pilot with purification of wastewater from residential blocks via wetlands in the absence of a wastewater treatment plant

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Ref. No.

2207

Contact person:

Marieke van Nood (WWN)

Status:

In progress

Amount Awarded:

€217.000,-

Duration:

01-01-2023 to 01-06-2025

Burkina Faso reforestation

Lead Partner(s):

Blue Deal Burkina Faso

Research into reforestation and soil improvement through the use of nitrogen-fixing trees

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2206

Contact person:

Janette Worm (WWN)

Status:

Completed

Amount Awarded:

€78.100,-

Duration:

01-01-2023 to 31-12-2024

Tanzania Farm Tree tool

Lead Partner(s):

Waterworx Tanzania

Further development of Farm Tree tool reforestation regarding water management aspects; agreement concluded for use in Blue Deal projects under favorable conditions

Links & Documentation:

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2205

Contact person:

Janette Worm (WWN)

Status:

Completed

Amount Awarded:

€158.783,-

Duration:

01-12-2022 to 31-12-2024

Kenia drinking from rivers / bring back the Njururi

Lead Partner(s):

Blue Deal Kenia

Experiment with social search approach to arrive at an integrated plan for the Thika basin with conflicting stakeholders

Links & Documentation:

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2204

Contact person:

Marieke van Nood (WWN)

Status:

Completed

Amount Awarded:

€99.799,-

Duration:

01-11-2022 to 31-12-2023

Blue Deal YEP program 2022-2024

Lead Partner(s):

Blue Deal Programme Office

Training local young professionals for the water sector (co-financing)

Links & Documentation:

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2202

Contact person:

Paul van Koppen (PB Blue Deal)

Status:

Completed

Amount Awarded:

€220.000,-

Duration:

01-09-2022 to 01-07-2024

Central America

Lead Partner(s):

Waterschap Noorderzijlvest

Strategic planning for integrated water management in 8 Central American countries

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2103

Contact person:

Peter Hollanders (HD)

Status:

Completed

Amount Awarded:

€117.574,-

Duration:

2021-2022

Focal Point Naturebased Solutions and Pilots NbS Ghana

Lead Partner(s):

Wereld waternet; Blue Deal Ghana

Promote knowledge development and knowledge sharing around nature based solutions; in Ghana research into (a) business case carbon credits and reforestation and (b) mangroves as coastal defense

Links & Documentation:

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Ref. No.

2102

Contact person:

Jaap Bos (WWN) en Carel Nobbe (WAM)

Status:

Completed

Amount Awarded:

€210.000,-

Duration:

25-06-2021 to 31-12-2023 (extended)

DWA Indonesia bridging period

Lead Partner(s):

Hoogheemraadschap Schieland en Krimpenerwaard

Strengthening local water management

Links & Documentation:

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Ref. No.

2101

Contact person:

Peter Hollanders (HD)

Status:

Completed

Amount Awarded:

€90.150,-

Duration:

2021-2022

Mozambique Estamos Juntos

Lead Partner(s):

Wetterskip Fryslan

Support for integrated water management

Links & Documentation:

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1604

Contact person:

Martin Bos (WF)

Status:

Completed

Amount Awarded:

€299.000,-

Duration:

2016-2023

DWA Indonesia

Lead Partner(s):

Hoogheemraadschap Schieland en Krimpenerwaard

Strengthening local water management

Links & Documentation:

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Ref. No.

1603

Contact person:

Martin Bos (WF)

Status:

Completed

Amount Awarded:

€263.590,-

Duration:

2016-2021

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