Presentation by Tessa Terpstra, MENA Regional Envoy for Water and Energy Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

2. NL support to sustainable Arab
development

3. NL support to Arab sustainable development:
energy, water and food
• Why:
Concern about climate change, especially in arid regions such as North-Africa
and Middle East
We are neighbours
NL much to offer in efficiency on water-food-energy

4. • What
Efficient natural resource management in several countries: addressing water
scarcity; energy efficiency; water and energy efficient food production
Through introduction of technology
Knowledge and expertise exchange, (vocational) training, capacity building
Bilateral trade
Access to climate finance through NL and EU financial institutions
NL support to Arab sustainable development

5. • How: one example
Regional partnership between the Netherlands and RCREEE under the
umbrella of Union for the Mediterranean
High Level Policy Dialogue for Sustainable Energy
Building consortium of partners, developing pipeline of bankable projects for
renewable energy and energy efficiency
NL support to Arab sustainable development

6. Thank you
tessa.terpstra@minbuza.nl