The NWB Fund has approved a new project to improve the watermanagement of the Mlali River in Tanzania. It is part of a long term collaboration between partner organisations MORUWASA, Wami Ruvu Basin Water Board and World Waternet within the WaterWorx programme. This collaboration focuses on strengthening water security by improving drinking water availability and adressing the underlying causes of water problems. Like soil degradation and erosion that make the area more vulne

The Netherlands/Pekalongan – Through the KIWI Climate Game Changers program, various climate-adaptive opportunities have been identified within Blue Deal partnerships, including in Pekalongan, Indonesia. To achieve greenhouse gas and cost reduction the University of Semarang UNDIP in collaboration with the local Blue Deal team has conducted a feasibility study into the use of solar energy for the pumping stations in the city.   Pekalongan is threatened by a combination of lan

A lot of great things are happening in international projects of the Dutch Water Authorities, and this deserves to be seen! That’s why the NWB Fund will once again award a prize for the most inspiring video on this topic: the NWB Award 2026.   What can you win? You can win a cash prize of 5,000 euros for your project, a spot on the Wall of Fame in the Unie office in The Hague, and a feature in the magazine Waterschapspiegel .   What do you need to do? Create a short video abo

Amsterdam, 16 February 2026, World Waternet, Yarmouk Water Company and the Greater Irbid Municipality have launched a rainwater harvesting initiative in Irbid, Jordan, supported by the NWB Fund. The project builds on a recent Memorandum of Understanding and responds to severe water scarcity and increasing urban flooding caused by groundwater depletion and climate-driven rainfall extremes. Figure 1: Potential implementation location for a Rainwater Harvesting System (RWHS) in

In the summer of 2023 Ingo van Lohuizen and Joyce Tentij entered the Klimaat- en Innovatieprogramma Waterschappen Internationaal (in short: KIWI programm) of the NBW Fund. They became members of the Blue Deal eSwatini team. During two years they travelled to southern Africa to work on a bankable proposal for small scale farmers in the Lomati catchment of eSwatini. Essence of their project is to support these farmers with installing drip irrigation energized by solar panels.

Climate change is a reality in Ghana. The sea level is rising and coastal protection is becoming increasingly important. The NWB Fund supported a study on the use of mangrove as a natural coast protection. Partners and stakeholders This study was initiated by Blue Deal Ghana together together with the Water Resources Commission, in collaboration with local partners such as the Volta Revival Foundation and the Focal Point Nature-Based Solutions. Almost 300 inhabitants particip

In Ethiopia a massive reforestation initiative takes place. It’s the Green Legacy Initiative (GLI). This nationwide reforestation campaign is initiated at Prime Minister level and cascades down to local level. However, the process is highly top-down and local characteristics are insufficiently taken into consideration. Both the local geohydrological characteristics as well as community interests require more attention. At the same time the water system is under pressure by

In Morogoro, Tanzania, the Mindu Dam plays a critical role in providing drinking water to over 75% of the city’s population. However, increasing pressures on soils and the watershed—such as deforestation, land degradation, and erosion—combined with the impacts of climate change, threaten the long-term reliability of this vital water source.   To address these challenges, World Waternet, the Wami Ruvu Basin Water Board (WRBWB), and drinking water utility MORUWASA are piloting

Introduction The Blue Deal partnership in Vietnam (called Blue Dragon Program) is a capacity building program in the Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam and is one of the 17 Blue Deal partnerships. The Blue Dragon Program includes several training courses that facilitate the exchange of knowledge and experiences. Each course has a unique theme and lasts an average of 1.5 years, comprising approximately five weeks of one-week training. The program has evolved over the past few ye