NWP signs MoU with Wavemakers United

MoU Wavemakers in EXPO Dubai. Group picture of representatives of the signatory parties.

The Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Wavemakers United to set up the wavemakersunited.com international youth platform. The platform aims to inspire, enthuse, activate and make water, food and energy innovations visible, thereby creating awareness around the various global challenges we are facing.

The MoU was signed at the ‘Water, Energy and Food for Cities, Industry and Agriculture’ seminar on 23 March at the Netherlands Pavilion at EXPO Dubai. Other signatory organisations are Arcadis, Wetskills, the University of Balamand Lebanon, the Dutch Marine Energy Centre, RanMarine, Axionomic and Pure Blue Water.

NWP representative signing MoU with Wavemakers.

The signing of the MoU, from left to right: Nicole Hellwig, Manager Marketing Communications, Events and BRM at NWP, Marc Harbers, Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management and Tilly Stroo of Founder of Wavemakers United.

Wavemaker United Academy

Young people all over the world are confronted with water challenges. They often have innovative solutions, but few networks or opportunities to implement them. Wavemakers United and several universities in the Middle East and the Netherlands are seeking to establish an international Wavemaker Academy through which to educate the youth in local communities about the multiple functions and values of water, food, and energy. In doing so, they will also enable them to share their learning within their own communities through guest lectures and readings.

Dutch Wavemakers, Young Expert Programmes and Wetskills established the Wavemaker Academy as a pilot project in South Africa for which they won the Valuing Water Pitch-a-Thon in 2020.

About Wavemakers United

Wavemakers United is a joint venture comprising Dutch students, young professionals in water management, food and energy, athletes and influencers, and is supported by the Dutch Government.

In 2021, after much work, the Wavemakers set up the Wavemakers United platform. The official launch of this platform took place on 1 November 2021 at the Netherlands Pavilion at the Dubai Expo in the presence of Peter Potman, Deputy Director General Foreign Economic Relations at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Henk Ovink, Dutch Special Envoy for International Water Affairs (online attendance).

Anyone who is passionate about water, energy and the climate can join the Wavemakers Community. Visit wavemakersunited.com for more information.