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General The Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) is an autonomous academic institute specialised in scientific research, postgraduate education and expert service delivery in tropical medicine and public health in developing countries. Its expertise is central to 8 of the 17 Strategic Development Goals and related to 7 others. In its Belgian programme, ITM pursues its over-all goal of improving health in developing countries through (1) academic capacity strengthening of individuals and institutes; (2) policy support and networking; (3) de-velopment education and advocacy. Academic…
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In northern Vietnam, traditional medicine is still very popular. Healers, mostly women, pick plants that occur naturally in that region and that are used to cure numerous ailments. Prof. Marc Muller, a biologist at ULiège, was of the opinion that this ancient knowledge could be put to better use. Can't those medicinal plants form the basis for new medicines? And isn't it helpful to get to know those plants better anyway? After all, some can also be toxic. Not everything that comes from nature is healthy. Just think of the many extremely poisonous mushrooms. …
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General Civil Society Organizations empowered and articulated around agroecology in the Southern Cono region, the Metropolitan region of Cochabamba and at the National level, demand and exercise their rights to healthy food and safe water with success. In the Southern Cono region and the Metropolitan region of Cochabamba the peasant organizations of men and women (PO) of five municipalities will enhance their agro-ecological (AE) production, working their soils in a sustainable way. They will sell their produce on ecological markts directly to the consumers, interested in healthy food (short…
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General L’objectif principal de ce nouveau mandat est de stimuler un nombre croissant d’acteurs belges du secteur privé à s’engager concrètement à la réalisation des SDG dans les pays en développement à travers leurs opérations, leur chaîne d’approvisionnement et des partenariats fructueux avec des acteurs du secteur public et de la société civile en Belgique et dans les pays partenaires de la cooperation belge.Results Plus spécifiquement, les activités prévues dans le cadre de cette proposition ont pour but de : i. Renforcer l’expertise pratique belge en matière de diligence raisonnable ESG…
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General Study, consultancy and expertise fund, Indicative Cooperation Programme 2008-2011 'Aiming at financing in full or in part studies and consultancies in the framework of the Belgo-Palestinian Cooperation, including identification, preparation and follow up studies of projects and programmes, investigations, missions, seminars and services.'Results Objectives of the Fund are: to enhance (1) the capacities of Palestinian public institutions in order to support the priority sectors of the Belgian-Palestinian bilaterial cooperation; (2) the preparation process of future Palestinian-Belgian…
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General The Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH): Phase 1 d'engagement pour un programme de cacao belge durableResults The Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH): Phase 1 d'engagement pour un programme de cacao belge durable
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General The Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) mettra en oeuvre pour une durée de 3 ans le partenariat belge pour le cacao durable, appelé "Beyond Chocolate". Le financement de 2,5 millions euros servira à: 1° Coordonner et rationnaliser les activités et les contributions des différents partenaires, y compris la gestion du cofinancement des projets pilotes et des projets d'innovation au sein des chaînes de valeur du caco (appels à projets), 2° Mesurer les progrès réalisés et les effets en fonction d'indicateurs à déterminer (NB: pour le 5/12/2019), 3° Communiquer sur l'engagement et les…
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General La plateforme nationale pour un chocolat belge durable « Beyond Chocolate » s’adresse au plus grands défis pour la durabilité du secteur et -surtout- au lien entre la pauvreté et la déforestation et le travail forcé/travail des enfants. Tous les signataires s’engagent collectivement d’assurer un impact positif en terme de revenu vital pour les producteurs et de lutter contre la déforestation pour 2030 avec des objectifs intermédiaires de certification du chocolat produit ou vendu sur le marché et l’adhérence des signataires au normes de la Cocoa et Forest Initiative (CFI) d’ici 2025…
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The context Crucial, life-saving information Floods. Earthquakes. Hurricanes. When disasters occur, river courses are diverted. Roads subside. And houses collapse. Entire populations are stricken, violently affected and swept away. But then how do you find out who is where? Where to build electricity cables? How to pinpoint starving people? UAVs are often associated with a military context or regarded as recreational devices, but they are increasingly used for constructive purposes in the humanitarian sector. Some of these UAVs have an…