@blesgraaf

Waterveiligheid @Zuid_Holland | Tweet (ENG/NL) over water, klimaat en milieu. Hiervoor @RodeKruis, @SimaviNL en @DutchMFA

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Roel Blesgraaf retweeted
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There has been an incredible amount of destruction to the essential infrastructure in #Gaza. The ICRC calls for sustained, safe access to bring in supplies and materials to address these needs 👇

Essential infrastructure - Gaza - ICRC

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Ondertussen in Derna, Libië: aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/9…

Photos: One week after Libya flood, aid arrives for survivors

The death toll has surpassed 11,300, with about 40,000 people displaced from the disaster.

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Beelden tonen voor het eerst het dichten van de dijk op Walcheren: nos.nl/artikel/2485165-beeld…

Beelden tonen voor het eerst het dichten van de dijk op Walcheren

Uit uniek filmmateriaal blijkt dat de wederopbouw vooral handwerk was. Er zijn nauwelijks machines ingezet.

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Vakblad H2O@vakbladh2o26 Apr 2023
Bij Waterschap Aa en Maas en Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier is er witte rook. Bij andere waterschappen is de coalitievorming nog niet zover. Een overzicht van de stand van zaken bij 21 waterschappen. h2owaternetwerk.nl/h2o-actue…
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Rode Kruis@RodeKruis7 Feb 2023
Is het beter om spullen te doneren of geld? Zo kun je de slachtoffers in #Syrië en #Turkije het beste helpen 👇volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achterg…

Is het beter om spullen te geven of geld, en drie andere vragen over hulp aan Turkije

Nieuws en beelden uit het door zware aardbevingen getroffen gebied in Turkije en Syrië hebben veel Nederlanders aangegrepen. Volgens de Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie zijn mogelijk meer dan 23 miljoen...

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Rode Kruis@RodeKruis31 Jan 2023
70 jaar na de #watersnoodramp zijn de meeste Nederlanders nog steeds niet voorbereid op een overstroming. 🙅‍♂️ Ben jij goed voorbereid? 🤔 rodekruis.nl/nieuwsbericht/b…

Ben jij goed voorbereid op een overstroming? De meeste mensen niet.

70 jaar na de watersnoodramp blijken Nederlanders niet goed voorbereid op een volgende overstroming, blijkt uit ons onderzoek.

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Eduardo Soteras@edusoteras30 Jan 2023
More photos of our last work for @AFP from southern Ethiopia, where the drought has plunged 12 million people into acute food insecurity. With @simonsayzzzzz and @SolanKolli . For the story in english: barrons.com/news/in-drought-…
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As violence subsides in Tigray, Ethiopia’s Oromia conflict flares: thenewhumanitarian.org/news-… (@newhumanitarian)

Ethiopia’s Oromia conflict: ‘People are dying on a daily basis’

Fighting has flown under the radar amid focus on the war further north.

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What a story! @Kontar81 fled from Syria and after a long journey including 7 months in an airport in Kuala Lumpur now received his Canadian citizenship, works for @redcrosscanada and hopes to assist those struggling with statelessness in the future: aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/11…

Syrian refugee who lived in airport gains Canadian citizenship

Hassan Al Kontar told Al Jazeera he has not seen his family since 2008 and hopes to obtain a Canadian passport.

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Why do the rich get richer — even during global crises? aljazeera.com/features/2022/…
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No energy worries for Italy’s ‘Tribe of the Harmonious Walnuts’ aljazeera.com/gallery/2022/1…

Photos: No energy worries for Italy’s ‘harmonious walnut tribe’

Fabrizio Cardinali, aged 72, has lived entirely off the grid for more than half a century.

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Als je chocola wilt eten tijdens #kerst, denk even na over welke je koopt. Jouw keuze maakt veel uit voor de cacaoboer: aljazeera.com/features/2022/…

Ivory Coast battles chocolate companies to improve farmers’ lives

Ivory Coast is the world’s top cocoa-producing country but receives just 4% of the $100bn chocolate industry's profits.

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dietvorst@dietvorst17 Dec 2022
Arguably, the only positive outcome from #COP27 was the #LossAndDamage fund. What are the implications for #WASH? Who are the trailblazers? @WaterAidBD @AdnanIAQader @LossandDamage @RRegenvanu ircwash.org/blog/pay-price-w…
Cartoon: Let's first raise a toast to the official inclusion of Loss & Damage funding in the C.O.P agenda. UNFCC COP-27. Pakistan Nigeria, Philippines, Mali

ALT Cartoon: Let's first raise a toast to the official inclusion of Loss & Damage funding in the C.O.P agenda. UNFCC COP-27. Pakistan Nigeria, Philippines, Mali

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‘Hungry for days’: Drought’s cruel toll on pregnant Somali women aljazeera.com/features/2022/…

‘Hungry for days’: Drought’s cruel toll on pregnant Somali women

Somalia is grappling with its worst drought in 40 years; it's taking a toll on women's and girls' reproductive health.

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‘As the largest humanitarian network, @IFRC and our 192 National Societies, including my own @RodeKruis, are witnessing firsthand how the #climatecrisis is disrupting the water cycle.’ @DerkSegaar delivers IFRC statement at the prep meeting of #UN Water Conference
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Roel Blesgraaf retweeted
Gabriela Bucher@Gabucher3 Oct 2022
Up to 40% of @WorldBank's reported climate-related spending cannot be independently verified, according to research by @Oxfam. The Bank's $17.2 billion climate finance portfolio for 2020 could be off by as much as $7 billion. #COP27 #WorldBank theguardian.com/environment/…

World Bank criticised over climate crisis spending

Oxfam research suggests up to 40% of bank’s reported climate-related spending cannot be accounted for

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Mag je huishoudens bij betalingsproblemen afsluiten van drinkwater? Was drinkwater niet een internationaal mensenrecht? Hoe dit precies zit, legt universitair hoofddocent Internationaal Recht Catherine Brölmann @KikiBr uit in deze blog van @BrechjeOonk ➡️simavi.nl/nieuws/alles-wordt…
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Poverty in the Netherlands - this is how it looks like: aljazeera.com/features/2022/…

Cost of living: A Dutch woman plans to forego heating come winter

Hanny Heuvelink fears this year's energy bill as she visits four supermarkets to find the cheapest staples.

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240 Volunteers have been oriented & deployed in the different Sub -Counties in Mubende especially the hotspots such as Madudu,Kiruuma,Butoloogo,and within Mubende municipality. They will do Risk Communication, Contact tracing, Safe & Dignified burials, WASH (Hygiene Promotion)
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'The cavalry hasn't arrived': Somalia on the brink of famine: devex.shorthandstories.com/t…

'The cavalry hasn't arrived:' Somalia on the brink of famine

The severe drought in Somalia is causing widespread malnutrition and disease outbreak, but the humanitarian response has not kept pace with the needs. Many camps don’t receive food aid and people...

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