NIRAS International Consulting

👋🏼 Say hello to Francisco José RUIZ MARMOLEJO, Team Leader of Pillar 3 of Territorios Forestales Sostenibles (TEFOS) — a UK-funded initiative tackling deforestation in conflict-affected rural areas of Colombia. Francisco José leads a team dedicated to helping communities in Colombia’s forest frontiers build sustainable livelihoods that protect and restore forests. With over 35 years of experience in forestry, sustainable agriculture, and value chain development, he connects conservation with economic opportunity — ensuring that local prosperity and forest protection go hand in hand. 🙏🏽 We are proud to have Francisco José on the NIRAS team. His leadership and technical expertise are helping translate climate commitments into tangible, community-led results on the ground. NIRAS is a values-driven consultancy powered by a diverse team of professionals like Francisco José. While this month we are focusing on private sector development and trade, we are looking for experts to support our work in a multitude of sectors supporting our clients. You can learn more about our work supporting inclusive economic growth in our new Capability Statement 👉 https://lnkd.in/e8dXwd4r Whether you already have extensive experience ⚡️or are just getting started, #JoinUs in building a more equal, stable, and sustainable world in line with the #SDGs 🚀 Register your CV today ➡️ https://cv.niras.com/ #PrivateSectorDevelopment #Trade #Investment #InclusiveGrowth #DevelopmentCooperation

A marvellous conclusion to a project that helped strengthen waste management systems in Lebanon! 🌟👏🏽 At the closing conference of the Solid Waste Governance Project — implemented by NIRAS in partnership with the Ministry of Environment and funded by the European Union — stakeholders gathered to mark the culmination of four years of extensive field research and policy development. 💡 In those years, the project produced in-depth studies and policy briefs that will pave the way for more effective governance, transparency, and accountability in Lebanon's waste sector. 🗂️ It also provided local municipalities and unions of municipalities with communication tools to engage communities and promote sustainable waste management practices, laying the groundwork for a more circular and environmentally responsible future in Lebanon. 🏛️ 📌 You can find all these documents in this project brief: https://lnkd.in/g95qgF3h Catch a glimpse of the event by watching the video below. 🎬 Nathalie Pano Ana Gajičić #SolidWasteManagement #PolicyDevelopment #WasteSector #WasteGovernance #SustainablePractices #Lebanon

We are happy to share that we are continuing to support the on-the-ground socio-economic benefit impact study on Offshore Wind (OSW) Development headed by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)! 🌬️   Alongside GWEC’s Senior Policy Officer Juan Miguel Consolacion, our team is actively engaging with local governments and communities in the cities of Iloilo and Bacolod (Guimaras Strait), as well as Calabanga and Mercedes (San Miguel Bay). 💡 See the team at work in the photos below!   To be used by OSW developers and government bodies, the study aims to identify the ways this renewable energy source “can deliver tangible economic and social value — and how to build frameworks for benefit sharing and inclusive growth,” notes GWEC Country Manager for the Philippines Ann Margret Francisco. 🧩🌱   "Through this study, we’re thrilled to engage directly with diverse stakeholders and ensure that offshore wind development translates into real, shared progress for all," says Project Manager Gianne Francis Alfred Manzano. 📈👥   NIRAS has a long history of supporting OSW projects, going as far back as the first offshore wind farm in Vindeby, Denmark where we provided geotechnical consulting for the project.   Our activities in the energy sector, including this study, align with our goal of contributing to the green energy transition, which we achieve through innovative projects and partnerships that have the same mindset of attaining a cleaner future for the planet. ⚡ Charisse Kirsty L. Joyce Anne Asilo #GREENsition #OffshoreWind #ImpactStudy #SustainableEnergy #Philippines

🌐 Building stronger markets. Creating lasting impact. In today’s complex global economy, inclusive trade and private sector growth are key to sustainable development. At NIRAS, we partner with donors, governments, and business support organisations to: ✅ Improve investment climates and market systems ✅ Support MSMEs to meet export standards and grow ✅ Translate policy reform into tangible results for communities Our new Capability Statement on Private Sector Development & Trade highlights how our teams deliver results across Africa, Asia, and Europe — turning evidence into impact. 📘 Discover our approach: https://lnkd.in/e8dXwd4r #PrivateSectorDevelopment #Trade #InclusiveGrowth #SustainableInvestment #DevelopmentConsulting

Listening to 10,000 voices across the Lake Chad Basin 🌍 🔎 How do you turn data from one of the world’s most fragile regions into trusted evidence for regional policy? NIRAS’ conflict-sensitive perception surveys — conducted with nearly 10,000 respondents across four countries — are helping the World Bank and the Lake Chad Basin Commission build a shared knowledge platform that governments can rely on to shape peacebuilding, climate resilience, and governance reforms. As we prepare to launch Phase 2, our goal is to move from data collection to real-time learning — tracking how communities change over time and providing decision-makers with the intelligence they need to act early, not late. 🔗 Read the full blog to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gqKEpi32 #FragileContexts #Peacebuilding #MEL #LakeChadBasin #DataForDevelopment

👋🏼 Say hello to Alaa El Fil 🇵🇸, a Project Manager in NIRAS supporting the implementation of initiatives focused on guarantee facilities, MSME finance, and fund management. At NIRAS, Alaa works across grant and investment fund management, development finance, and SME finance, helping institutions and governments turn capital into impact. She also internally champions the positioning of NIRAS in the 'advisory services for investments' space. Her portfolio spans projects funded by KfW, FMO, EBRD, AfDB, World Bank, the EU and GIZ, supporting financial institutions to catalyse climate and gender impact. With experience across MENA, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and Europe, she brings a global perspective 🌍 to working with international financial institutions and development finance institutions to bridge the gap between public and private finance. 🙏🏽 We’re proud to have Alaa on the NIRAS team – contributing to shaping our approach in sustainable finance and inclusive development. NIRAS is a values-driven consultancy powered by professionals like Alaa. While this month we are focusing on private sector development and trade, we are looking for experts to support our work in a multitude of sectors supporting our clients. You can learn more about our work supporting inclusive economic growth in our new Capability Statement 👇🏼 https://lnkd.in/e8dXwd4r Whether you already have extensive experience ⚡️or are just getting started, #JoinUs in building a more equal, stable, and sustainable world in line with the #SDGs 🚀 Register your CV today ➡️ https://cv.niras.com/ #PrivateSectorDevelopment #Trade #Investment #InclusiveGrowth #DevelopmentCooperation

Recently, NIRAS Indonesia, through the EU-funded Technical Assistance Facility for the Green Team Europe Initiative (TAF-GTEI), proudly participated in the ASEAN Circular Economy Forum 2025 (ACEF 2025), marking our second engagement in this pivotal regional event. 🌿TAF-GTEI's booth showcased our work, along with other EU-funded projects in circular economy and green initiatives, highlighting collaborative efforts across ASEAN. Our Team Leader, Asih Budiati, also moderated a key session on “Resource Use in ASEAN and the Role of the Circular Economy in Achieving ASEAN Vision 2045” at the main forum. Our participation reflects the progress under TAF-GTEI in advancing green transition. Here’s a look of what we've achieved so far: 💬 Policy Dialogues: including the 1st Technical Workshop under the EU-ASEAN Energy Dialogue;  🎤 Green Policy Expos: active participation in regional platforms like Green Diplomacy Week; 📚 Workshops & Training: covering nature-based solutions (NbS), food safety, and plastic guidelines; 📑 Research & Insights: informing future action through targeted studies; 🌳 On-the-Ground Initiatives: supporting NbS implementation in Indonesia and the Philippines. Watch this video to learn more about TAF-GTEI: https://lnkd.in/g2iKmsRf 🎬 This is just the beginning. Stay tuned with NIRAS for more updates as we continue this journey toward climate resilience and sustainable future for ASEAN. 🌏 Ayu A. Ramanadia Bas van Helvoort Bernhard Meyhoefer #TAFGTEI #CircularEconomy #NatureBasedSolutions #ClimateResilience #EUinASEAN #Sustainability #GreenDiplomacy #EuropeanGreenDeal #CleanEnergy #Biodiversity #ASEANVision2045

⚡️ Our Indonesian team is looking to partner with a web development company for a project on accelerating Indonesia’s energy transition!   NIRAS, together with Lestari Advisors and supported by UK PACT Phase 2 Programme, is assisting the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR/ESDM) to build a digital Energy Conservation Business Ecosystem that will:    ✳️ Enable energy service company (ESCO) registration and reporting aligned with a forthcoming ministerial regulation;    ✳️ Manage registrations for the energy-efficiency incubation programme;    ✳️ Provide a marketplace connecting ESCOs, facility and industry owners, technology providers, and financial institutions.    To achieve these, we need a web development team 💻 who can develop an Energy Conservation Business Ecosystem to be integrated with the MEMR's SINERGI platform (prior work with the Directorate of Energy Conservation is an advantage and you must have the ability to coordinate and align with MEMR’s institutional workflows).   Send your proposal if your web development company (a legally registered corporate entity based in Indonesia) has:    📝 A project manager with a minimum 5 years’ experience managing web application development projects and a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Informatics;   📊 A database analyst or designer with a minimum 3 years’ experience in web and database software development and a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution;   ⌨️ A programmer with a minimum 3 years’ experience in web and database software development and a Bachelor’s Degree in an accredited institution.    Your proposal must contain a cover letter, a technical proposal, and a commercial proposal. For more information, view the terms of reference here: https://lnkd.in/gEEw8Z-x 📌 Send your proposal to [email protected] and [email protected] before 16 November 2025. 📩 #CallforProposals #WebDevelopment #DevelopmentSector #EnergyConservation #Indonesia

Some exciting news: the three competitive grants under the Biodiversity Challenge Funds (BCFs) have recently awarded new projects! 🔔 💚 Darwin Plus awarded a total of 43 new grants under Round 13 and Darwin Plus Local Round 5, supporting conservation and climate resilience across the UK’s Overseas Territories. These projects encompass a wide range of efforts, including the management of a unique cloud forest to revitalise biodiversity and education of young conservationists in Montserrat. 💚 Darwin Initiative awarded grants in Round 31, enabling enable low- and middle-income countries to conserve their unique biodiversity, reduce poverty, and address climate change. 💚 The Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) Challenge Fund has awarded high-value projects in Round 11, advancing efforts to combat illegal wildlife trade and reduce poverty in developing countries. We are proud to support BCFs as part of our broader work in environment and fund management. NIRAS oversees 800 applications annually and assesses the impact of 300 live projects. 🔍 👉 Watch the video celebrating 10 years of the IWT Challenge Fund here: https://lnkd.in/gUxZBAFD 👉 Get to know NIRAS' fund management portfolio in this link: https://lnkd.in/gKeiz3Di #BCF #DarwinPlus #IWT #ChallengeFunds #BiodiversityConservation

Liberian towns are getting the spark they need. 🌟 In Gbahn and Totoquelleh, solar power is improving lives, and two female entrepreneurs can attest to this positive change.    Local entrepreneurs Kuku Kialien and Lolia Gebissay used to close their shops before dark because they had no lighting. 🌙 But once their received solar kits from businesses backed by the Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) – a funding facility implemented by Nefco - the Nordic Green Bank with support from NIRAS and REEEP – they quickly found extending hours led to more customers and greater sales. 📈   But owning solar kits resulted in more than just business growth. As it turns out, their private lives have changed for the better as well, sparking hope in their families and children. 🏠💚    📌 Read more about how renewable energy is powering homes and opportunities in this story: https://lnkd.in/gAwgrkVB   Gabriela Wise Annegrete Lausten #BGFA #SolarPower #CleanEnergy #Entrepreneurship #Liberia