💧💱Aaron Vermeulen

De Millingerwaard. Nederlandse wildernis aan de Waal met oude rivierarmen, ooibossen en rivierduinen. In dit unieke natuurgebied dat Nederland verbindt met Europa kom je zomaar otters, bevers en prachtige vogels als zilverreigers en lepelaars tegen. #mijnnatuurblijft

Accelerating renewable revolution can achieve global climate and energy goals without damming world’s remaining free flowing rivers. Recent paper in Nature showed that less than 37 % of rivers longer than 1000 km are free flowing,…lnkd.in/e-mFw7X lnkd.in/edTRW_W

Look at that: vicious cycles on water supply, urbanization and finance city preventing city of Semarang to be climate resilient. I really like the way the Cascading Semarang team has broken this down into potentially bankable solutions. Great job @EF___ a…lnkd.in/ehfs6-f

In Delhi this week to work with @henkovink and #waterasleverage team to develop innovative finance for climate resillient cities. Water is used as a leverage for investment needed to build climate resilient river basins and cities in these basins. This ap…lnkd.in/ebDhWe2

Better, cheaper, smarter: Nature as an infrastructure solution - brings economic, safety and environmental benefits. thehill.com/opinion/energy… @WWFLeadWater @WWFLeadFinance @GCAdaptation @henkovink @aaronwwf @ACTIAM @ING_news @triodosuk @hannahbaleta @Alliance4Water

Proud that our pipeline of Bankable Water Solutions starts getting traction with investors and banks. We just signed a contract for two feasibility studies with FMO - Dutch Development Bank for two water projects in Myanmar and Zam…lnkd.in/e7bXJHm lnkd.in/endJeMM

We are taking #Nature for granted and we are prepared to sacrifice it for short term profit ignoring the consequences for all life on Earth and our own future. We depend on Nature more than Nature depends on us Business has a great responsibility to act #WEF19 #NewDealforNature

Thanks Stichting Eumedion and International Corporate Governance Network for hosting panel on dialogue between shareholders and stakeholders with Eva Halvarsson, @MathiBouts, Rients Abma and myself at ICGN conference in Amsterdam t…lnkd.in/eawQNSC lnkd.in/e4Zvt5G

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Interactive: How climate finance ‘flows’ around the world carbonbrief.org/interactive-ho… @henkovink @aaronwwf @AndrewRudd6 @WaterasLeverage

Investor meets NGO, double interview with @CarolavanLamoen of @Robeco and myself for magazine of @DNB_NL. Only in Dutch. magazine.dnb.nl/dnbelicht_uitg…

WWF launched New Deal For Nature initiative: Paris-style commitment by governments and business in 2020 to halt biodiversity loss. lnkd.in/e282asJ

BIG news: Historic day as Dutch govt will set sluice gates on Haringvliet dam ajar - reconnecting #Rhine & Meuse rivers to sea for first time in 47 years. Will transform delta: #salmon #sturgeon & other migratory fish will return as well as birds etc wwf.panda.org/our_work/water…

Panel I was attending today was challenged by @henkovink at Amsterdam Int Week that we should stop talking about "enough capital but lack of projects". Can't agree more. Lets do it. WWF is on the ground in over 60 river basins, working with local commun…lnkd.in/eFXyx7C

At the third meeting of the OECD Roundtable on Financing Water in Paris. Financial companies have to comply with financial regulation, while this community is passionate about getting more money out of the door for better global water security. We need un…lnkd.in/eMx-W_T

Great insights. Better water allocation needed to underpin future investments contributing to a climate resilient Kafue.

@deanmuruven09 thanks dean. nice model. glad it took off after all these years prep work

@aaronwwf one to look at

Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) summit in 2 weeks. Degradation of ecosystems equally threatens future of our children as climate change. Time for financial institutions to act and integrate this issue in their investment decisions. lnkd.in/eYviwbm

Take a minute to watch this fabulous film. Inspiring call for all of us to do all we we can to ensure a sustainable future for people & nature #NatureMatters #LPR2018