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      <image:caption>WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF LARGE SCALE FOOD PRODUCTION FOR FOOD SECURITY WORLDWIDE BUT WE ARE ALSO AWARE THAT MANY AGRO INDUSTRIES FACE CHALLENGES REGARDING SOCIALLY INCLUSIVENESS E.G. CREATING EQUITABLE EMPLOYMENT AND INCOMES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY E.G. USING FERTILISERS AND PESTICIDES RESPONSIBLY. THIS IS WHY OUR FOCUS IS ON SME BASED AGRICULTURE AND FAMILY SCALE FARMING AS THE MORE SUSTAINABLE OPTION FOR SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION. THIS IS THE MORE IMPORTANT FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WHERE A LARGE SECTION OF THE RURAL POPULATION STILL DEPENDS ON AGRICULTURE INCLUDING ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND AQUACULTURE FOR THEIR LIVELIHOODS AND WHERE VICINITY TO DOMESTIC MARKETS PROVIDE FOR ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE FOOD, FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>AS FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN GENERAL OUR SUPPORT OF FISHERIES, FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION IS PUTTING SUSTAINABLE USE OF RESOURCES AND EQUITABLE/PRO POOR BENEFIT DISTRIBUTION FIRST. WE THEREFORE PROMOTE HOLISTIC APPROACHES TO RESOURCE UTILISATION ADDRESSING THE ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM E.G. IN MARINE AND INLAND FISHERIES AND FORESTRY IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN RESOURCE ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY. OUR FOCUS IS ON COMMUNITY BASED MANAGEMENT AS IN SOCIAL FORESTRY AND ON SMALL SCALE, ARTISANAL FISHERIES WHICH UTILIZE LIVING AQUATIC RESOURCES RESPONSIBLY.  REGIONAL SOLUTIONS CO. LTD. SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ASSOCIATED EXPERTS HAVE ADVOCATED CO-MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS WHERE COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENTS PARTNER IN RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT; MANY OF US HAVE BEEN AND ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE WORLD WIDE FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGISTERED (IUU) FISHING AS WELL AS ON GOING DEFORESTATION AND LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ARE HEAVILY AND INCREASINGLY IMPACTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE. IMPACTS ARE LONG TERM AND NEED SUSTAINED RESPONSES INVOLVING THE ALL RESOURCE USERS AND RESOURCE OWNERS, WHETHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SECTOR, COMMUNITIES, THE DONOR COMMUNITY AND NON STATE ACTORS AS NGOS AND CSOS. REGIONAL SOLUTIONS CO. LTD.’ SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ASSOCIATED EXPERTS HAVE RELEVANT EXPERIENCE IN DISASTER RESPONSE AND RELIEF E.G. IN NORTH SUMATRA AND MALDIVES POST TSUNAMI AND IN THE CARIBBEAN POST HURRICANES; FROM OUR EXPERIENCE WE HAVE LEARNED THAT DISASTER RESPONSE AND RELIEF PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES HAVE TO FOLLOW THE SAME PRINCIPLES OF RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT AS ANY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE EFFORT.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>DRAWING FROM THE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE OF REGIONAL SOLUTIONS CO. LTD.’ SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ASSOCIATED EXPERTS WE CAN OFFER MANAGEMENT SUPPORT COVERING ALL COMPONENTS OF PROJECT CYCLE MANAGEMENT AS PROJECT IDENTIFICATION, APPRAISAL,  FORMULATION, IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND EVALUATION. WE EMPLOY TOOLS AS PARTICIPATORY APPRAISAL AND SURVEYS AIMED AT INCLUSIVE, TARGET GROUP ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE OUR EXPERIENCE SHOWS THAT ONLY FULL PARTICIPATION OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS AT ALL STAGES OF PROJECT CYCLE MANAGEMENT CAN ACHIEVE EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE IMPACTS.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>WE ARE FULLY AWARE THAT FUNCTIONING AND INCLUSIVE VALUE AND SUPPLY CHANGE AND ACCESS TO MARKETS ARE KEY TO ECONOMIC GROWTH BY ADDING VALUE TO AGRICULTURAL, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PRODUCTS, AND, THUS, TO EQUITABLE INCOME DISTRIBUTION AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION, WITH CROSS BORDER TRADE EXTENDING THESE BENEFITS TO NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES, THE REGION AND WORLDWIDE. INTEGRAL PART OF VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT IS EFFECTIVE REGULATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT OF HYGIENE AND SANITARY STANDARDS FAVOURING RESPONSIBLE FOOD PRODUCTION AND ENSURING CONSUMER PROTECTION. CONDITION FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE GROWTH VIA EFFECTIVE VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT REMAINS, HOWEVER, RESPONSIBLE USE OF RESOURCES, PEOPLE CENTRED DEVELOPMENT AND ADAPTATION TO AND MITIGATION OF IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>REGIONAL SOLUTIONS CO., LTD. HAS BEEN FOUNDED IN SEPTEMBER 2015. THE COMPANY IS BASED IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA. IT IS REGISTERED WITH THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE OF THE ROYAL GOVERNMENT OF CAMBODIA (CO. 2377E/2015, TIN_K002-901504093). THE COMPANY IS MANAGED BY ITS FOUNDERS, MR KAMINA NTENDA MUSANGU AND MR ULRICH WILHELM SCHMIDT. REGIONAL SOLUTIONS SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ASSOCIATED EXPERTS HAVE LONG AND IN DEPTH OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE WITH PLANNING, IMPLEMENTING AND MONITORING/EVALUATING EXTERNAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROJECTS. MR NTENDA IS AN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEER. HIS 42 YEARS PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND INCLUDES 20 YEARS WITH UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES AS FAO AND UNDP, IN COUNTRIES LIKE CAMBODIA, MALDIVES, HAITI WHERE HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION OF LIVELIHOOD RECOVERY, FOOD SECURITY, ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND RESILIENCE AND RESPONSE TO NATURAL DISASTERS. MR SCHMIDT HAS MORE THAN 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS SOCIO- ECONOMIST AND POLICY AND PLANNING ADVISORY FOCUSING ON FISHERIES AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT. HE STARTED HIS CAREER IN THE FISHERIES DEPARTMENT AT FAO’S HQS IN ROME. AFTER SIX YEARS WITH FAO HE LAUNCHED AN INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING COMPANY SPECIALISING IN FISHERIES, AQUACULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT BASED IN GERMANY. OVER MORE THAN TWO DECADES HE WAS RESPONSIBLE, AS MANAGING DIRECTOR, FOR THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF BILATERALLY AND MULTILATERALLY FINANCED PROJECTS IN THESE FIELDS.   SINCE 2005, HE HAS BEEN CONSULTING ON A FREELANCE BASIS. REGIONAL SOLUTIONS CO., LTD. SENIOR MANAGEMENT IS SUPPORTED BY A NETWORK OF REPRESENTATIVES AND ASSOCIATES IN SOUTH EAST ASIA AND BEYOND. THE NETWORK IS COMPLEMENTED BY INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS AND INTERNATIONALLY REPUTED SUBJECT-MATTER SPECIALISTS AND RESOURCE PERSONS. WE WILL CONTINUE PURSUING OUR STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE IS TO SOURCE PROFESSIONALS FROM THE REGION AND BEYOND, TO FACILITATE THEIR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS AND, THUS, BUILDING A REGIONALLY BASED POOL OF EXPERTISE AND LOCAL KNOWLEDGE.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>AS FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN GENERAL OUR SUPPORT OF FISHERIES, FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION IS PUTTING SUSTAINABLE USE OF RESOURCES AND EQUITABLE/PRO POOR BENEFIT DISTRIBUTION FIRST. WE THEREFORE PROMOTE HOLISTIC APPROACHES TO RESOURCE UTILIZATION ADDRESSING THE ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM E.G. IN MARINE AND INLAND FISHERIES AND FORESTRY IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN RESOURCE ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY. OUR FOCUS IS ON COMMUNITY BASED MANAGEMENT AS IN SOCIAL FORESTRY AND ON SMALL SCALE, ARTISANAL FISHERIES WHICH UTILIZE LIVING AQUATIC RESOURCES RESPONSIBLY.  REGIONAL SOLUTIONS CO. LTD. SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ASSOCIATED EXPERTS HAVE ADVOCATED CO-MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS WHERE COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENTS PARTNER IN RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT; MANY OF US HAVE BEEN AND ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE WORLD WIDE FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGISTERED (IUU) FISHING AS WELL AS ON GOING DEFORESTATION AND LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our Team - Prof. Massimo Sarti</image:title>
      <image:caption>EXPERT, CONSULTANCY &amp; ADVISORY PROF. MASSIMO SARTI WAS GRANTED TENURE-TRACK POSITION AS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA (SOUTHERN ITALY) IN 1987-1994, THEN MOVED AS A FULL PROFESSOR AT THE MARCHE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF ANCONA FROM 1994 UNTIL PRESENT. HE HAS SERVED AS CHIEF TECHNICAL ADVISER OF A FAO PROJECT IN VIETNAM, FROM 2005 THROUGH 2012. THROUGH HIS CAREER HE HAS SPECIALIZED IN MARINE RESEARCH OF SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENTS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF PHYSICAL PROCESSES AND IMPACT OF GEOLOGIC AND CLIMATIC PROCESSES AFFECTING NATURAL EQUILIBRIA. IN RECENT YEARS, HE WAS INVOLVED IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT TO MANAGE ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES, TO COPE WITH NATURAL HAZARDS AND TO MITIGATE NUTRITION INSECURITY AND POVERTY. HE HAS WORKED IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEAS AND PERI-MEDITERRANEAN RANGES, ASIA, ATLANTIC AND INDIAN OCEANS, ANTARCTICA. HIS MAIN INTERESTS ARE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING, APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO MANAGE LANDSCAPE AND REDUCE RISK, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION, FOOD SAFETY, NUTRITION AND FOOD SECURITY, CIVIL PROTECTION, INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER MR. NTENDA IS AN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEER. HIS PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND INCLUDES 20 YEARS WITH UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES AS FAO AND UNDP, IN COUNTRIES LIKE CAMBODIA, MALDIVES, HAITI WHERE HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION OF LIVELIHOOD RECOVERY, FOOD SECURITY, ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND RESILIENCE TO NATURAL DISASTERS PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES (TSUNAMI 2004; HAITI EARTHQUAKE 2010;  DROUGHT /FLOODING IN CAMBODIA AND HAITI).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE VIETNAM MR. THONG BA NGUYEN GRADUATED FROM ASIAN INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGY’S BSC. PROGRAME IN AQUACULTURE IN 1999 AND OBTAINED THE MSC. DEGREE IN INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT (IFM) IN TROMSO UNIVERSITY, NORWAY IN 2005. HE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN RESEARCH FIELDS RELEVANT TO MARINE FISH BIOLOGY AND FISH STOCK ASSESSMENT, FISHERIES MANAGEMENT, FISHERIES DATA COLLECTION, MPAS EVALUATION FOR ALMOST 9 YEARS IN THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MARINE FISHERIES (RIMF), MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (MARD) BASED IN HAI PHONG CITY, VIETNAM. DURING 2009-2014, HE HAS BEEN WORKING FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT FISHERIES MANAGEMENT BODY, DIRECTORATE OF FISHERIES (D-FISH) UNDER MARD WITH EMPHASIS ON FISHERIES MANAGEMENT, DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL DATABASE FOR FISHERY SECTOR, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL PROJECTS INCLUDING THE REBYC- 2 CTI (FUNDED BY GEF), WPCPFA (FUNDED BY GEF THROUGH WCPFC), COASTAL RESOURCES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (CRSD) (LOAN FROM WB), ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL TUNA FISHERIES STATISTICS, DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCES FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF CONTRIBUTION TO VIETNAM FUND FOR AQUATIC REPRODUCTION. SINCE EARLY 2015, THONG HAS BEEN SHIFTED TO WORK IN NGO ENVIRONMENT, THE RESEARCH CENTER FOR RESOURCES AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (RECERD) AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND CLOSELY WORKING FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION (SFP) BASED IN HAWAII, USA IN COORDINATING FISHERIES IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR TRAWL FISHERIES IN VIETNAM. SO FAR, HE HAS PROVIDED CONSULTANCY WORKS FOR NUMBER OF UN AND REGIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT BODIES SUCH AS FAO, FAO-RAP, UNDP, USAID, SFP, OXFAM, IFFO, NOAA, WCPFC, SEAFDEC IN DEVELOPMENT OF TRAWL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES IN THE SOUTHEAST ASIA AND; MANAGEMENT OF NERITIC TUNA FISHERY IN THE REGION AND PROMOTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL, DEVELOPMENT OF HANDBOOK FOR IMPLEMENTING SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN FISHERIES AND SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES ETC.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Cambodian Inland Fisheries Communities Alternative Livelihoods Assessment across four provinces: Tonle Sap (Siem Reap, Kompong Thom, Kompong Chhnang) and Mekong (Kratie) Regions.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.regionalsolutions.org/project-category-five</loc>
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      <image:caption>RS invited delegate for following objectives: facilitating projects, fact finding, lobbying.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Project Management and Support - Practical Guideline On Resource Mobilisation</image:title>
      <image:caption>Civil Society Organisation And Network.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Project Management and Support - Project Identification and Formulation</image:title>
      <image:caption>Regional Solutions Co. Ltd. senior management and associates have carried out project identification and formulation. A recent example is the scoping and formulation missions summarised above under “Fisheries, forestry and natural resources management and development”.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Project Management and Support - Evaluation</image:title>
      <image:caption>Regional Solutions Co. Ltd. Managing Director U.W. Schmidt has carried out more than 40 evaluations (programmes and projects, thematic, ex ante and ex post) over the last four decades worldwide. Recent examples include ex post evaluations of the South East Asian Fisheries Development Centre (SEAFDEC) /Government of Sweden (2013-2019), where U.W. Schmidt served as a member of the team carrying out field assessment and facilitating stakeholder consultations in Cambodia as well as preparating for and participation in a de-briefing meeting at the Swedish Embassy in Bangkok, and of a EU financed project “Strengthening Capacity of Fisher’ Network and NGO Coalition towards Fisheries Resources Sustainability and Ownership in the Mekong and Tonle Sap Regions 2016-2018” where U.W. Schmidt lead a team of consultants, designed methodology/interview structures, processed data and composed the final report.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Project Management and Support - Surveys and Appraisals</image:title>
      <image:caption>Regional Solutions Co. Ltd. senior management and associates have been involved in surveys and appraisals including rapid rural and participatory appraisal in the Region and beyond. Examples include  a survey “to evaluate the effect of domestic biodigester installations, as perceived by a representative number of households in four provinces of Cambodia with respect to the Programme’s activities such as promotion, construction, quality assurance, training and after-sales service” commissioned by the Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV), to adjust the implementation of a National Biodigester Programme (NBP). Present Managing Director U.W. Schmidt lead a survey team, designing survey methodology, supervising field testing and training of enumerators and writing the final report. Processing was done at home office using SPSS software, with a high share of multiple choice and ranking questions allowing for a very high number of computable variables which were the base for further development of the National Biodigester Programme.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.regionalsolutions.org/project-category-three</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-05-26</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Climate-Change Adaptation and Resilience Building, Risks Management and Disaster Response - Emergency Response and Rehabilitation of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sectors Affected by the 2004 Tsunami (Sumatra, Indonesia)</image:title>
      <image:caption>As advisor to the Government of Indonesia and as Chief Technical Officer for the Food and Agriculture U.W. Schmidt, presently Managing Director of Regional Solutions Co. Ltd., lead the first FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO/UN) tsunami fisheries response team and coordinated other donor efforts toward the emergency response and rehabilitation of fisheries and aquaculture sectors affected by the 2004 tsunami in Sumatra, Indonesia Regional Solutions Co. Ltd.) from January to June 2005. Efforts included a first comprehensive loss and damage assessment and a needs assessment/identification of rehabilitation efforts of coastal fisheries and brackish water pond culture with an interdisciplinary team of Indonesian and international subject matter specialist.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>As livelihoods specialist to design the post IRMA hurricane category 5 for UNDP.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Climate-Change Adaptation and Resilience Building, Risks Management and Disaster Response - Supporting the Safeguarding, Management and Valorisation of Mrauk U World Heritage Site</image:title>
      <image:caption>Strengthen Rakhine State local capacity to preserve cultural heritage; enable relevant local authorities to sustainably manage Mrauk-U landscape and hydrology. Engagement local communities and authority in landscape co-exploration, to improve water management, identify flood-prevention strategies and contribute to safety, resilience and people well-being.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.regionalsolutions.org/practical-guideline-on-resource-mobilisation</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-05-12</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Value and Supply Chains, Trade and Market Access - Tourism, Fisheries and IT Value Chains in the Republic of Maldives</image:title>
      <image:caption>Regional Solutions Co. Ltd. Managing Director U.W. Schmidt served as International Senior Fisheries Expert in the context of a study on “Tourism, Fisheries and IT Value Chains in the Republic of Maldives” on behalf of the Islamic Development Bank Office in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Deliverables included the mapping the value chain of fisheries in the Maldives, analysis of the value chain activities and performance, identification of constraints and development opportunities and definition of development project interventions, as a contribution to the Bank’s global value chain analysis titled “Making Markets Work for Development through Global Value Chains”.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Regional Solutions Co. Ltd. Managing Director U.W. Schmidt provided advisory services and support to the overall efforts of Netherland’s Development Organisation (SNV) to develop a country strategy to define sound opportunities to foster horticulture cash crops by small and medium farms in Cambodia. Initially, the assignment was to focus on the specified sub sector “Horticulture Farm Produce and Market Access”; in the course of consultancy, the original specification was changed to “Smallholder Cash Crops , Production and Market Access Opportunities”, following the change of terminology by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery (MAFF). The geographical focus of the study included the provinces of Stung Treng, Kratie, Kampong Cham, Kampong Speu, Takeo, Svay Rieng, Kandal and the areas in the vicinity of Phnom Penh.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Commercialization of Aquaculture for Sustainable Trade (CAST). Regional Solutions Co. Ltd conducted an aquaculture produce Value Chain Analysis (VCA) for the Commercialization of Aquaculture for Sustainable Trade (CAST) Cambodia project. The study aimed at the objectives of: To understand the interactions between the key players within freshwater value chains; To explore opportunities for creating value addition across the value chains; and To identify the key challenges facing and possible solutions for the value chain actors in creating the value addition.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.regionalsolutions.org/climate-change-adaptation-and-resilience-building-risks-management-and-disaster-response</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-05-27</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ARE HEAVILY AND INCREASINGLY IMPACTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE. IMPACTS ARE LONG TERM AND NEED SUSTAINED RESPONSES INVOLVING THE ALL RESOURCE USERS AND RESOURCE OWNERS, WHETHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SECTOR, COMMUNITIES, THE DONOR COMMUNITY AND NON STATE ACTORS AS NGOS AND CSOS. REGIONAL SOLUTIONS CO. LTD.’ SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ASSOCIATED EXPERTS HAVE RELEVANT EXPERIENCE IN DISASTER RESPONSE AND RELIEF E.G. IN NORTH SUMATRA AND MALDIVES POST TSUNAMI AND IN THE CARIBBEAN POST HURRICANES; FROM OUR EXPERIENCE WE HAVE LEARNED THAT DISASTER RESPONSE AND RELIEF PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES HAVE TO FOLLOW THE SAME PRINCIPLES OF RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT AS ANY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE EFFORT.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF LARGE SCALE FOOD PRODUCTION FOR FOOD SECURITY WORLDWIDE BUT WE ARE ALSO AWARE THAT MANY AGRO INDUSTRIES FACE CHALLENGES REGARDING SOCIALLY INCLUSIVENESS E.G. CREATING EQUITABLE EMPLOYMENT AND INCOMES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY E.G. USING FERTILISERS AND PESTICIDES RESPONSIBLY. THIS IS WHY OUR FOCUS IS ON SME BASED AGRICULTURE AND FAMILY SCALE FARMING AS THE MORE SUSTAINABLE OPTION FOR SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION. THIS IS THE MORE IMPORTANT FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WHERE A LARGE SECTION OF THE RURAL POPULATION STILL DEPENDS ON AGRICULTURE INCLUDING ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND AQUACULTURE FOR THEIR LIVELIHOODS AND WHERE VICINITY TO DOMESTIC MARKETS PROVIDE FOR ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE FOOD, FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>DRAWING FROM THE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE OF REGIONAL SOLUTIONS CO. LTD.’ SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ASSOCIATED EXPERTS WE CAN OFFER MANAGEMENT SUPPORT COVERING ALL COMPONENTS OF PROJECT CYCLE MANAGEMENT AS PROJECT IDENTIFICATION, APPRAISAL,  FORMULATION, IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND EVALUATION. WE EMPLOY TOOLS AS PARTICIPATORY APPRAISAL AND SURVEYS AIMED AT INCLUSIVE, TARGET GROUP ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE OUR EXPERIENCE SHOWS THAT ONLY FULL PARTICIPATION OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS AT ALL STAGES OF PROJECT CYCLE MANAGEMENT CAN ACHIEVE EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE IMPACTS.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.regionalsolutions.org/value-and-supply-chains-trade-and-market-access</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-05-27</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>WE ARE FULLY AWARE THAT FUNCTIONING AND INCLUSIVE VALUE AND SUPPLY CHANGE AND ACCESS TO MARKETS ARE KEY TO ECONOMIC GROWTH BY ADDING VALUE TO AGRICULTURAL, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PRODUCTS, AND, THUS, TO EQUITABLE INCOME DISTRIBUTION AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION, WITH CROSS BORDER TRADE EXTENDING THESE BENEFITS TO NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES, THE REGION AND WORLDWIDE. INTEGRAL PART OF VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT IS EFFECTIVE REGULATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT OF HYGIENE AND SANITARY STANDARDS FAVOURING RESPONSIBLE FOOD PRODUCTION AND ENSURING CONSUMER PROTECTION. CONDITION FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE GROWTH VIA EFFECTIVE VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT REMAINS, HOWEVER, RESPONSIBLE USE OF RESOURCES, PEOPLE CENTRED DEVELOPMENT AND ADAPTATION TO AND MITIGATION OF IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.regionalsolutions.org/supporting-the-safeguarding-management-and-valorisation-of-mrauk-u-world-heritage-site</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-05-22</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.regionalsolutions.org/project-category-two</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-06-12</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Fisheries, Forestry and Natural Resources Management and Development - RCAF Project for Pacific Island Countries</image:title>
      <image:caption>Consultancy services by Regional Solutions Co. Ltd. Managing Director U.W. Schmidt as individual consultant feasibility study on fisheries and climate change, establishment of a Regional Climate Adaptation Facility (RCAF), for Pacific Island Countries commissioned and financed by Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau (KfW)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Fisheries, Forestry and Natural Resources Management and Development - Myanmar’s Department of Fisheries Sustainable Coastal Fisheries (SCF)</image:title>
      <image:caption>Provision of services of a senior international consultant (G. Hosch) to Myanmar’s Department of Fisheries Sustainable Coastal Fisheries (SCF) project, supported by the Government of Denmark through its Myanmar Country Programme, Development Engagement 2016-2020. Overall objective was to advise on the integration of community-based fisheries co-management committees into the overall MCS structure and operations; deliverables included: Design an overall architecture of the MCS unit within DoF; Review the NPOA-IUU and define an Action Plan by prioritizing realistic and feasible activities for implementation – considering marine fisheries management priorities, factors that will encourage compliance, effectiveness and efficiency; Explore how organized coastal fisheries communities, e.g. through their fisheries co-management committees, participate in and support inshore fisheries MCS operations – including fish catch documentation, setting up and monitoring of conservation zones, etc.; Devise institutional mechanisms and plans for operating inshore surveillance boats in support of the development of community-based fisheries co-management committees in SCF pilot communities; Design protocols for effective MCS cooperation and collaboration with and among relevant “forces” for further consultation and testing in SCF program areas. The assignment included two field missions during the first semester of 2018 and was extended further to allow for the home based drafting of several ordinances and protocols. Reference can be provided upon request.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Consultancy services by Regional Solutions Co. Ltd. Managing Director U.W. Schmidt scoping, preparing and formulating of a DANIDA financed 5 year project “Support of Sustainable Fisheries in Myanmar” focusing with focus on marine and coastal fisheries management and value chain development, co-management and monitoring, control and surveillance.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Fisheries, Forestry and Natural Resources Management and Development - Development of Strategies for Fisheries and Aquaculture Management</image:title>
      <image:caption>Advisory services and support to regional and national fisheries organisations and agencies to develop strategies for fisheries and aquaculture management and development provided by Regional Solutions Co. Ltd. Managing Director U.W. Schmidt as individual consultant. Countries and Regions covered included the Lower Mekong Region, for the Mekong River Commission, countries of the Horn of Africa including Uganda and Kenya, for the Intergovernmental Authority for Development, Togo, Pakistan, Somaliland, Timor Leste and Cambodia, for sector line agencies and non state actors. For copyright and IP reasons only references and summaries are given here.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.regionalsolutions.org/development-of-strategies-for-fisheries-and-aquaculture-management</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-05-26</lastmod>
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