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:: May 2008::
SaafConsult
BV member of a consortium with Sachsen Wasser Gmbh and
Consulting Engineering Salzgitter (CES) Gmbh, has been awarded the Tulkarem Water Supply Project – Human Resource and Organisational Development Programme
in Palestine, through a competitive tender. The project, funded through
KfW Development Bank, will run for one year and involves a series of international and Palestinian experts in providing technical assistance to the
water supply departments of Tulkarem and Jenin municipalities.
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:: May 2008::
SaafConsult has recently switched its banking operations to Triodos Bank of The Netherlands (www.triodos.com). Triodos Bank finances companies, institutions and projects that add cultural value and benefit people and the environment, with the support of depositors and investors who want to encourage corporate social responsibility and a sustainable society. With this switch we confirm our commitment to sustainable development and the strength of the private sector to contribute to this effectively. |
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:: February 2008::
Saafconsult has been contracted by Sachsen Wasser Gmbh of Leipzig, Germany, to provide a team leader for the KfW Development Bank financed “Rehabilitation of Urban Water Supply in the Sava River Basin” project in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The contract spans two years and includes technical assistance to billing and collection, design of a tariff structure, network maintenance, strengthening financial management and overall project coordination. |
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SaafConsult has the necessary inquisitive and pioneering spirit to be able to identify potential for investments in water and environmental infrastructure in developing and transition countries. This spirit is backed up by a strong sense of commerce and value for money.
Once we identify potential projects we are also able to provide services to acquire additional subsidies and financing for feasibility studies and investments.
Some of the projects and ventures identified and developed by us (in cooperation with other firms) include:
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Feasibility study for privatization of Solid Waste Management in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, in cooperation with the South Sinai Investors Association. |
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Development of a water management plan for the tourist resort of El Gouna, on the Red Sea coast, Egypt, in cooperation with ORASCOM Hotels and Development. |
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An international seminar on PPPs and Project Financing, held in Islamabad in February 2005. |
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Treatment of effluent from a Common Effluent Treatment Plant for leather tanneries in Karachi, Pakistan for re-sale to industries. |
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Afforestation of marginal lands using halophyte crops for fodder and fuel wood in the Arab Gulf. |
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SaafConsult has recently switched its banking operations to Triodos Bank of The Netherlands (www.triodos.com). Triodos Bank finances companies, institutions and projects that add cultural value and benefit people and the environment, with the support of depositors and investors who want to encourage corporate social responsibility and a sustainable society. With this switch we prove our commitment to sustainable development and the strength of the private sector to contribute to this effectively.
SaafConsult works closely with AAB (Pvt.) Ltd. in Pakistan on projects and investments related to natural resource management. AAB is an independent Pakistani consulting company and was established through a management buy-out of ownership from DHV Consultants resident office in Pakistan.
Through our investments in projects, funds and companies that contribute to sustainable use of natural resources, Saafconsult is generating a return of approximately 12% per year before taxes. Our investment portfolio includes investments in:
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Consultancy firms (private shareholdings); |
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Organic vanilla plantations; |
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Water and “green” stocks traded on Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange. |
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