Maurice Van Beers Email & Phone Number

Vlaardingen, Zh, Nl

Utrecht Area, Netherlands

I work as a teamleader to improve workers rights in the global supply chains of sugarcane, palm oil, metals and carbon mining. Key areas of work: international responsible business conduct, living wage, just transition, data innovation and Latin America.

Utrecht Area, Netherlands

I worked on peace and security in Colombia in support of the current peace process, with a special focus on the role of natural resource use in the aggravation of conflicts.

The Hague Area, Netherlands

As a senior policy officer in the department of Inclusive Green Growth of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs I promoted partnerships for sustainable solutions worldwide. Key issues in my work where disaster riks reduction, the delta coalition, sustainable urban development and the preparations for the Habitat III conference and the new global urban agenda.

Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

As senior policy officer economic affairs, I worked to strengthen the political & economical relationship between the Netherlands and Colombia in the field of integral water management and smart technology for climate adaptation and low carbon development.

Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

As senior policy advisor in the Embassy of the Netherlands to Colombia, I worked to strengthen the relationship between the Netherlands and Colombia in sustainable development, seeking to ensure greater international cooperation in international fora, and practical and innovative partnerships in nature conservation, integral water basin management, low carbon development, sustainable development of the amazon and environmental policy making.

Guatemala And Colombia

I worked as an independent consultant on action research, project formulation and monitoring with and for organizations specialized in microcredit, peacebuilding, education and international cooperation.

Mexico, Guatemala, Belize And Honduras

I worked as a tour operator guiding groups of 20 people during three to four week long trips through Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and Belize and as a backoffice tour operator responsible for group travel in Central America, Australia and Europe.

Rotterdam En Omgeving, Nederland

I worked as a social and community worker with residents' associations, youth and migrant groups striving to strengthen community structures in the deprived areas of the mayor cities of the Netherlands.

Master Of Liberal Arts (Alm), Harvard University Extension School, Sustainability Studies

I did my thesis research on the issue of Floodwater Governance as Key Urban Challenge in Beira, Barranquilla and Ho Chi Minh City.

Master’S Degree, Regional Development Studies

My master thesis was a comparative case study on how participatory approaches influenced the institutional legitimacy and efficiency.

Course Work, Anthropology

Introductory coursework in anthropology and applied anthropology

Post Hbo Certificate, Development Economics And International Development

Coursework in international development practices and sociology

Bachelor’S Degree, Social Work

Activities and Societies: Student associations and political youth organizations My thesis described how social and cultural change.