Natural Resources
Environment and Conservation
Preserving our natural resources for the future. The Youth Cafe adopts a multi-stakeholder approach, required to design and implement effective, integrated environmental and conservation policy and practice. Our work involves strengthening collaborative natural resource management to ensure equitable economic growth and secure, resilient livelihoods for economies, communities, and households, harnessing and sustaining natural resource assets as a bedrock for future growth and development.
Energy policy and market regulation
Energy policy and market regulation clearly influence the functioning of energy markets and networks. The Youth Cafe assists clients in all policy cycle stages, from translating societal needs to policy tools to optimizing existing policy measures. We offer a systematic approach with precise stakeholder mapping ensuring (financial) resources are optimally utilized, and policy
Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition
Enhancing the quality of life through the strategic management of agriculture. Our evaluations contribute to the design of strategies to address future challenges related to climate change, food security, food safety, and rural depopulation. We implement large-scale technical assistance projects to public sector clients relating to the agri-nutrition interface, transforming agricultural markets while reducing environmental degradation.
Water resources and sanitation
Access to clean water is a fundamental human right. The Youth Cafe helps decision-makers develop public policy in the field of water management. We provide technical and financial support to distribute the benefits of adequate water policy more equitably across economies and within communities. We assist those most vulnerable to water insecurity and exposed to significant health risks that arise from inadequate sanitation and hygiene.
Renewable Energy and Innovation
Exploring innovative ways to create a low-carbon future. The Youth Cafe helps navigate energy system choices by sketching scenarios of a low-carbon economy in the fields of electricity generation, grid integration, mobility, industry, and (domestic) heating. We specialize in exploring innovative new renewable energy technologies, helping our clients to prepare for emerging potential game-changers.
Climate Resilience and Finance
Creating climate resilience through the development of investment strategies. The Youth Cafe plays an integrator role with broad sectoral expertise to translate abstract climate risks into concrete and quantified investment opportunities. This helps our client's structure problems, translate knowledge into effective policy, and make their case for climate adaptation investments.
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