Development Consulting. Offshore Wind. I can help bridge the gap between what those in the capital experience with its relatively luxurious life and the reality that faces the rural and underdeveloped parts of Mozambique. Johan first visited Nampula in the north of the country more than three decades ago.
But the pull of Mozambique was too strong and once again the Dutchman from the forest-rich plains of Noord Brabant returned to Nampula where he stayed for six years as the last technical advisor for the Dutch Directorate General of International Cooperation. When the project came to a close, Johan moved to Maputo where he acted as the NIRAS representative until the limited company was established at the end of Eight years later, he is still the Managing Director.
I am constantly meeting different people and seeing a lot of places, which only cements my special connection with this beautiful place.
It is very interesting to contribute to the preparation of a Beira Recovery and Resilience Plan. Being presented at the international donor conference in Beira at the end of this month, the plan was prepared on very short notice by a diverse group of experts with a wide range of experience coming from various organisations. At the same time, I also could have a glance at the jumble of first immediate post cyclone emergency operations and the activities within the maze of the aid relief organizations.
Most recently, Johan signed up to be part of a Dutch task force team to carrying out a disaster assessment of the damage in the city of Beira caused as a result of cyclone Idai. Although he has seen several cyclones coming by in Mozambique in recent decades, this was the first time he was involved in the preparation of a Post Disaster-Needs Assessment.
