Karlijn Muiderman
Karlijn Muiderman works as a research editor for The Broker. Her current projects are food security and Water. She was a programme officer for the Food First conferences and a policy member international cooperation & globalisation. She also works a freelance journalist for independent projects. Karlijn studied international development studies in Amsterdam, and journalism in Cardiff. She graduated on ‘migitation and adaptation strategies in low coastal elevation zone Trinidad’, and during her second master on ‘morality as an alternative to objective reporting amongst development journalist.’ Her fields of interest are sustainable development and human security.
A new global narrative
Karlijn Muiderman | May 08, 2013
Discussions on what should be the new global agenda after the expiry of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) started years ago. The post-2015 agenda has been central in several previous debates on The Broker. This is a short synopsis of other r...
Our food security findings captured
Karlijn Muiderman | April 17, 2013
After our three-month debate on food security, the report with the main findings and recommendations is online. Over 90 international experts helped determine key challenges and offered answers on how a knowledge-based policy can tackle global foo...
PPPs: listen to the farmers
Karlijn Muiderman | April 17, 2013
Assuming a joint approach would unleash agricultural potential and strengthen the market, Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) have dominated global food security strategies. The debate highlights several strategies, for example, focusing on the loc...
Water access crucial for development
Saskia Hollander, Karlijn Muiderman | March 27, 2013
The UN’s two-day event on water issued a call for a Post-2015 development framework that is less fragmented than the process of formulating the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and is integrated with the sustainable development agenda. So far,...
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Using water wisely
Saskia Hollander, Karlijn Muiderman | March 26, 2013
The contributors to ‘Prioritising Water’ offered a wide range of sometimes detailed recommendations on how the post-2015 agenda should address the key challenges discussed during the debate. Below we take a look at these recommendations in the con...
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2015: And now water?
Karlijn Muiderman, Saskia Hollander | March 26, 2013
In two years’ time, the MDGs will come to an end. They will be replaced by a new post-2015 development agenda, which will set new global development targets. The Broker online debate 'Prioritising water after 2015’ has made a strong plea to r...
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What's happening on our food security debates?
Karlijn Muiderman, Evert-jan Quak | February 21, 2013
The Broker started several online debates on the Agri-Hub Forums in Rwanda and Uganda and on different LinkedIn Groups. Read here the update of what happens on these online platforms.
Food for thought
Karlijn Muiderman, Evert-jan Quak | February 21, 2013
In the four weeks since the food security debate started, international researchers, politicians, practitioners and entrepreneurs have fed the debate from many angles. They have shed light on what should be key strategies, and what should not be o...
Post-2015: SDGs or Post-MDGs?
Karlijn Muiderman | February 06, 2013
With only two years to go, the debates on the successor to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are intensifying. Two candidates are running up to the end of the MDG term in 2015: the Post-2015 development agenda (derived from the MDGs) and the...
Forming Dutch food security policy
Karlijn Muiderman | January 16, 2013
Dutch food security policy builds on the expertise and knowledge of an active public and private agri-sector to enhance Dutch and global development through partnership.