Marcel Raats

Background

About Marcel Raats

Enthusiastic professional, facilitator, operating between policy makers and field experts, dedicated to make "it" happen. Managing RVO's Global Public Goods team for Energy and Climate Change, which implements programs and activities on energy access and energy transition in partner countries, in close cooperation with the Inclusive Green Growth Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Co-managing the Energising Development (EnDev, ) program in partnership with GIZ. EnDev is active in 22 developing countries strengthening energy access markets and reaching 24 million people till end of 2019. EnDev is financed by 6 bilateral core donors and co-financed on the country level by several more. EnDev works with a group of larger implementing organizations including GIZ, SNV, Hivos, Practical Action, AVSI. Next to joint global program direction with GIZ, and coordination of the RVO subteam in the program, my focus is on global strategy, cooperation with key partners like ESMAP/Worldbank, and the Clean Cooking Alliance, and policy interaction.