Sjoerd Nienhuys

Nienhuys Sjoerd
Organisation: Huys Advies
Website: Personal profile at Huys Advies

Sjoerd Nienhuys is an architectural engineer and lived as technical advisor, consultant and project manager for 40 years in a dozen developing countries in Africa, South America and Asia. In addition, he provided short-term consultancies in two dozen countries of the same continents. His main fields of operation were: building design, settlement upgrading, earthquake engineering, small enterprise development, micro finance and renewable energy. He worked with several UN organisations, DGIS, private enterprise, NGO’s and occasionally as free-lance advisor.

GNP and GNI are outdated

GNP and GNI are outdated

Sjoerd Nienhuys | 08 January 2025

There is a need for new values for wealth and national economic growth figures. GNP and GNI are outdated.

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Sjoerd Nienhuys: Wish list by OPA

Sjoerd Nienhuys: Wish list by OPA

Sjoerd Nienhuys | 01 February 2025

Overall Planning Assistance; Ontwikkeling Planning AssistentieThe WRR correctly elaborates on the complexity of the issues at hand and also touches on many aspects that require attention. Producing generalized statements does not help very much in…

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Sjoerd Nienhuys: Zeven opmerkingen over het WRR rapport

Sjoerd Nienhuys: Zeven opmerkingen over het WRR rapport

Sjoerd Nienhuys | 22 January 2025

Sinds 1967 ben ik betrokken geweest bij de directe uitvoering van ontwikkelingshulp. Ik heb bij VN organisaties gewerkt, bij DGIS, als suppletie deskundige, bij SNV, als consultant en in de tsunami wederopbouw. Momenteel ben ik nog actief als cons…

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