• Heiloo, Nederland
  • 11 november 2025
E-mail
jantinevannetten@gmail.com
Telefoonnummer
0619928922

Opleiding

M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences – Specialization in climate change @ University of Copenhagen
sep 2018 — sep 2019
M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences – Specialization in water resources @ University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Austria
sep 2017 — sep 2018
B.Sc. in Environmental Sciences @ University of Balamand, Lebanon
sep 2013 — sep 2016

Ervaring

Engagement Manager on Food and Agriculture @ World Benchmarking Alliance
jan 2023 — nov 2025

• Established and maintained partnerships with key food systems players and contributed to multiple external
global initiatives including the Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge and the One Planet Network.
• Organized high-level events with governments, UN representatives, investors, and civil society.
• Led a global multistakeholder coalition on food loss and waste with 54 multinational food and agriculture
companies on identifying priority areas and providing best practices.
• Supported the development of a Corporate Accountability Framework with the UN Coordination Hub and a
global accountability framework on land with the UNCCD’s Business4Land initiative.
• Contributed to the strategic planning on food and agriculture by identifying transition pathways in food systems.
• Led dialogues on multiple topics with companies providing guidance on priority actions needed.
• Engaged investors on key metrics around climate, nature, and health to help guide their investment strategies
towards responsible ESG.

Youth-Led Advocacy on Climate Change Consultant @ UNICEF
feb 2022 — okt 2024

•Establishing with the Ministry of Environment a Youth Climate Council and supporting the adoption of the Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action.
•Established and led the activities of Lebanon’s leading youth climate coalition “Youth Climate Advocates” including providing strategic leadership advice, policy advocacy training, and idea development.
•Organized Lebanon’s first Local Conference of Youth supported by YOUNGO in 2023, and the second in 2024.
•Supported UNICEF’s 5-year climate strategy on youth engagement and empowerment.

West Asia Regional Director @ Youth4Nature
aug 2020 — dec 2022

• Initiated partnerships with over 20 West Asian climate-focused NGOs.
• Launched and hosted The Ajyal Podcast sharing regional youth perspectives on nature and climate.
• Launched The Ajyal Project to create West Asia's first-ever climate justice principles.
• Supported the storytelling campaign by securing 12 West Asian stories (+100%).
• Led the West Asian team across Syria, Yemen, Lebanon, and Jordan.
• Led a 9-person delegation to COP27 & supported the coordination of the first-ever Youth Pavilion.

Research Assistant @ Institute of the Environment – University of Balamand
sep 2013 — aug 2016

•Analyzed findings on fish stock assessment in the fisheries sector in Lebanon and the Mediterranean.
•Logged and maintained the database of catch and effort data into the fisheries platform FLOUCAWEB.
•Assisted in the scoping report of "Awali River". The project included creating a socio-economic impact assessment of a dam construction project.

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