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Eco Matser is senior program manager at Hivos and responsible for the Strategic Partnership Green & Inclusive Energy. He has led global campaigns and international advocacy programs for over 30 years and now focuses on development through decentralized renewable energy and a just transition in the era of climate change. 

He has started new programs such as the Energy Change Lab, searching for innovative solutions in the energy domain in Tanzania and the Sumba Iconic Island program, where Indonesian governments, civil society organizations and private sector work together to provide 100% renewable energy for the 700,000 inhabitants of the island.