Stef Smits is a senior programme officer and Co-director of IRC's Growth Hub. He has 20 years of professional experience in water supply and sanitation in over 25 countries in Europe, Latin America, Southern Africa, and South Asia. His main thematic expertise includes: institutional models for water supply, sustainability and enabling environment, monitoring, costing and financing of services and integrated water resources management.
Stef has led numerous projects on these topics, and published about them. In addition, he has ample management expertise: from consultancy assignments to multi-annual programmes, and units within an organisation. He has worked for a range of clients including bilateral donors, development banks, research funders and NGOs. Stef holds an MSc degree in Irrigation and Water Engineering from Wageningen University, The Netherlands.
Tracking the trends for the state budgets of Odisha and Bihar on water and sanitation. Read more...
This concept note provides an action plan for cost recovery in the Indian water sector based on an analysis of the existing institutional... Read more...
This concept note proposes a phase-wise approach to cost recovery in the Indian water sector starting with a focus on blended finance through an... Read more...