Co-director | Growth Hub
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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.
This paper reviews the World Bank's role in international water affairs. It was initiated to address the concerns expressed by the delegates to an... Read more...
The report provides a comprehensive overview of Israel's legislative and regulatory approach on environmental matters - updated to the beginning of... Read more...
Several pump types used for manual irrigation were tested for flow rate, daily capacity (amount of water lifted in 8 hours), and ease of operation at... Read more...
Raw surface water in developing countries often is unpotable due to fecal matter and sediments, especially during heavy rain and flood seasons. Water... Read more...
This technical paper analyses the use of the adsorption technique for the removal of toxic metals, organics and refractory compounds from wastewater. Read more...
This set of three papers arises from the 1993 water policy meeting. Read more...
This book explores the power dimensions of participatory development and research. The aim of the book is to connect theory and practice, and to... Read more...
