Former Senior programme officer | Change hub
René is senior program manager and a WASH generalist with experience as manager of large programmes and in the role of advisor for the water sector. René is by education a sanitary engineer and has 32 years of experience related to development cooperation in water supply, sanitation, and water resource management in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. His expertise ranges from developing urban infrastructure to participatory appraisals with community members; from action research of rural water supply service delivery models to piloting biological wastewater treatment plants. In the period prior to his retirement in 2023 René's time was divided between developing IRC's WASH System strengthening approach further, supporting IRC (country) teams and evaluating water sector programmes for external clients.
In Ethiopia, prioritising access to groundwater, supported by responsive and proactive operation and maintenance, increases rural water supply... Read more...
This working paper provides evidence on current practices around funding capital maintenance and the resulting impact on services. Read more...
A WaterAid project in rural Ghana uses two technologies for constructing hand-dug wells: concrete-lined and block-lined. The concrete-lined method... Read more...
As part of SANDEC's research project on alternative solutions for refuse collection in low-income urban areas in developing countries, the... Read more...
This study, which was conducted by Sydney Water Board (SWB), consumed more than five person-years of effort. Read more...
In the rural water supply projects carried out under Italian development aid, social activities have been incorporated to stimulate communication and... Read more...