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.
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 book is written for engineers, planners and architects who are involved with the provision of new or upgraded housing for the urban poor in the... Read more...
The book summarizes the findings of the first phase (1981-1986) of UNDP/World Bank Project INT/81/026 - Laboratory and Field Testing and... Read more...
This book intends to focus attention on sanitation facilities on the householder's property, which are appropriate for some urban areas, as well as... Read more...
Solid Waste Management has become an important issue with urban governments of low and middle-income countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Read more...