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 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...
Established information on slow sand filtration is presented, as well as guidelines resulting from demonstration projects in develping countries. 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...
The main objective of the training programme is to promote greater concern among health and public water supply authorities for the need to undertake... Read more...