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 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...
This publication documents the state of the world's lakes and reservoirs, and suggests ways of managing them better. Read more...
The aim of this book is to present a less well known alternative technology, the low-pressure buried pipeline system for surface irrigation. Read more...
This manual provides guidelines on planning and implementing water and sanitation projects and programmes with a gender-aware approach. Read more...
The Indo-Dutch Water Supply and Sanitation Programme which started in 1978, has evolved into a programme with strong social objectives. The programme... Read more...