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 report highlights the successful aspects of a community-based sewerage project in Indonesia. Read more...
This document describes the experiences of the PSU Foundation in Uttar Pradesh, India, with community involvement in the India Rural water sector... Read more...
This study analyzes quantitative and qualitative information and develops selected indicators of the condition of the world's freshwater systems. Read more...
Following a sampling and analysis programme carried out in 1996, in May 1999, Greenpeace International carried out a further programme at industrial... Read more...
This is the second edition of a World Health Organization (WHO) handbook, commonly known as "the Blue Book", which is designed to be a source of... Read more...
In this document UNDP proposes its water strategy for the future to be one of: "capacity building through and with governments and civil society... Read more...
Agenda 21 and the Dublin Principles put the concept of water as an economic good on the global agenda, and they have received wide acceptance by the... Read more...