Arjen is lead for Water Resources and Climate Change and is keen on hydrogeology, passionate about mapping, and eager to share WASH knowledge and facilitate learning. Arjen's background within IRC was as lead researcher for WASHCost Mozambique.
Arjen has twenty years sector experience – including five years as technical adviser South Asia (Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan) and 13 years private sector experience in Mozambique and Uganda. He has hands-on experience in extensive water resource studies, detailed social surveys, quality assurance and thorough WASH data analysis and visualisation.
His academic background is an MSc in Hydrogeology and he is fluent in English, Dutch, Portuguese, German and has a reasonable command of Spanish. He is Dutch by nationality and currently lives near London with his family.
This report examines the issues related to the operation and maintenance (O&M) and cost recovery in rural water supply and sanitation programmes... 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...
A resource guide to examine the impact that the privatization of goods and services like water has on the livelihoods of women, particularly poor... Read more...
The Bank's approach to water resources development has shifted from one of construction activities to one of improved management quality, creating a... Read more...
This report is concerned with the provision of water and sanitation to low-income areas within the Buenos Aires concession, one of the first of the... Read more...