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.
Presentations from the INTERACT sessions during the All Systems Connect International Symposium 2023. Read more...
The SMART market-based approach is contributing to SDG 6 and beyond. Its impact is significant, but localised. Read more...
Using systems thinking principles, this report explores how on-site sanitation services can be improved in Lusaka, Zambia, and Maputo, Mozambique. Read more...
This report tries to identify capital projects in the water and sanitation sector, and suggests possible uses for a special appropriation of US$ 650... Read more...
This mission was organized by A.I.D.'s Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) in response to the ongoing drought in Southern Africa. Read more...
This document is developed after a conference in January 1999 in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, organized by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs... Read more...
Pilot projects for the surveillance of drinking water quality were carried out in Peru, Indonesia and Zambia, under the WHO Guidelines, Volume 3 for... Read more...