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 policy brief offers recommendations based on piloting of indicators to monitor water service delivery and performance in rural Uganda. Read more...
This policy brief highlights lessons emerging from use of Sub-county Boards in Uganda to strengthen O&M for rural water supply facilities. Read more...
Report outlining the concept background of asset management techniques and how these can improve service delivery. It reviews the Community Ownership... Read more...
This working paper provides evidence on current practices around funding capital maintenance and the resulting impact on services. Read more...
Booklet developed by Triple-S Uganda identifying good practices in water source management from the Lango and Rwenzori regions. Read more...
Report highlighting how piped water schemes in Uganda are increasingly replacing traditional point sources with a handpump. Read more...