Sandra Sikkema

Sandra Sikkema is a researcher in water governance on the Resilience Management & Governance team. In 2021 she graduated in International Land & Water Management, specialising in Water, Society & Technology, from Wageningen University. During her research internship at the Hollands Noorderkwartier Water Authority, Sandra charted the effects of higher lake Ijsselmeer levels on the Water Authority’s bordering areas for the Ambtelijke Ijsselmeergroep (Ijsselmeer Administrative Group). For her dissertation at PWN, she combined the interests of multiple actors into a future vision with adaptation pathways for a dynamic North Holland Dune Reserve. At KWR, she carries out governance research into citizen involvement, for example, in projects concerning the social acceptance of water reuse, new sanitary facilities and drinking water conservation opportunities.