Knowledge management

Water-quality crisis

Communication during an acute water-quality crisis requires an approach that differs from regular risk communication. The goal of...

Stefania Munaretto PhD

Stefania works as researcher within the Innovation and Valorisation team. Her work has an applied focus and revolves...

Transparent communication to maintain and boost customer confidence

11 June 2019 — Drinking water customers have great confidence in the safety of Dutch drinking water and the drinking water companies...

The importance of knowledge integration in tackling water challenges

15 April 2019 — The big challenges in the field of water call for transdisciplinary research, which integrates the input from several...

Knowledge valorisation

This project is part of the Water Quality Knowledge Impulse programme. The knowledge acquired in the Knowledge Impulse...

Exploratory research into data mining

The promises of data mining techniques have long been very inviting – and for the water utilities as...

Dorien Kool

Dorien Kool is programme manager of DPWE, the joint research programme of the Dutch dune water utilities, Dunea,...

Joep van den Broeke

Joep van den Broeke is a senior researcher and project manager in the Innovation and Valorisation team. Drawing...

Tessa Pronk

Tessa Pronk is a scientific researcher in the Chemical Water Quality and Health team. She has a broad...

Risk perception

On the basis of insights into customers’ perceptions, needs and experiences, communications guidelines are being developed with regard...

Over 2300 publications available online at KWR

05 July 2018 — KWR’s renewed online library has recently been opened to public access. The first version of the library was...

Wim van Vierssen advocates human dimensioning of innovation

31 May 2018 — Wim van Vierssen is leaving his chair at TU Delft. On Tuesday 29 May, he gave his farewell...

Customer perspectives

It is becoming increasingly clear that one can no longer generalise about drinking water customers. This project reveals...

Area planning process systems

Space is scarce in the Netherlands and the responsibilities for the management of public space are often decentralised.

DPWE programme evaluation

This project consists of an evaluation of the collective research programme of the four dune water companies (DPWE).

BTO evaluation 2016

The Dutch water companies, the Flemish De Watergroep and the branch association Vewin are collectively engaged in a...

Governance Capacity Analysis to address water challenges

19 June 2017 — How to address our water, waste and climate challenges? Climate change and urban growth are making this question...

Year Review 2016: ‘Not without reason.’

14 April 2017 — You will find our Year Review 2016 on our website. It includes facts and figures, an overview...

Doctoral research into flood governance responsibilities

08 February 2017 — On 10 February 2017, KWR researcher Emmy Bergsma was granted her doctorate by the University of Amsterdam. Now...

The importance of sustainable networks

16 January 2017 — An analysis of water research in Europe shows that the international network has grown strongly, both in dimension...

BLUESCITIES Final Conference

BlueSCities is a H2020 project that aims to develop the methodology for a coordinated approach to the integration...

BluesCities training course

BlueSCities is a H2020 project that aims to develop the methodology for a coordinated approach to the integration...

Stakeholder involvement and governance

Stakeholder engagement is an effective means of connecting technical and social-governance issues. KWR has a great deal of...

Futures studies and response strategies

Futures research improves the resilience of the water sector by supporting anticipatory governance and by maximising the adaptive...

Paul Jeffrey appointed visiting professor

23 June 2016 — With the appointment of Prof. Dr. Paul Jeffrey as visiting professor at the Knowledge Management group, KWR has...

Annual Report 2015: ‘The circular economy as social contract’

21 June 2016 — You’ll find our Annual Report 2015 on our website. With all the facts and figures, an overview...

Innovation & Valorisation

KWR initiates and coordinates research and innovation in the water sector. We do this within national and international...

Tim van der Mast

As communications advisor, Tim van der Mast is responsible for KWR’s online communications. KWR’s corporate website but also...

Gerard van den Berg PhD

Gerard has a PhD in geochemistry. Over the past 15 years at KWR he has developed into an...

Proximity influences collaborative knowledge production

22 January 2015 — On 23 January 2015, researcher Pieter Heringa was granted a doctorate by Delft University of Technology for his...