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Enabling technologies
Innovative water treatment technologies
UNESCO, KWR and the University of Bath assess urban water management in 4 cities in Africa

By applying the City Blueprint approach, they will define the risks and opportunities for improvements in the cities of Abidjan (Ivory Coast), Lusaka (Zambia), Lagos (Nigeria) and Nairobi…

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Sustainability
Sustainable energy
ULTIMATE

KWR coordinates the EC funded ULTIMATE project, working closely with 27 project partners (research institutes, utilities and SMEs). ULTIMATE is a project on water smart industrial symbiosis, and demonstrates, at 9 large scale sites across Europe, enabling…

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Society
Citizen science and public participation
NextGen

NextGen will demonstrate innovative technological, business and governance solutions for water in the circular economy in ten high-profile, large-scale, demonstration cases across Europe. We will also develop the necessary approaches, tools and partnerships for transfer and upscaling.…

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Experts

Lydia Vamvakeridou-Lyroudia PhD MEng
Senior scientific researcher Programme director Watershare
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Lydia Vamvakeridou-Lyroudia PhD MEng

Senior scientific researcher Programme director Watershare

Lydia S. Vamvakeridou-Lyroudia is the Programme Director of Watershare. She has an engineering background, with expertise and research interests focused mainly on computational modelling and hydroinformatics across a wide range…

030-6069665

lydia.vamvakeridou-lyroudia@kwrwater.nl

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Stef Koop PhD
Scientific researcher Project manager
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Stef Koop PhD

Scientific researcher Project manager

Steven (Stef) Koop PhD is a researcher at KWR. His expertise is in analysing and evaluating urban water management and the governance capacity needed to solve water challenges. In addition,…

030-6069649

stef.koop@kwrwater.nl

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Arnaut van Loon PhD MSc
Scientific researcher Project manager
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Arnaut van Loon PhD MSc

Scientific researcher Project manager

Arnaut van Loon is a wide-ranging hydrogeologist, who is active as a researcher and project manager in the field of rewetting, freshwater management and groundwater protection. As an applied researcher,…

030-6069550

arnaut.van.loon@kwrwater.nl

06-52826050

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Klaasjan Raat PhD
Senior scientific researcher Project manager
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Klaasjan Raat PhD

Senior scientific researcher Project manager

Klaasjan J. Raat is a Senior scientific researcher and Project manager in the Geohydrology team. He is an expert in water resources management, water reuse, and freshwater supply in coastal…

030-6069555

Klaasjan.Raat@kwrwater.nl

06-53190810

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Bianca van der Wolf
Projectmanagement assistant Project assistent Watershare
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Bianca van der Wolf

Projectmanagement assistant Project assistent Watershare

As an international project assistant, Bianca van der Wolf mainly specialises in international projects. She is also the LEAR for the European Commission. Bianca has extensive experience in various EU…

030-6069582

Bianca.van.der.Wolf@kwrwater.nl

06-20600854

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Mirjam Blokker PhD
Principal scientist Manager
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Mirjam Blokker PhD

Principal scientist Manager

Mirjam Blokker is a Principal Scientist on the Drinking Water Infrastructure team. She is an expert in drinking water demand and developed the SIMDEUM model, which can be used to…

030-6069533

Mirjam.Blokker@kwrwater.nl

06-15861099

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Gerard van den Berg PhD
Manager Project manager International Research Programme
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Gerard van den Berg PhD

Manager Project manager International Research Programme

Gerard has a PhD in geochemistry. Over the past 15 years at KWR he has developed into an experienced project manager and team leader of the Innovation & Valorisation team.…

030-6069549

Gerard.van.den.Berg@kwrwater.nl

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Sharing knowledge on innovations in the water sector

24 November 2022 — A series of 2021-22 webinars, titled ‘Sharing International Experiences in Water Supply’, has shown how a united water…

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Water Futures project connects five European countries

11 February 2022 — Water Futures project connects five European countries to design smarter urban water systems linking hydroinformatics to economics. A…

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Finding appropriate water management practices: a shared responsibility

01 February 2022 — The environment we live in is fast-changing. Ongoing climate change, growing global populations and the intensification of economic…

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KWR’s Joint Research Programme and Watershare share knowledge in international webinar series

16 November 2021 — In the coming months, KWR will organise a webinar series on ‘Sharing International Experiences on Water Supply’. During…

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Towards water-smart industrial symbiotic systems

25 June 2021 — According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the circular economy aims to design waste and pollution management with new…

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A new phase for the City Blueprint Approach in Africa

17 June 2021 — On May 31, 2021, students in Abidjan, Lagos, Lusaka and Nairobi started applying the City Blueprint approach (CBA)…

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Waterwise cities will help make the world a better place

07 June 2021 — In ten years, the City Blueprint Approach (CBA) has developed into a powerful tool to assess how water-wise…

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KWR is part of Watershare, a true community of water experts

19 April 2021 — KWR is one of the 25 members of the international platform Watershare. Over the past year, Watershare has developed…

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ULTIMATE uses real-world, large scale industrial demonstrations to build evidence-based symbiosis applications

07 January 2021 — A total of 27 project partners have come together under the ULTIMATE project (indUstry water-utiLiTy symbIosis for a…

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Water research opportunities in COVID year 2020

18 December 2020 — The global COVID pandemic posed enormous challenges for all sectors of society in 2020. The national and international…

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How to achieve a water-wise city?

07 December 2020 — Extreme rainfall can leave city streets under water. Drought can put pressure on the water supply. Two severe…

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ERC Synergy Grant for ‘Smart Water Futures’

05 November 2020 — To ensure a high-quality and reliable supply of drinking water in the face of urban growth, KWR-CEO Dragan…

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Turning Wastewater into a Resource

15 June 2020 — A team of European researchers and engineers initiated the ULTIMATE project to turn wastewater into a resource. This…

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Jan Hofman strengthens KWR’s Industry, Wastewater and Reuse team

07 October 2019 — Jan Hofman has since 2015 been associated with the University of Bath but, last 1 September, he returned…

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Data-driven, sustainable drinking water provision in Mexico

28 May 2019 — On 20 May, the water utility SAPAZA, the municipality of Zapotlán El Grande and MGB Victoria from Mexico,…

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Enough water and dry feet in the city

21 March 2019 — With summer in view, many people are wondering whether it will be as hot and dry as last…

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A global perspective on local water, waste and climate challenges

08 February 2019 — This week I had the honour to provide a global perspective on the local challenges of water, waste…

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Creating social platforms for citizen engagement

31 January 2019 — The European project POWER (Political and sOcial awareness on Water EnviRonmental challenges) consortium held a meeting, hosted by…

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It happened at IWA Tokyo

04 October 2018 — When we look back a few years from now, I’m convinced we will all say that ‘it happened…

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Water in the City: rain after sunshine!

25 September 2018 — Our work on ‘Water in the City’ is based on an old piece of medical wisdom: prevention is…

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Water Sector

Developing capacity to overcome water challenges in a rapidly changing world

20 September 2018 — How to address our water challenges? Climate change and urban growth are making this question increasingly important. Despite…

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IWA World Water Congress: welcome to our Watershare booth

18 September 2018 — Although I’ve been to a number of IWA World Water Congresses and Exhibitions in the past, this year’s…

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Buenos Aires water company AySA joins Watershare

26 April 2018 — AySA, the water company of Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires, became a Watershare member on Wednesday, 25 April. Now…

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KWR and the Argentinean government sign cooperation agreement

24 April 2018 — The Argentinean Secretary of State for Infrastructure and Water Policy, Pablo Bereciartua, visited KWR on Monday 23 April.…

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Diam (Oman) joins Watershare

06 February 2018 — On 29 January Diam, the Public Authority for Electricity & Water of Oman (PAEW), became a member of…

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Watershare communities in operation

31 December 2017 — Watershare, the international collaboration in which water sector-proven methods, techniques and experiences are shared and applied, was well…

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Collaboration on resource recovery solutions for circular economy

20 December 2017 — On 15 December, Jaya Ratnam, Ambassador of Singapore, and Henk Snoeken, Deputy Director of International Affairs of the…

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Detecting fish and bacteria through eDNA analysis

20 December 2017 — We can determine fish populations on the basis of DNA traces. DNA techniques also make it possible to…

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Three Watershare communities launched

02 November 2017 — On 1 November 2017, three Watershare Communities of Practice (CoPs) were launched in the Netherlands Pavilion at Aquatec…

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Korean consortium wins IWA Award for Best Practices on Resource Recovery

08 August 2017 — Partnered with Watershare, the International Water Association’s (IWA) Resource Recovery Cluster has concluded the IWA Award for Best…

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IWA conference on resource recovery focuses on renewable energy, clean water and food issues

19 July 2017 — Between 5 and 9 of August, the second international IWA conference on resource recovery takes place in New…

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Chinese Pome Technology joins Watershare

10 July 2017 — Pome Technology became the newest member of Watershare. This consortium of several of the world’s most reputable water…

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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…

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Assessing resilience at the city level

22 May 2017 — Resilient solutions to urban water challenges are becoming increasingly important due long-term and uncertain trends of climate change,…

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Building Liveable Cities Together

20 April 2017 — The Human Cities Coalition is a public-private partnership of organizations from business, government, NGOs and academia dedicated to…

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Water4India project contributes to a better drinking water provision for rural India

10 April 2017 — In the short term, the drinking water provision in rural India can most benefit from the use of…

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New fit-for-purpose decision support tool for pipeline inspection technologies

27 February 2017 — Watershare is proud to announce the launch of a knowledge-based and decision-support toolbox for water and wastewater network…

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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…

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Steady growth of Watershare’s membership and thematic communities

31 December 2016 — Watershare, the international collaboration within which the water sector shares and applies proven methods, techniques and experiences, welcomed…

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Watershare Annual Meeting: spotlight on Communities of Practice and Swedish water sector

27 November 2016 — From 10-11 November, Watershare members met in Stockholm for their 2016 annual meeting to discuss the community’s progress…

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Future of Cities Forum 2016, Tianjin, China

24 October 2016 — Organizers The World Future Council, UN Habitat and the China Urban Research Center of Beijing Jiaotong University organize…

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Luckily, they all felt ‘blue’

19 October 2016 — Is traveling to the other side of the world already an experience in itself, a long lecture at…

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City Blueprint at Habitat III conference: host city under the microscope

13 October 2016 — Habitat III, the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, will take place from 17 to…

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Water-wise cities require a comprehensive approach

11 October 2016 — Tuesday started off really well with an interesting keynote presentation by James Lynch of the Asian Development Bank…

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Looking ahead

Futures studies and response strategies

Futures research improves the resilience of the water sector by supporting anticipatory governance and by…

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