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 concept note provides an action plan for cost recovery in the Indian water sector based on an analysis of the existing institutional... Read more...
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Briefing note describing the life-cycle costs approach and why it was developed. Read more...
This book is written for engineers, planners and architects who are involved with the provision of new or upgraded housing for the urban poor in the... Read more...
This TOP provides an overview on financing and cost recovery for the water supply and sanitation services sector in rural and low-income urban areas... Read more...
Solid Waste Management has become an important issue with urban governments of low and middle-income countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Read more...