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Resilience

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Enabling technologies
Hydroinformatics
Methods for decision-making under deep uncertainty

Progressing climate change, technological developments and population growth put our society and also the water sector in a situation of deep uncertainty. Deep uncertainty is a technical term for the unpredictability of…

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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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Society
Citizen science and public participation
Water Knowledge Action Programme

Managers, researchers and practice innovators are working on water governance in the Water Knowledge Action Programme to realise the transition to the circular city of the future. The approach is scientifically founded and socially supported, action-oriented and…

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Enabling technologies
Hydroinformatics
POWER

Climate change and urbanisation are two of the most important trends in the 21st century: they have a global impact on natural resources such as water, on economic development and on the well-being of people. The global…

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Enabling technologies
Hydroinformatics
BlueSCities

Climate change and urbanisation are crucial phenomena for water supply, economic development and health worldwide. Since many cities battle with droughts and floods, it is imperative that urban water management be radically improved. In the European Commission’s…

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Experts

Eduard Post
Human Resources consultant
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Eduard Post

Human Resources consultant

Eduard Post is an HR advisor at KWR. He is an HR generalist who enjoys working on themes such as strategic HRM, talent management and the digitalisation of HR. Whereby…

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eduard.post@kwrwater.nl

06-12964958

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Georgios Chatzistefanou
PhD candidate
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Georgios Chatzistefanou

PhD candidate

Georgios Alexandros Chatzistefanou (Alex) is a scientific researcher in the Hydroinformatics team. He conducts research in the field of resilience modeling and assessment with a focus on the cascading effects…

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alex.chatzistefanou@kwrwater.nl

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Lydia Tsiami MEng
PhD candidate
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Lydia Tsiami MEng

PhD candidate

Lydia Tsiami is a researcher in the Hydroinformatics team. She is a civil engineer specializing in hydraulic engineering and water management (MEng, NTUA). During her thesis, she developed a deep…

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lydia.tsiami@kwrwater.nl

06-54296399

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Carla Grotenbreg
Secretary to CEO
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Carla Grotenbreg

Secretary to CEO

As executive secretary, Carla Grotenbreg is responsible for the conduct of secretarial and administrative activities for the CEO. She is part of the company secretariat and ensures the CEO is…

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directiesecretariaat@kwrwater.nl

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Fabi van Berkel
Scientific researcher
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Fabi van Berkel

Scientific researcher

Fabi van Berkel is a Public Design, Value and Decision Making researcher in the Resilience, Management & Governance team. At KWR, she leads design-oriented research in the social environment and…

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fabi.van.berkel@kwrwater.nl

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Ina Vertommen MSc
Manager Scientific researcher
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Ina Vertommen MSc

Manager Scientific researcher

Ina Vertommen is the team leader of Hydroinformatics at KWR. In this role, she is responsible for the content and profile of the team. The team's goal is to strengthen…

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ina.vertommen@kwrwater.nl

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News

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ANCHOR scrutinises urban water reuse

26 June 2023 — New EU project ANCHOR examines urban water reuse from technical, societal, governance and economic perspectives.

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Meaningful youth engagement: key to a sustainable and water-inclusive future

12 August 2022 — The Youth Journey is a collaboration to catalyse meaningful youth engagement and action on water and climate.

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Solving society’s water issues on the basis of a dynamic alliance

03 March 2022 — A strategic partnership agreement between KWR and TU Delft lays the foundation for continuity in joint knowledge development…

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New HORIZON 2020 project aims to build an ecosystem for innovative climate change adaptation solutions

11 October 2021 — A brand-new Horizon 2020 project entitled Climate Resilient Regions Through Systemic Solutions and Innovations—ARSINOE, kicked off on October…

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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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Nextgen is exploring an augmented reality app to help engage citizens on water reuse

23 March 2021 — The water industry is exploring Augmented Reality (AR) as one of the technologies to accelerate circular solutions implementation.…

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Building NextGen wastewater treatment systems

15 March 2021 — The four-year NextGen project brings together a partnership of 30 organisations to demonstration solutions for water in the…

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Identifying a shared vocabulary and relevant stakeholders are essential in developing a circular approach

11 February 2021 — Circular economy developments often focus on technology. To be successful, we need to define a common vocabulary and…

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To unlock a Circular Economy in 2021, we need trust

19 January 2021 — Climate change has such a tremendous impact on the water sector that it is in our interest to…

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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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Healthy drinking water and wastewater treatment for all

07 November 2019 — If you don’t measure what you want to know, you can’t manage the progress. That also applies to…

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The Challenges of Water Management and Governance in Cities

29 August 2019 — Global population growth is urban growth and, therefore, most of the water-related challenges and solutions reside in cities.…

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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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