Arjen is lead for Water Resources and Climate Change and is keen on hydrogeology, passionate about mapping, and eager to share WASH knowledge and facilitate learning. Arjen's background within IRC was as lead researcher for WASHCost Mozambique.
Arjen has twenty years sector experience – including five years as technical adviser South Asia (Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan) and 13 years private sector experience in Mozambique and Uganda. He has hands-on experience in extensive water resource studies, detailed social surveys, quality assurance and thorough WASH data analysis and visualisation.
His academic background is an MSc in Hydrogeology and he is fluent in English, Dutch, Portuguese, German and has a reasonable command of Spanish. He is Dutch by nationality and currently lives near London with his family.
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Updated guidance, including recommended targets, on domestic water supply to ensure beneficial health outcomes. Read more...
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An approach is developed to assess WASH risks in marginal populations that are poorly understood and served through conventional approaches. Read more...
This study provides new evidence that WASH access and practices are associated with self-reported reproductive tract infection symptoms in rural... Read more...
Possessing a non-shared latrine neither guarantees safety to its users nor its categorisation as 'improved'. Instead, the state of the latrine, the... Read more...
Handwashing after contact with excreta is poorly practised globally, despite the likely positive health benefits. Read more...
In rural Cambodia newborns risk infections both in health centres and at home because hygiene is poor and water and sanitation facilities are unsafe... Read more...