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World Waternet 🇳🇱 is a non-profit organisation, dedicated to improving sustainable access to clean, sufficient and safe water for all. We work on SDG6 and SDG13 in collaboration with public water organisations world wide. Dedicated to the water-cycle!
We aim to design our projects as sustainably as possible. But to be honest: for some project work, we still need to fly.
We support @TreesforAll every year to compensate the CO2 emissions from our flights through forestry projects. Trees for All is a charity with CBF accreditation.
Floods hit Nairobi in 2024. What did they reveal? Failing sewer lines. What followed? Action.
Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company and World Waternet restored 55 km of trunk sewer, improving river health and sanitation for 1.2 million people.
Learn more: vist.ly/4ssys
Rainwater harvesting is coming to Irbid 💧
Together with Yarmouk Water Company and the Greater Irbid Municipality, and funded by NWB Fonds, rooftops will capture rainwater for reuse. Less flooding, more local water, building on earlier piloting in Salfit.
So proud of how Team Ethiopia is strengthening their communications skills. Today we trained on strategy, identity, storytelling, photography, filming and editing to better show our impact. As Mir Verkaaik said, “They where so dedicated and involved.” Thanks to WLRC for joining. #Bright
Read the full interview here: https://wereldwaternet.nl/en/get-inspired/latest-news/meet-sophieke-ecdd-s-new-project-manager-in-burkina-faso/
Meet Sophieke, ECDD-Gire’s new Project Manager in Burkina Faso. With international experience in water, agriculture and nature-based solutions, she brings a strong sustainability focus. As she says, “Our role is to provide expertise when requested and respond to local needs.”
Last week marked a milestone for Jordan’s water sector with the launch of two initiatives with the Netherlands. From rainwater harvesting to utility cooperation, these projects strengthen water resilience through practical, peer-to-peer action.
At the 23rd AfWASA Congress, we’re teaming up with ONEE to strengthen cooperation between water utilities in West Africa. Through regional knowledge hubs and peer learning, we connect experience across borders. Together, we’re building a stronger learning network. See you in Yaoundé!
Ready to tackle water and migration challenges? Join the Wetskills Jordan 2026 case by World Waternet and Wetskills. Help map migration streams, clarify WASH roles, and design resilient solutions for utilities in Jordan.
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#Wetskills #WaterInnovation #MigrationAndWater
We’ve brought you up to speed, but the story is better from the source. Read Annemarie’s reflections:
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Some changes are bittersweet. Janette Worm passed the baton to Maarten Wensing, continuing the work in Morogoro, while she now focuses on West Africa.
Perspectives shifted as well. Gender equality and social inclusion moved higher on the agenda. A key change for youth involvement, and for women and men alike.
Trust takes years, but it changes how you work together. Over the years hierarchies soften and our colleagues become like brothers and sisters.
First train journey
Even the journey changed. The railway from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro is complete. What used to be a six-hour taxi drive is now a one-and-a-half-hour train ride. Infrastructure shapes collaboration too.
The Mindu Dam in Tanzania when full
The @WaterWorX programme grew from working with local utility MORUWASA to integrating a full water cycle approach with the Morogoro water authority. A big step towards more holistic water management.
Long-term collaboration lets you see progress. Annemarie Weijenberg, our project leader in Morogoro 🇹🇿, reflects on eight years of working together. We often overestimate short-term change and underestimate long-term impact. Here’s what shifted 🧵
In December 2025, World Waternet and Kenyan Central Bank Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding that marks a significant step towards closing the financing gap in Kenya’s water sector and accelerating sustainable WASH investments across East Africa.
Curious to learn more? Read the article and download the full report: wereldwaternet.nl/en/get-inspi...
His analysis estimates that around USD 600 million per year in direct economic activity depends on water from the Thika basin, from drinking water for Nairobi to farming, hydropower and exports to Europe.
During his internship with World Waternet, Jasper Stevens explored this basin through an economic lens as part of his master’s in International Land and Water Management at Wageningen University & Research.
The Thika River basin is one of Kenya’s most strategic water landscapes 💧 It supplies Nairobi’s drinking water, supports agriculture and energy production, and connects local livelihoods to global value chains.
In Salfit, a city in the West Bank, nearly 60% of drinking water is imported despite relatively high rainfall. A new World Waternet white paper explores how context-specific rainwater harvesting can strengthen water security and resilience. Read more: vist.ly/4nb2m
In numerology, 2+0+2+6 = 10, and 1+0 brings us back to 1. The number of new beginnings. Of planting seeds 🌱, starting fresh, and choosing direction with purpose.
May 2026 be a year of brave choices, bold beginnings, and meaningful action ✨
A holiday tradition at World Waternet: sharing a poem by our colleague Khaled.
Water unites us. Looking ahead to 2026, we hope for more impact, meaningful partnerships, and healthy water cycles!
Wishing everyone peaceful holidays and a hopeful New Year!
Sometimes simple soil-and-water interventions create the biggest shifts in resilience.
What small water or land management solution have you seen make a surprisingly big impact?
BCERs capture rainwater, slow down erosion, recharge shallow groundwater, and help farmers grow during the dry season. One basin is already equipped with a borehole delivering 10 m³/hour, and communities are asking for more.
A group of five people stand and sit on the edge of a runoff water collection basin in Burkina Faso. One man kneels near a pipe, letting water flow through his hands into the basin. The basin’s stone and earth walls are visible, and the water below is greenish from natural sediment. Behind them is a fenced area with dry vegetation and clear sunlight.
A rectangular runoff water collection basin filled with greenish water sits within a fenced area surrounded by trees and dry soil. The stone-lined walls of the basin and nearby sediment beds are visible. Two people stand near informational project signs in the background under a bright blue sky.
On a recent ECDD-GIRE visit with the Gourma Water Agency and the Bonsoagli Kilima Local Water Committee, we saw three new runoff water collection basins (BCER) in action. Even after a tough period for the region, the energy on the ground felt hopeful.
The team is in Bangkok for the 2025 IWA Congress. We are here to learn, share and meet partners who care about strong water services. If you are attending, come by for a chat and lets connect.
Great energy at our Mid-Term Review in Nairobi. Partners reflected on real progress in water allocation, river health, compliance, and catchment restoration. With open-source tools, strong institutions, and the Njururi Initiative in full motion, the work is set to continue well beyond 2030 💧✨
We look forward to hosting KWN for the 2025 Autumn Conference. With partners from VEI, WaterWorX, HDSR and more, the line up spans work from the Maas basin to Lao PDR and Burkina Faso. A day of shared learning and collaboration across borders.
