Co-director | Growth Hub
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Stef Smits is a senior programme officer and Co-director of IRC's Growth Hub. He has 20 years of professional experience in water supply and sanitation in over 25 countries in Europe, Latin America, Southern Africa, and South Asia. His main thematic expertise includes: institutional models for water supply, sustainability and enabling environment, monitoring, costing and financing of services and integrated water resources management.
Stef has led numerous projects on these topics, and published about them. In addition, he has ample management expertise: from consultancy assignments to multi-annual programmes, and units within an organisation. He has worked for a range of clients including bilateral donors, development banks, research funders and NGOs. Stef holds an MSc degree in Irrigation and Water Engineering from Wageningen University, The Netherlands.
Triple-S think piece examining the rates of change in coverage of different groups (rural and urban) and in different services (water and sanitation). Read more...
Long and short case studies, in Spanish, have relevant lessons for the WASH sector, and for those who aim to achieve greater impact Read more...
Self supply is an approach that can improve the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of water services. Read more...
Este documento ofrece una descripción general del enfoque implementado por el IRC, BID y AECID en la definición de un marco institucional para el... Read more...
The government of Sagar island, together with Water For People, and other partners, aim to achieve full coverage of sanitation and water supply in... Read more...
Por qué y dónde se deben hacer cambios en el sector de agua potable? Resumen del libro 'Apoyo al Abastecimiento de Agua Rural'. Read more...
Nota informativa acerca del apoyo a prestadores de servicios de agua en zonas rurales en países en Latinoamérica, África y el sur de Asia. Read more...
This working paper provides evidence on current practices around funding capital maintenance and the resulting impact on services. Read more...
