World Waternet presents Annual Report 2020

Making sustainable impact through Water Operators’ Partnerships in water cycle management

With pride, I introduce our Annual Report 2020, sharing our results over the year 2020.

2020 was a special year for World Waternet and our partners. Because of the global Covid-19 crisis, our activities were geared towards the most effective interventions within our Water Operators’ Partnerships in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. We were able to give people access to better water supplies, protective equipment and digital tools. The Dutch programmes WaterWorX and Blue Deal are an important basis for this. They enable us to support our partners in the long term, also in times of crisis. This is very valuable to us.

We are also very proud to continue our cooperation with our local partners in Burkina Faso and Jordan, thanks to new funding from the Dutch government. We welcome SNV as a consortium partner and, as such, are broadening our expertise and support. These and other projects enabled us to expand our project portfolio compared to 2019. As our portfolio has grown, we are pleased with the installation of our Audit and Risk Committee.

Financially, the year ended positively and in 2020 we deployed more than 100 Dutch water experts, who shared their knowledge and provided support to fellow water managers across the border. It was very special that, despite the crisis, the employees of Waternet and our alliance partners were highly committed to partner up and work hard for sufficient, clean and safe water for everyone.

The future is dynamic and requires much of our adaptability. We would like to thank the Regional Public Water Authority Amstel, Gooi en Vecht, and the Municipality of Amsterdam for their continued support, and with a diverse team and strong cooperation with our partners, we face the future with confidence. Standing side by side with water operators to make a difference together. I feel proud to present our Annual Report and I hope you will enjoy reading it.

Frodo van Oostveen
CEO World Waternet