Riverhood and River Commons bring together a research team (research scientists, postdoctoral fellows, PhD and Master’s students) across a wide range of disciplines in collaboration with social movements, activists, NGOs, world-class research institutes, national and international policy-making institutes, and broad dissemination networks.
COORDINATION TEAM
Lena Hommes
Postdoc Researcher |
Wageningen University, Netherlands
Jeroen Vos
Associate Professor at Water Resources Management Group | Wageningen University, Netherlands
Jaime Hoogesteger
Assistant Professor Groundwater Governance and Equity | Wageningen University, Netherlands
Bibiana Duarte Abadía
Postdoc Researcher | Wageningen University, Netherlands
Daniele Tubino de Souza
Postdoc Researcher | Wageningen University, Netherlands
Juan Pablo Hidalgo Bastidas
Postdoc Researcher | Wageningen University, Netherlands
Rutgerd Boelens
Professor of Water Governance and Social Justice | Wageningen University, Netherlands
TEAM MEMBERS & PHD SUPERVISION | RIVER COMMONS
Barbara Hogenboom
Professor of Latin American Studies | CEDLA, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Arjen Wals
Professor of Transformative Learning for Socio-ecological Sustainability | Wageningen University, Netherlands and Unesco Chair of Social Learning and Sustainable Development
Fabio de Castro
Senior Lecturer in Political Ecology | CEDLA, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Lieke Melsen
Assistant Professor Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management | Wageningen University, Netherlands
Edward Huijbens
Professor and Chair of Cultural Geography Research Group | Wageningen University, Netherlands
Tom Buijse
Special Professor of Freshwater Fish Ecology | Wageningen University, Netherlands
Paul van Zwieten
Researcher in Fisheries Ecology | Wageningen University, Netherlands
Marten Scheffer
Distinguished Professor | Wageningen University, Netherlands
Edwin Peeters
Associate Professor Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management | Wageningen University, Netherlands
Astrid Ulloa
Professor of Geography | Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia
KJ Joy
Senior Fellow, SOPPECOM and Convenor, Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India
Heila Lotz-Sisitka
Distinguished Professor | Rhodes University, South Africa
Bruce Ellender
Honorary Research Associate | South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Diana Suhardiman
Research Group Lead Governance and Inclusion | IWMI, Laos
Machaya Chomba
Barotse Landscape Manager, Upper Zambezi Programme | World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Zambia
Gert Jan Veldwisch
Associate Professor at Water Resources Management Group | Wageningen University, Netherlands
Floris Boogaard
Professor at the Research Centre for Built Environment NoorderRuimte, Institute of Future Environments, and Spatial Transformation - Water | Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, Netherlands
Julienne Weegels
Assistant Professor of Latin American Studies | CEDLA, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Bert Bruins
Lecturer at the Water Resources Management Group | Wageningen University, Netherlands
Sergio Villamayor Tomas
Ramon y Cajal Senior Researcher | Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Ambientales (ICTA)
Economia Ecològica (ECONECOL)
PhD RESEARCHERS | RIVER COMMONS
Agness Sililo Musutu
Wageningen University, Netherlands / WWF, Zambia
Supervisory team: Tom Buijse, Arjen Wals, Paul van Zwieten, Bruce Ellender
Chisala Lupele
Wageningen University, Netherlands / WWF, Zambia
Supervisory team: Arjen Wals, Heila Lotz-Sisitka, Lieke Melsen, Jeroen Vos
Juliana Lucia Forigua Sandoval
Wageningen University, Netherlands / Fundación Alma, Colombia
Supervisory team: Rutgerd Boelens, Barbara Hoogenboom, Lieke Melsen, Bibiana Duarte Abadía
Laura Giraldo Martínez
Wageningen University, Netherlands / Asociación Ambiente y Sociedad, Colombia
Supervisory team: Rutgerd Boelens, Astrid Ulloa, Fabio de Castro, Bibiana Duarte Abadía
Sarita Bhagat
Wageningen University, Netherlands / SOPPECOM, India
Supervisory team: Edward Huijbens, Jeroen Vos, KJ Joy
Tanvi Agrawal
Wageningen University, Netherlands / CSEI, India
Supervisory team: Marten Scheffer, Edward Huijbens, Edwin Peeters, Diana Suhardiman
Lotte de Jong
Hanzehogeschool Groningen, Netherlands
Supervisory team: Rutgerd Boelens, Gert Jan Veldwisch, Lieke Melsen
Moritz Tenthoff
Broederlijk Delen, Belgium and Colombia
Supervisory team: Rutgerd Boelens, Jeroen Vos
Sebastian Reyes Bejarano
CEDLA/University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Supervisory team: Barbara Hogenboom, Fabio De Castro, Rutgerd Boelens
Preven Chetty
Rhodes University, South Africa
Supervisory team: Heila Lotz-Sisitka
Maletje Mponwana
Rhodes University, South Africa
Supervisory team: Heila Lotz-Sisitka
Paulose Mvulane
Rhodes University, South Africa
Supervisory team: Heila Lotz-Sisitka, Eureta Rosenberg, Jess Cockburn
Jidapa Chayakul
King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) / Wageningen University, Netherlands
Supervisory team: Rutgerd Boelens, Bert Bruins, Gert Jan Veldwisch
PhD RESEARCHERS | RIVERHOOD
Ana María Arbeláez Trujillo
Wageningen University, Netherlands
Supervisory team: Rutgerd Boelens, Jeroen Vos
Carlota Houart
Wageningen University, Netherlands
Supervisory team: Rutgerd Boelens, Jaime Hoogesteger
Carolina Cuevas
Wageningen University, Netherlands
Supervisory team: Rutgerd Boelens,Lena Hommes, Julienne Weegels
Catalina Rey Hernández
Wageningen University, Netherlands
Supervisory team: Rutgerd Boelens, Jaime Hoogesteger
Nick (Robert Nicholas) Bourguignon
ICTA - Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
Supervisory team: Sergio Villamayor Tomas and Rutgerd Boelens
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD | RIVER COMMONS
Arturo Escobar
Professor of Anthropology | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
Erik Swyngedouw
Professor of Human Geography | University of Manchester
Karl Matthias Wantzen
UNESCO Chair River Culture/ Fleuves et Patrimoine; CNRS UMR Citeres | Tours University, France; CNRS UMR LIVE | Strasbourg University, Germany
Leila Harris
Professor at the Institute for Resources Environment and Sustainability and the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice (GRSJ) | University of British Columbia, Canada
Tom Perreault
Professor of Latin American Geography
Department of Geography and the Environment | Syracuse University, USA
Henkjan Laats
Senior Expert of United Nations Harmony with Nature
Joyeeta Gupta
Co-chair of UNEP’s Global Environment Outlook-6; Professor of Environment and Development in the Global South | University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD | RIVERHOOD
Astrid Ulloa
Professor of Geography | Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia
Arturo Escobar
Professor of Anthropology | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Erik Swyngedouw
Professor of Human Geography | University of Manchester, UK
Joan Martinez-Alier
Professor of Economics | Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
Karen Bakker
Professor of Water Governance | University of British Columbia, USA
Aaron Wolf
Professor of Geography | Oregon State University, USA
Jaime Breilh
Professor of Epidemiology, social medicine and environmental Health, Director of the Research Center on Social Medicine and Collective Health | Univ. Andina Simon Bolivar Ecuador, Ecuador
PROJECT PARTNERS
Riverhood and River Commons
Leontien Cremers
University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Juan Carlos Gutiérrez Camargo
Fundación Alma, Colombia
Ivonne Yanez
Acción Ecológica, Ecuador
Esperanza Martinez
Acción Ecológica, Ecuador
Carles Sanchis Ibor
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain
Nuria Hernandez-Mora
Fundación Nueva Cultura del Agua, Spain
Denisse Roca Servat
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia
Mariela García
CINARA Universidad del Valle, Colombia
Li An Phoa
Drinkable Rivers Foundation, Netherlands
Louis Bijlmakers
Dutch Water Authorities, Netherlands
Ellen Bollen-Weide
Waterschap Rijn en Ijssel, Netherlands
Koos Beurskens
Waterschap Aa en Maas, Netherlands
Cecilia Roa Garcia
Universidad Los Andes, Colombia
Tatiana Roa Avendaño
CEDLA University of Amsterdam, Netherlands and CENSAT, Colombia
Antonio Gaybor
National Water Forum, CAMAREN and Universidad Central del Ecuador
Cor Goossen
Stichting Het Wantij, Netherlands
Katie Luoma
WWF Netherlands
Ivan Mikulić
Makmende
Dienke Stomph
Wageningen University, Netherlands
Jori Wolf
Van-Aa-naar-Zee and Staatsbosbeheer, Netherlands
Maike Brinksma
Multispecies Resistance Europe
Vera Knook
The River Collective, Marañon Water Keeper
Lieselotte Viaene
Project ‘RIVERS’, Universidad Carlos III Madrid, Spain
Margarita Florez
Asociación Ambiente y Sociedad, Colombia
Sofia de la Rosa Solano
Global Water Forum
Daniela Del Bene
ICTA Institute of Environmental Science and Technology - Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
Sue Jackson
Professor - Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Australia
Kelly van Gils
Advisor Youth Program - Week Nederlandse Missionaris (WNM)
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
Boukje Hackmann
Chair Group Administrator WRM and WSG, Wageningen University, Netherlands
Marleen Domburg
Chair Group Administrator WRM and WSG, Wageningen University, Netherlands
Maartje Sijtsema
Chair Group Secretary WRM and WSG, Wageningen University, Netherlands
PARTNERS INSTITUTIONS
Research Institutes
CEDLA, University of Amsterdam
Riverhood and River Commons
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
Riverhood and River Commons
Universidad de los Andes
Riverhood
CINARA, Universidad del Valle
Riverhood
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana Medellín
Riverhood
Universidad Central del Ecuador
Riverhood
Hanzehogeschool Groningen
River Commons
Rhodes University
River Commons
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
River Commons
Deltares
River Commons
UNESCO Chair River Culture
River Commons
International Water Management Institute
River Commons
Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA-UAB)
River Commons
Global Policy and Advocacy Institutes
IPBES
River Commons
UNEP
River Commons
WWF Netherlands and Zambia
River Commons
Unesco/ONU
River Commons
Global Water Forum
Riverhood and River Commons
Grassroots or Non-governmental organizations
Drinkable Rivers
Riverhood and River Commons
Stichting Het Wantij
Riverhood and River Commons
Fundación Alma
River Commons
Asociación Ambiente y Sociedad
River Commons
CENSAT Agua Viva
Riverhood
Acción Ecológica
Riverhood
River Commons
CAMAREN
Riverhood
CBC Centro Bartolomé De Las Casas
Riverhood and River Commons
Casa Migrante
River Commons
Governmental Water Institutes
Dutch Water Authorities
Riverhood and River Commons
Ministerio del Ambiente, Agua e Transición Ecológica, Ecuador
Riverhood
Waterschap De Dommel
River Commons
Waterschap Aa en Maas
River Commons
Waterschap Rijn en Ijsel
Riverhood
Civil Society Water Platforms
Water Justice Alliance
Riverhood and River Commons
International Waters
Riverhood and River Commons
Soppecom
River Commons
Foro de los Recursos Hídricos, Ecuador
Riverhood
Waterlat
Riverhood
NEWAVE
Riverhood and River Commons
Communication Network
Makmende Media
River Commons
photo by Lena Hommes