Water Partner Foundation

What Water Partner Foundation does

Water Partner Foundation (Stichting Water Partner Foundation) is a non-profit foundation registered in The Hague, Netherlands (Trade Register 27312914) that operates as a senior-level consultancy specializing in water governance, integrated water resources management, and climate change adaptation. The foundation serves government ministries, water authorities, environmental agencies, multilateral development organizations (UNDP, EIB, RVO, World Bank-affiliated programs), and environmental NGOs, delivering advisory services across more than 40 countries spanning the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific. Core service offerings include institutional design for climate adaptation, transboundary water diplomacy, basin and delta management planning (Jordan River Basin, Mekong Delta, Aral Sea Basin, Lower Ouémé River), environmental and social impact assessments for development-financed infrastructure, and capacity building for water sector institutions. The 10-person partnership roster includes former ambassadors (Sjef IJzermans, Job Kleijn), a former World Water Council Governor, former Royal Dutch Shell HSE leadership, and a magna cum laude doctorate holder, positioning the foundation as a high-credibility niche advisory rather than a scaled consulting firm.

The foundation's revenue model rests on two professional-services streams: (1) direct advisory and consultancy engagements with governments and international financiers on water governance, environmental management, and climate adaptation; and (2) implementation of multi-annual international development cooperation programs funded primarily through Dutch government budgets channeled via Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) and bilateral partners (Austrian Development Agency, GIZ). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; engagements are secured through competitive tenders, direct mandates from institutional clients, and lead-partner roles in international consortiums (notably with Netherlands Water Partnership, Global Water Partnership, World Water Council, and the Water Diplomacy Consortium). Distribution relies on direct senior-expert engagement, professional network referrals, and content dissemination through publications, conferences (World Water Fora, Stockholm Water Week, ASEM Water Conference), and a recently launched podcast series on Dutch energy transition co-produced with DCMR Milieudienst Rijnmond. There is no software product, platform, or proprietary technology beyond accumulated intellectual capital in the form of governance frameworks, peer-reviewed publications, and project methodologies.

Geographically, active engagements span Benin (OmiDelta multi-annual program), Rwanda (Kigali Wastewater Treatment EIB mandate), Jordan (Red Sea-Dead Sea Phase I ESIA, wastewater reuse), Palestine (Gaza non-conventional water resources), Tonga (climate-irrigation assessment), Sri Lanka (Jaffna Water Transfer Plan via RVO), Kosovo (UNDP National Adaptation Strategy), Suriname (Integrated Waste Management Plan launched September 2025), and the Dutch Caribbean Islands (reconstruction project launched September 2025). Quantified outcomes include identification of $4.58B in investment value across 127 regional interventions in the Jordan Valley Master Plan, and EUR 3M in Dutch funding mobilized for Vanuatu cyclone recovery. The foundation does not produce unified software products and offers no disclosed pricing; its competitive position rests on the rarity of combining senior diplomatic and technical water expertise within a single boutique advisory structure.

Name

Water Partner Foundation

Legal name

Stichting Water Partner Foundation

Website

https://waterpartner.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Water Partner Foundation is a non-profit advisory firm in The Hague, Netherlands, providing senior-level water governance, climate adaptation, and transboundary water diplomacy consulting to governments, multilateral institutions, and NGOs across 40+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Governance Advisory

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (92411)

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Compliance (BPAHAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water Resources, WASH & Integrated Water Management (BPADALAH), Water Resources Administration (Watersheds, Rivers, Groundwater) (BPAIAMAE), Design & Engineering for Renewal/Expansion (Pipelines, Pump Stations, Treatment Plants) (EUANALAD)

Keywords

• Water governance advisory
• Climate adaptation consulting
• Integrated water management
• Transboundary water diplomacy
• Environmental policy consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

The Hague

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Advisory and Consultancy Services: Water Partner Foundation generates revenue through providing strategic advisory services, project management, and consultancy on water governance, environmental management, and climate adaptation to governments, public authorities, and international development organizations.
2. International Development Cooperation Programs: Implementation of multi-annual cooperation programs funded by Dutch government development cooperation budgets, including Water OS program partnerships with Netherlands Enterprise Agency RVO.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Water Partner Foundation provides strategic advisory, consultancy, and project management services focused on water governance, integrated water resources management (IWRM), and climate change adaptation for governments, water authorities, and international development organizations. Services include institutional design, policy development, capacity building, environmental and social impact assessments, and multi-stakeholder facilitation across river basins and transboundary water systems.

Product overview

Water Partner Foundation is a non-profit consultancy organization focused on developing and mobilizing expertise in good governance and sustainable management of global water and energy resources. The organization does not offer a unified software product or platform; instead, it provides advisory consulting services, expert knowledge sharing, and manages various international water governance projects and activities. Its offerings include publications (research reports and papers), news flashes on water-related topics, and project management/advisory services across water resource management, climate adaptation, and water governance domains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Governance Advisory and Consultancy Strategic advisory engagements on water governance, integrated water resources management, climate adaptation, institutional design, and policy frameworks for national governments, water ministries, water authorities, and environmental agencies.
• International Development Cooperation Programs Multi-annual program management and implementation for water and development cooperation initiatives, such as the OmiDelta program in Benin, funded by Dutch government development cooperation budgets through Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO).
• Environmental and Social Impact Assessments Independent environmental and social impact assessment services for infrastructure projects financed by international financiers such as the European Investment Bank, including wastewater treatment and desalination projects.
• Water Diplomacy and Transboundary Basin Planning Multi-stakeholder facilitation and strategic planning for transboundary river basins, including NGO basin master plans, water diplomacy, and conflict resolution across political boundaries such as the Jordan River Basin.
• Environmental Licensing and Industrial Oversight Support Advisory support for regional environmental authorities on environmental licensing, industrial water management, spatial planning, and energy transition oversight.
• Water Governance Research and Publications Academic and policy publications, governance frameworks, comparative analyses, and fact sheets on water governance, climate adaptation, and groundwater management distributed publicly.
• Energy Transition Podcasts and Handbook Six podcasts and accompanying handbook on the energy transition in the Netherlands, co-developed with DCMR Milieudienst Rijnmond.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.58 Billion USD total investment value identified for 127 regional interventions in the Jordan Valley Master Plan
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DCMR Milieudienst RijnmondcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on developing six podcasts and accompanying handbook on the energy transition in the Netherlands. DCMR is the largest environmental authority in the Netherlands operating in Rotterdam and provinces of South-Holland and Zeeland.
• Global Water PartnershipcoreOthersGWP vision is for a water secure world with mission to support sustainable development and management of water resources at all levels.
• Netherlands Water PartnershipcoreOthersNWP is a public-private network organization acting as independent coordination and information point for the Dutch water sector. Jointly manages the Netherlands-Benin technical communication platform with PNE Benin.
• World Water CouncilminorOthersWWC mission is to promote awareness, build political commitment and trigger action on critical water issues at all levels.
• European Commission / WaterminorOthersEuropean Commission's water information gateway.
• EcoPeace Middle EastcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional NGO (formerly Friends of the Earth Middle East) focused on environmental protection in Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. Water Partner Foundation collaborated on the NGO Master Plan for the Lower Jordan River Basin.
• ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites)minorOthersHenk van Schaik serves as Water and Heritage Ambassador of ICOMOS Netherlands. ICOMOS is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to the conservation of monuments and heritage sites.
• Water Integrity NetworkminorOthersHenk van Schaik serves as Board member of the Water Integrity Network.
• Water Diplomacy ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium between UPEACE Centre The Hague, Hague Institute for Global Justice, Netherlands Institute for Global Affairs 'Clingendael', Water Governance Centre, and UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education. Organized Water Security and Peace Conference.
• Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNWP jointly manages the technical communication platform Netherlands-Benin with PNE Benin, facilitating business opportunities between Dutch and Beninese water sector companies.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGIZ assigned LeAF Wageningen for Jordan wastewater reuse project feasibility study, in cooperation with Water Authority of Jordan.
• ILACO SurinameminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerILACO Suriname implemented waste management BAT-BEP demonstration project for Greater Paramaribo. Jeroen Kool acted as project manager on behalf of ILACO.
• Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on NGO Master Plan for Lower Jordan River Basin development for EcoPeace Middle East.
• Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Water Diplomacy Consortium organizing international conferences and water diplomacy activities.
• UNPEACE Centre The HaguecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Water Diplomacy Consortium and Round Table on Business in Water-Stressed Areas.
• United Nations Global Compact in the Netherlands (UNGC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized Round Table on Business in Water-Stressed Areas at The Hague Peace Palace.
• World Business Council for a Sustainable World (WBCSD)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized Round Table on Business in Water-Stressed Areas at The Hague Peace Palace.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP): Dutch public-private water sector network that WPF partners with on the Benin OmiDelta program and the Netherlands-Benin technical communication platform. Closely aligned in Dutch water diplomacy and export-promotion activities.
• World Water Council: International think-tank on critical water issues where Maarten Blokland served as former Governor. WPF is a network partner; both engage in policy advocacy and convening on global water governance.
• IRC (International Water and Sanitation Centre): Dutch-based non-profit focused on WASH governance, capacity building, and monitoring for governments and development institutions. Comparable in non-profit advisory model and mission-aligned water sector expertise.
• Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI): Swedish water policy institute that co-developed the Lower Jordan River Basin NGO Master Plan with WPF and EcoPeace. Comparable in water governance focus, IFI partnerships, and convening role at Stockholm World Water Week.
• The Hague Institute for Global Justice: Think-tank where Patrick Huntjens previously led Water Diplomacy and Climate Governance. Operates in adjacent space on global water governance and diplomacy with comparable senior-expert delivery model.
• Global Water Partnership (GWP): Stockholm-based international network organization dedicated to integrated water resources management. WPF is a network partner and shares GWP's IWRM governance focus; both serve governments and development institutions on water policy frameworks.
• Water Governance Centre: Dutch water governance advisory organization co-member with WPF in the Water Diplomacy Consortium alongside Clingendael and UNESCO-IHE. Directly comparable in mandate, niche (water governance), and client base (governments, IFIs).

Broad incumbents

• IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature): Larger international NGO working on nature and water resource conservation globally. Shares WPF's engagement on basin-level environmental governance but at much greater scale, with broader mandate beyond water.
• Deltares: Leading Dutch applied research institute on water, subsurface, and infrastructure. Overlaps with WPF on water systems consulting for governments and IFIs, but offers technical/scientific depth rather than governance focus.

Emerging players

• EcoPeace Middle East: Regional environmental NGO on the Jordan River Basin; co-developed the NGO Master Plan with WPF and SIWI. Comparable on transboundary water diplomacy in the same geography but narrower geographic scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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