News & Projects

21-03-2017 This study partnered with the Rivierenland Water Board to investigate the options of freshwater measures in the area known as the ‘Kop van de Betuwe’, the eastern part of the Betuwe area. They studied options in the water system and at plot level to limit the impact of water shortages that may occur…

21-03-2017 The Spaarwater project develops freshwater measures for farmers. In order to scale up these measures, a participative process was launched in the Wadden Sea region together with local farmers and policy makers (provinces and water boards). This process explores the chances of success for the various…

27-07-2016 In June 2016, the ”Support to Improved Integrated Catchment Management for Increased Community Resilience” project started in Karamoja, northeastern Uganda. In this area the rivers Lokok and Lokere run from extremely arid areas into the marshes downstream. The region is characterized by drought,…

20-05-2016 The prolonging droughts in Southern and East Africa threatens the region with extreme water and food shortages. Also in Sudan. Within the ‘Water for Three States’ project Acacia Water works on the improved access to safe drinking water and sanitation. It investigates the water balance of 15…

06-05-2016 From April 25 until 27 Acacia Water was in Nairobi, Kenya, to give a refresher training on the concepts ‘Recharge, Retention and Reuse’ (3R) and ‘Multiple Uses Systems’ (MUS) to approximately 45 county experts and County Coordination Unit (CCU) officers in the field of water, livestock, planning and…

22-01-2016 Flevoland is just as important today to arable farming in the Netherlands as it was in 1986, when the province was officially established. The Province of Flevoland still accounts for 12% of arable farming in the Netherlands, and 21% of the land area is used to cultivate seed potatoes. The area has…

21-01-2016 Drought causes significant water and food shortages in Sudan. As part of the ‘Water for Three States’ project, Acacia Water works on improving access to safe drinking water and sanitation. The knowledge about the water system is expanded by means of hydrologic studies. This enables the project to…

11-12-2015 The IGAD Inland Water Resources Management Programme (IGAD-INWRMP) has awarded IGRAC and Acacia Water with a contract for the ‘Design and development of a data system for the application of Management for Aquifer Recharge (MAR) in the Horn of Africa (HoA)’. The overall emphasis of the project is to…

09-12-2015 The Government of Kenya has approached the Dutch investment company ORIO to support the investment in infrastructure for the Habaswein-Wajir Water Supply project. The project proposes to draw water from the Merti Aquifer to supply the city of Wajir with drinking water, through a 120 km pipeline. The…

30-06-2015 Groot-Limmerpolder embarked on an area planning process to explore the options of using water from the area itself to ensure sufficient supply of clean water. The integration of substantive knowledge with the process led to an effective decision-making process and was able to generate the support of…

09-03-2015 The new website of Acacia Water provides you all possible information about our consultancy, projects, innovations and research we conduct.
Both international as projects in The Netherlands can easily be found at the tab “projects”. Besides, we share as much as possible final reports with you…

03-03-2015 As part of the Dutch Delta Plan for Lake IJssel a broad stakeholder platform was organized. Management of the surface water level in the lake was one of the main topics discussed by the platform. To come up with the best water level management policy an in-depth physical assessment was combined with…

01-03-2015 The water supply of Harar Brewery, since 2011 owned by Heineken, comes from groundwater 30 km away from the brewery and from the natural Ginela spring on the brewery’s premises. By drilling 3 new wells and renovating the Ginela spring, Acacia Water completely renovated the groundwater winning…

01-03-2015 Recharge, Retention and Reuse of water are the three core components of 3R. The 3R concept is applied in regions threatened by water scarcity. The implementation of practical interventions contributes to an innovative and sustainable approach to water management. In practice 3R means collecting and…

01-03-2015 The Dutch Water Supply On-demand Project aims at ‘smarter operational water management’. By supplying freshwater at the right place at the right time it contributes to an optimal distribution of freshwater. The project is well-described by four principles: measuring, knowing, adjusting and…