Ger Bergkamp

Past IWA Executive Director
Ger Bergkamp is the former Executive Director of the International Water Association. He held the post between the years, 2012 and 2017. Connect with Ger Bergkamp on IWA Connect.   Read full biography
September 24, 2015
China’s water problems are the stuff of legend. Decades of extraordinary economic growth have gone hand-in-hand with the mismanagement, pollution and overuse of the country’s water resources and ecosystems. Recognition of the ...
May 8, 2015
Current water management offers examples of how we can foster responsibilities, capture opportunities and deliver new water solutions. To truly achieve a sustainable water future, however, utilities need to innovate beyond curre...
April 15, 2015
The need to act on curbing greenhouse gas emissions to avoid a dangerous rise in global temperature is well known. While national governments are working their way to reach a global carbon accord in Paris later this year, much can...
April 14, 2015
Leveraging mobile infrastructure and technologies to provide energy, water & sanitation services to under-served communities. Increasingly, mobile network coverage in emerging markets is outpacing access to improved water and ...
April 12, 2015
Whether unprecedented drought in California or devastating floods in Chile; concerns over water – too little or too much – have continue to pain the news in 2015. Floods and droughts are no longer isolated or extreme event...