During 25 years as an integrated water management consultant, Willem realized the importance of the interaction between the engineering world and the human world of livelihood of local communities.
Water management challenges seldom deal with isolated water issues, but always involves societal challenges and problems as well. At Carthago, we always try to explore this interaction between engineering and governance to develop strategies to deal with the hydrological challenges.
Carthago believes, water engineering is only worth the effort we spend on it, if and only if, it ensures improvement of the life situation of the people.
Willem is a senior expert on integrated water resources management. Willem started Carthago Consultancy as an independent consultancy in 1995. Ever since he has been involved in advising on management of large river, both in Netherlands and international. Currently Willem is involved in projects in Bangladesh, Vietnam and Pakistan.
Myisha Ahmad is a hydrologist and livelihood expert at Carthago Consultancy, with a focus on participatory approaches to water and agricultural management. She holds a Master’s degree in Hydroinformatics from the Erasmus Mundus program. At Carthago, Myisha develops serious games that connect scientific insights with local knowledge, helping communities and decision-makers co-create resilient strategies. Her special expertise lies in translating complex scientific data into actionable understanding for local communities, fostering dialogue, learning, and collaborative problem-solving.