Sanitation, water and resilience advisory for international development
OOSTERKAMP CONSULTING supports governments, utilities, development partners, international financial institutions and consulting teams with high-quality advisory services across sanitation, water, resilience and programme implementation.
With more than 20 years of professional experience, the practice combines technical, institutional, financial and strategic expertise for project preparation, implementation support, supervision, sector reform and donor-funded assignments in complex environments.
What the practice provides
OOSTERKAMP CONSULTING provides independent advisory services at the intersection of infrastructure, institutions and implementation. Assignments typically combine engineering, programme management and sector insight to ensure that investments are technically sound, operationally viable and financially sustainable.
Technical advisory
Input to studies, concept development, engineering reviews, infrastructure planning, design processes and supervision support for sanitation and water systems.
Project preparation
Feasibility work, baseline analysis, option assessment, activity design, investment preparation and support to donor-funded programmes and proposals.
Implementation support
Construction supervision support, contract management, technical assistance, quality control, performance verification and coordination between institutions, consultants and contractors.
Typical assignments
- Urban and small-town sanitation planning
- Water supply and service improvement programmes
- Climate-resilient infrastructure and adaptation planning
- Institutional strengthening and implementation arrangements
- Donor-financed project preparation and technical assistance
- Review of designs, deliverables and implementation progress
Working approach
The emphasis is on context-sensitive and implementable solutions, with attention to institutional realities, financing context, long-term technical sustainability, financial sustainability and operational performance. The practice works comfortably across engineering, management and stakeholder processes.
International development focus
Experience includes work for and with governments, utilities, international organisations, donors, consulting firms and financing institutions in assignments covering feasibility, appraisal, design, implementation, monitoring and sector strategy.
Geographic experience
OOSTERKAMP CONSULTING has particular experience in Sub-Saharan Africa and other international settings, including Lusophone, Anglophone and Francophone contexts, with work related to public infrastructure, utilities, local government and international development cooperation.
Countries of work and residence
- Netherlands
- Mozambique
- Kenya
- Angola
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Cabo Verde
- Venezuela
- Bangladesh
- Pakistan
- Afghanistan
- Timor-Leste
- Colombia
Contact
For collaboration, proposal development, subconsulting arrangements or technical advisory assignments, please get in touch at hugo@oosterkamp.consulting.
Hugo Oosterkamp, MSc
The Hague, The Netherlands
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