Water

Creating value for clients and societies by converting water- and climate-related challenges into opportunities.

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Full water cycle services

1/3 of people globally have no access to safe drinking water. Nearly 80% of world's wastewater is discharged without treatment. Moreover, climate change is increasing risks of droughts in some areas while others experience intensive rainfall and storm-surges.
To address these challenges, our experts cover the entire water cycle and offer a wide range of services related to: water supply, simple or advanced treatment, water resources management, wastewater treatment and resource recovery, water and wastewater infrastructure, urban climate resiliency, nature-based solutions, storm-surge protection, and coastline development.

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    Prepared for the present. Ready for the future.

    Drawing on our experiences designing, developing, and maintaining water-related infrastructure around the world, we work to understand and influence local water cycles to address wider community issues like economic development, food and agriculture, and energy consumption. We help clients assess risks and take strategic approaches for future water use and management.
    Our wide-ranging skills span advisory and specialist technical services to be applied on every kind of project from flood risk management and water resource planning, to dam engineering, treatment works design, and river restoration.

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    AEM mapping California’s groundwater

    Airborne electromagnetic surveys, mapping, and modelling of groundwater sources to help futureproof water access and sustainable water management for communities and farms in California.

    Tackling South Africa's Day Zero crisis

    Three years of inadequate rainfall caused dam levels to fall to 25% of capacity, and water was expected to drop to a critical-level of 13.5% capacity by April, 2018. Yet South Africa avoided a devastating water crisis. Here's how we helped.

    ESMS for Ivory Coast water project

    To help Ivory Coast supply water infrastructure for 95 rural communities, Ramboll developed an environmental and social management system (ESMS) to successfully meet international financial institution (IFI) standards.

    AEM mapping California’s groundwater
    Cape Town, South Africa (aerial view from a helicopter)
    ESMS for Ivory Coast water project

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    • Esther Bosman

      Esther Bosman

      Managing Director, Ramboll Water

      +45 51 61 35 11