In the face of the growing global water crisis, Royal HaskoningDHV and Cranfield University have signed a strategic relationship charter to co-create solutions that deliver sustainable and resilient water futures.

The two organisations have come together to find opportunities to deepen and broaden their collaboration on research, education, technology development and knowledge transfer. The parties will collaborate on a wide range of topics and challenges. The two organisations have already identified synergies and opportunities around the following challenges:

Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Water Quality Management

Collaboration to deliver sustainable low-cost solutions to meet ever-more stringent discharge consents, and turn this challenge into an opportunity for improved environmental and societal outcomes. Specific areas for focus include, reducing greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater treatment processes, removal of micropollutants from water supply, wastewater epidemiology, and combatting emerging pollutants.