Matthijs Bonte
MB-Water is an independent consulting company that supports organisations in the fields of water, climate and the environment.
Quick Intro
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Independent consulting, research and project management.
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Expertise in the fields of water, climate and the environment.
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Working on project basis or for in-house support.
Consulting
MB-Water provides consulting services in the fields of water resources management and contaminated land management. MB-Water brings strong expertise in groundwater, both for technical assessments and policy development.
Research
MB-Water conducts research related to water, climate and environmental topics for a wide variety of sectors. Whenever possible, results are published and made publicly available.
Project management
MB-Water supports organisations with scoping and management of water and environmental projects. This starts by developing the right project goals and strategy and ends with implementing project outcomes that have impact.
Impact and costs of freshwater shortages
Method and dashboard development to quantify the effects of freshwater shortages.
Period
2025 and ongoing
Client
Rijkswaterstaat — with Berenschot
Role
Development and analysis
Location
Netherlands
Freshwater shortage, drought, societal costs
Effects of thermal energy harvesting from drinking water
Research into the effects of thermal energy harvesting from transport pipelines on ecology and drinking water production.
Period
2024 and ongoing
Client
Waternet
Role
Project lead
Location
Amsterdam Water Supply Dunes
Aquathermy, ecology, drinking water
Effects of thermal energy harvesting from surface water
Research into the effects of thermal energy harvesting on plankton in surface water.
Period
2025 and ongoing
Client
Water authority Amstel, Gooi and Vecht
Role
Project lead
Location
Sloterplas, Amsterdam
Aquathermy, plankton
Dealing with salinity
Guidance and analysis for managing salinity in freshwater systems.
Period
2025 and ongoing
Client
Water sector partners
Role
Research and advice
Location
Netherlands
Salinity, freshwater, water management
Knowledge Programme Sea Level Rise
Technical management within the freshwater availability theme of the national knowledge programme.
Period
2022-2025
Client
Rijkswaterstaat
Role
Interim technical manager
Location
Netherlands
Freshwater, policy, climate
Chloride forecasting tool Andijk
Development of a forecasting tool for chloride at the Andijk raw water intake.
Period
2023
Client
PWN
Role
Development and analysis
Location
Andijk
Salinisation, raw water, modelling
Groundwater management Pakistan
Development of groundwater models to support groundwater policy in Punjab and Sindh.
Period
2022 and ongoing
Client
UN-FAO
Role
Advice and model development
Location
Punjab and Sindh, Pakistan
Groundwater, policy, international
Delta Programme Freshwater
Synthesis document for the Dutch Delta Programme Freshwater 2021–2026.
Period
2025-2026
Client
Delta Programme Freshwater
Role
Author
Location
Netherlands
Freshwater, knowledge agenda, policy