Frank Rijsberman

Director, Global Development Program, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Program - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Economist

PhD in Water Resources Planning and Management from Colorado State University, USA (1987).

Research areas
Natural resources management research and consulting, specifically for fresh water resources, coastal zones, soil erosion, environmental management and climate change / sea level rise.

Selected Publications
Rijsberman, F. R. 2003. Can development of water resources reduce poverty? Water Policy, 5(5-6):399-412.
Rijsberman, F. R. and A. Mohammed, 2003. Water, food and environment: Conflict or dialogue? Water Science and Technology, 47(6):53-62.
Rijsberman, F.R. 2002. Storing Water. New World Water 2002. World Water Council, Marseille, pp. 80-84.
Rijsberman, F.R. and D.J. Molden. 2001. Balancing Water Uses: Water for Food and Water for Nature. Thematic Background Papers, International Conference on Freshwater, Bonn, 3-7 December. Pp. 43-56.
Rijsberman, F.R. ed. 2001. 2nd World Water Forum: Session Reports. Water Policy. Supplement Volume 3. 213 p.
HRH The Prince of Orange and F.R. Rijsberman. 2000. Summary report of the 2nd World Water Forum: From Vision to Action. Water Policy 2(6)387-396.
Cosgrove, W.J. and F.R. Rijsberman. 2000. World Water Vision: Making Water Everybody's Business. Earthscan, London. 108 p.
Gallopin, G. and F.R. Rijsberman. 2000. Three Global Water Scenarios. International Journal of Water. 1(1):16-40.

Publication date 18-Feb-2014

Publications

Assessment Paper

Third Copenhagen Consensus: Water and Sanitation Assessment, Rijsberman Zwane

Perspective Paper

Second Copenhagen Consensus: Water and Sanitation Perspective, Rijsberman Zwane

Assessment Paper

Copenhagen Consensus: Water and Sanitation Assessment, Rijsberman

Copenhagen Consensus III

In 2004 and 2008, the Copenhagen Consensus Center held two major projects that helped to shape overseas development spending and philanthropic decisions for years to come. The third Copenhagen Consensus was the late...

Copenhagen Consensus UNICEF

The Copenhagen Consensus UNICEF meeting brought together a number of UN ambassadors and set focus on the issue of prioritizing the use of limited resources in the global effort to mitigate the negative consequences ...

Copenhagen Consensus II

The second Copenhagen Consensus took place 25-30 May in Copenhagen. Once again, our Expert Panel tackled the question, Imagine you had $75 billion to donate to worthwhile causes. What would you do, and where should ...