Sander Zwart
Senior Researcher - Water and Climate Change Management & Deputy Country Representative - Ghana
Sander has worked in the private sector (WaterWatch consultancy firm – 8 years), academia (assistant professor at the University of Twente in the Netherlands – 2 years) and research for development (Africa Rice Center – 7 years). His passion is to develop applied solutions that support the development sector to accelerate their delivery and increase their success rates. He worked on low-cost participatory land and water management approaches, mapping target domains for crop varieties and technologies, impact analysis of instensification and climate change, and spatial irrigation performance analysis using remote sensing. His focus is on the African continent, notably the West African region.
Current projects
Latest news for Sander Zwart
IWMI Small Reservoirs Portal unlocks data from over 2,000 waterbodies in Ghana
The interactive digital platform offers real-time insights on water availability and aquaculture suitability, guiding investments and rural development in northern Ghana ...
March-April 2025 Research Journal Roundup
Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from March and April 2025 ...
March-April research journal roundup
Read our roundup of IWMI’s work in April and March 2024 ...
Latest publications by Sander Zwart
Journal Article
Satellite Remote Sensing for Estimating Reservoir Physical Characteristics: A Global Review of Existing Methodologies for Operational Monitoring
Elsevier | April 28th, 2026
Brief
Strengthening Aquatic Food Systems with Decision Support Tools: Evidence from Ghana and Myanmar
International Water Management Institute | April 16th, 2026
