Strides made in smart solutions

An early flood warning app designed for the city of Accra, in Ghana, will make all the difference to the city’s resilience, its people and their future wellbeing, posits Royal HaskoningDHV global business line director water Anke Mastenbroek. The app is a notable example of a smart water solution pioneered by Royal HaskoningDHV. As floods and storms are the natural disaster with the highest impact, the company is developing a general flood service for both private and governmental clients in order to make their assets flood resilient. Owing to its expertise in designing water systems and combining engineering expertise with data knowledge, the independent international engineering and project management consultancy is ranked as one of the top ten water companies in the world, Mastenbroek says.