Episode 81: Dieneke de Weerd (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dienekedeweerd/) is currently an (online) intern at Arcadis. The internship is her final step to finishing up her Msc International Land and Watermanagement, with the specialization Adaptive Water Management at Wageningen University. She is passionate about urban resilience, climate adaptation and water governance, particularly about enhancing living conditions in cities and inspiring change and connection among and within organizations.

A year ago she was selected as Waterambassador Top Sector Water & Maritime to share her enthusiasm about the water sector and join an active network of like minded people. She is currently deciding what she wants to do to start her professional career in the water sector.

Dieneke graduated from LUC's Governance Economics and Development major in 2018.

Motto: "Water goes deeper and deeper."

Here's the network for water talent:

https://destroomversnellers.nl/

You can apply to be a water ambassador until 15 June: https://destroomversnellers.nl/waterambassadeur/

Here are some blog posts (in Dutch) about Dieneke's experiences:

https://m.waterwereldwerk.nl/op-pad-met-nederlandse-waterschappers-van-het-inspiragua-programma-in-colombia-6b8b8795d198

https://m.waterwereldwerk.nl/consultancy-training-in-valencia-spanje-57df77a56492