Frank de Zanger started in 2001, as experienced consultant, his company TERRAQUA (established 1995, Netherlands), working in the fields of Water and Environment.

He worked as permanent staff for renowned firms, like KRUGER (Denmark), FUGRO (Neth.), BKH (Neth.), DHV (Neth.), HAL (Holland America Line, USA) and ARCADIS (Neth.), and as consultant for several other international operating companies. His work brought him, besides The Netherlands, to Africa, Asia, Middle East, Eastern Europe and Russia, the Caribbean and South America.

Drs. Frank de Zanger has been a member – as Senior Water Specialist/Hydrogeologist as well as Senior Environmental Expert – of WB, EU, AfDB, NEDA/DGIS, SENTER and NWP-missions for projects in India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Latvia, Brazil, Mexico, Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon. Frank de Zanger can be contacted for job possibilities. A complete CV in EU-, World Bank- or ADB-format can be provided (e-mail: fdezanger@terraqua.nl).

Frank de Zanger is a novelist as well (blog frankdezanger.com). As a result five novels (latest thriller ‘ms ZEEPAARD’ 2022, English translation in prep.; 1 novel in English: ‘A RING’, amazon.com) and a book with short stories were published (publisher Tournesol: www.tournesol.nl). No wonder that Mr. De Zanger has proven to be an experienced writer and editor of large and complex reports and proposals in English as well as in Dutch.

As chief-editor and author Frank de Zanger was involved in the preparation of the Jubilee book ‘Het stromende water van de Veluwe’ (‘The flowing waters of the Veluwe’), published by the Dutch Bekenstichting in 2025.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Drs. Frank de Zanger is by profession a Water Management Expert and Environmental  (Safeguard) Expert. He has built up considerable experience in both and combined fields and has been involved in a large number of water projects, environmental projects, project formulations and project evaluations, both overseas as well in The Netherlands.

In his function as Water Expert, he has been involved in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Projects and has been responsible for water resources investigations, water quality studies and groundwater & irrigation development. In his assignments as Environmental Expert he carried out Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA’s, IEE’s) for water supply and sanitation projects, waterway improvements, irrigation, flood protection, drainage, highways, railway systems, port and harbour developments, land reclamation, and waste disposal.

As Project Manager for overseas projects, Mr. De Zanger has been in charge of Environmental Impact Assessments in Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Nepal, Poland, the Russian Federation, Tanzania and Vietnam. He was involved in the preparation of the National Environmental Action Plan for Palestine and was in charge of urban and rural water supply and water quality studies in Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nigeria, the Philippines, Samoa and Trinidad.

Furthermore, Mr. De Zanger worked as Team Leader on the implementation of the Federal Water Resources IWRM Strategy in Nigeria and as a team member on the Integrated Water Resources Management/IWRM Policy for the African Development Bank (AfDB). As Environmental/Staff Officer for the Holland America Line he has been responsible for ship’s compliance with environmental laws and regulations, was involved in training and environmental audits, and assisted in the introduction of an Environmental Management System.

Membership of professional bodies

• Member of the Netherlands Association of Environmental Professionals (VVM)
• Member of the Netherlands Hydrological Society (NHV)
• joined LinkedIn

EDUCATION

• University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1973-1978
  Doctoraal Exam. / Drs. in Physical Geography. Research in: Hydrogeology, Meteorology, Quaternary Geology; additional course: Environmental Engineering
• Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1970-1973
  Kandidaats Exam. (B.Sc) + part of Doctoraal Program Physical Geography: Hydrology, Geology, Meteorology, Soil Science; minors: Chemistry, Mathematics, Social Geography

Training and courses

• 2006 Leadership and Management Training, March 2006, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
• 2005 Environmental Officer Training, January 2005, Holland America Line, Seattle, USA; international maritime environmental laws and regulations; ship specific environmental processes and equipment
• 2003 / 2004 Seminars and Workshops on the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD); methods, systems, goals and ambitions
• 2000 Course Logical Framework, DHV internal course, The Netherlands. Course in understanding and practising the Logical Framework Method
• 1987 Post-academic course: Risk-Analysis in Relation to Soil Contamination; Delft Technical University, The Netherlands
• 1986 Post-academic course: Applied Modelling of Groundwater Pollution; International Groundwater Modelling Centre, Delft, The Netherlands
• 1985 Post-academic course: Oil Contamination, Prevention, Sanitation; Delft Technical University, The Netherlands
• 1984 Post-academic course: Groundwater Models and Contamination; Delft Technical University, The Netherlands
• 1983 Post-academic course: Remote Sensing Applications in Water Resources; University of Southampton, United Kingdom
• 1979 Post-academic course: Scientific Reporting; University of Amsterdam, Institute for Press Studies, The Netherlands

Language Skills (1= excellent; 5= Basic): Dutch 1, English 1, French 3, German 3, Spanish reading 4, Indonesian 5.