What is the strategic water challenge, and which solution is sustainable and resilient?
Marcel Salazar leads the strategic assessment of water-related challenges and opportunities. He clarifies water demand, resource availability, risks, reuse potential and the integration of water management into sustainability, decarbonisation and climate-adaptation strategies.
Fields of work
- Strategic water-resource assessment
- Integrated water-cycle management
- Water-risk and climate-resilience assessment
- Water reuse and circular-water strategies
- Sustainability and decarbonisation integration
- Long-term water-security strategy
Guiding question
What is the water-related starting point, what objective is to be achieved, and which strategic requirements must the solution meet?
Role in joint mandates
Leads
- Water demand, resources and resilience
- Strategic sustainability and decarbonisation targets
Contributes
- Strategic fit in technology selection
- Water and ESG risks in pre-feasibility, business case, bankability and transactions
- Resource and resilience requirements for intake, pretreatment and plant concept
- Sustainability requirements in the assessment of tenders and suppliers