Sean Furey

Water and Sanitation Specialist

Director of Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN)

Areas of expertise:

  • Rural water supply
  • Integrated water management & water resources regulation
  • Sustainable groundwater development
  • Joint Sector Reviews and sector coordination and documentation
  • Technology transfer
  • Knowledge Brokering and Networking
  • Facilitation and training
  • Project and programme evaluation
Sean`s CV

Sean Furey is an experienced water and knowledge professional who combines technical expertise and passion for communicating issues around rural water supply, groundwater research, and Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH).

Key data

Nationality British
Qualification (Institute) MSc Infrastructure Engineering – Community Water Supply option (Cranfield University at Silsoe, UK)

BSc Environment Sciences (University of East Anglia, U
Working languages English (native), German
Years of Experience 20+
Country experience and regional expertise Sub-Saharan Africa: Uganda, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Nambia, Tanzania, Kenya

Asia: Tajikistan, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Thailand

America: Guatemala, Chile, Bolivia
Select projects, roles, achievements and publications
  • RWSN – Rural Water Supply Network: Director of Rural Water Supply Network/ Co-lead of Sustainable Groundwater Development Theme
  • Co-organiser of 6th RWSN Forum (Kampala, 2011) and 7th RWSN Forum (Abidjan, 2016)
  • UPGro – Unlocking the Potential of Groundwater for the Poor
  • REACH – Improving water security for the poor
  • National “Water Source Protection Guidelines” for the Government of Uganda
  • “Effective Joint Sector Reviews for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)” co-author of World Bank Learning Note.
  • “Writing for WASH” short course (online and face-to-face) co-developer and trainer. Adapted to coach Government of Liberia staff to produce their first national WASH Sector Performance Report (SPR).
Key clients
  • Department for International Development (DFID)
  • Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC)
  • Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC)
  • Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
  • University of Oxford
  • The World Bank
  • Ministry of Water & Environment, Uganda
Affiliations and networks
  • Visiting Teaching Fellow, Cranfield University
  • Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, London
  • Skat/RWSN representative to the Sanitation & Water for All (SWA) Knowledge & Learning constituency.
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