Drinkable Rivers
Towards a world of Drinkable RiversNot so long ago, most of our rivers were drinkable.
But not anymore.
We work to make our rivers drinkable again.
What we do
River Walks
Walking along rivers to engage with people and activate them to care for rivers.
Citizen Science
Engaging people to experience rivers by doing citizen science on water quality.
Action Communities
Building networks in watersheds to initiate actions towards drinkable rivers.
Our book is available in bookstores around the world!
Drinkable Scheldt Walk
Learn more about our Scheldt River Walk (Apr 22th – May 23th 2025)
We walked over 380 kilometers along the Scheldt, in 30 days, together with people who care about the river.
Video impression Scheldt Walk
Read our daily highlights in the Scheldt walk diary.
Events
Join a Drinkable Rivers event near you or online!
Click here for film screenings of ‘A long walk for Drinkable Rivers’ (Drinkbare Maas) and ‘Our Blue World’.
31 Oct ’25
Film screening: Our Blue World
(Louis Hartlooper, Utrecht)
24 Nov ’25
Film screening: Our Blue World
(Parkview Museum, Beijing)
5 Nov ’25
7 Nov ’25
Symposium:
Aan de oever van ons onderwijs
Leiden
17 Nov ’25
Film screening: Our Blue World
(Dutch Consulate General, Guangzhou)
20 Nov ’25
Film screening: Our Blue World
(Dutch Consulate General, Shanghai)
22 Nov ’25
Film screening: Our Blue World
(City University, Hong Kong)
Media
Li An Phoa, activist voor drinkbare rivieren: ‘Iedereen is lid van een rivierfamilie, jij ook’ (29 Aug 2025)
Volkskrant
Read here (NL) or here (NL)
Maak de rivieren in Europa weer Drinkbaar (29 Aug 2025)
SamPol
Read (NL)
Ecoloog Li An Phoa stapt voor drinkbare rivieren (4 Jun 2025)
Apache
Read (NL)
Berkshire: Couple’s month-long trek for drinkable river water (11th Oct 2023)
BBC
Read (ENG)
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