Drinkable Rivers

Towards a world of Drinkable Rivers

Not 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 now available in bookstores around the world!

 

Upcoming: Scheldt Walk

Learn more about our Scheldt River Walk (Apr 22th to May 23th 2025)

Most recent: Drinkable Danube Walk

Learn more about our Danube River Walk (Sep 18th to Oct 11th 2024)

Events

Join a Drinkable Rivers event near you or online!

28 Feb ’25

Deadline to register to join our Citizen Science programme More info

1 Feb ’25

Course: Deepen your Roots
For discount: drinkablerivers10
(6 March Li An teaches)

13 Mar ’25

Documentary film ‘Our Blue World’
during Aquatech in Amsterdam 16:30-18:00

 

5 Mar ’25

Talk at KNNV Zwolle
Stadkamer, Zwolle, 8PM

 

20 Mar ’25

Book talk: How the River Became my Teacher
Reserve your spot, in Amsterdam Patagonia store, 6:30-8PM

 

21 & 22 Mar ’25

Documentary film ‘Our Blue World’
in Hardenberg 14:30-17:30. Register here

 

22 Mar ’25

Documentary film ‘Our Blue World’
in Zwolle Cinema Fraterhuis, details follow soon

 

24 Mar ’25

‘Drinkbare Maas’
Film screening
Schouwburg cc Strombeek
8PM

22 Apr – 23 May ’25

Drinkable Scheldt River Walk

6 June ’25

7th gathering of Mayors for a Drinkable Meuse in source area (FR).

9-12 Jun ’25

River Walk: Mark (Meuse tributary) BE-NL

26-29 Jun ’25

River Walk: Oude IJssel DL-NL

Media

River Rambling (Oct 2024)
Waterlands, WWT Podcast

Listen on: WWT ; Spotify ; Apple Podcasts

Drinkable Rivers with Li An Phoa (Jan 2024)
Upstream
Listen on: Upstream ; Spotify ; Apple Podcasts
First Mile joins Thames River Walk with Li An Phoa, founder of Drinkable Rivers (29th Nov 2023)
The First Mile
Read
Berkshire: Couple’s month-long trek for drinkable river water (11th Oct 2023)
BBC
Read
Nederlandse rivieren moeten weer drinkbaar worden (22nd Mar. 2022)
NPO – Radio 1
Listen (NL)
We maken onszelf schoon, maar de natuur vuil (13th Jan. 2022)
NRC
Read (NL) ; Read PDF (NL)
Li An Phoa – Behoud je enthousiasme (15th Dec. 2021)
De Standaard
Read (NL)

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