Jos Brils

Expert on sustainable management of natural resources
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Jos.Brils@deltares.nl LinkedIn profileDrs. Jos Brils is an expert and senior adviser in the fields of:
· Sustainable Natural Resources Management, with a specific focus on Sediment
· Science-Policy Interfacing (SPI), including International Networking
· Down-to-earth, practical application of the Ecosystem Services (ES) concept
Working experience
2010 – present | Deltares | Senior Adviser |
1998-2010 | TNO | Senior Project Manager/Adviser |
1992-1998 | AquaSense | Consultant |
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Leader of the biggest work package in the Horizon 2020 Coordination Support Action project INSPIRATION: INtegrated Spatial PlannIng, land use and soil management Research AcTION
Europe, 2014-2018
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Scientific coordinator of the Dutch Partners for Water project “Green Infrastructure solutions for solving Beira’s stormwater and other problems”
Mozambique, Africa, 2014-2015
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Initiator and coordinator of the Climate KIC-project “Catalyzing Green Infrastructure”, catalyzing done by using the ecosystem services approach
Netherlands, Poland, 2013-2014
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Initiator and coordinator (phase I) of trans-boundary ecosystem services project on the Dutch-German river Vecht. Project funded by Dutch and German Environmental ministries and aimed to develop a ‘down-to-earth’ Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) scheme
Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Serbia, 2012
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Initiator and coordinator (phase I) of trans-boundary ecosystem services project on the Dutch-German river Vecht. Project funded by Dutch and German Environmental ministries and aimed to develop a ‘down-to-earth’ Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) scheme
Netherlands, Germany, 2011-2012
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Partner in EC FP7 project PSI-connect that aimed to improve the quality and value of interactions between the science base and river basin managers and policy makers concerned with climate change adaptation and implementation of the WFD. Particularly contributed to the development of, and learning in the EU case.
Europe, 2009-2012
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Initiator and coordinator of the EC FP6 Coordination Action project RISKBASE that delivered an innovative approach towards risk-informed management of European river basins
Europe, 2006-2009
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Coordinator of the Dutch Living with Water project AquaTerra-NL that helped to improve the science-policy interface in the field of local/regional water management in relation to the WFD implementation
The Netherlands, 2005-2009
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Leader Integrator-2 work package in the EC FP6 Integrated Project AquaTerra that aimed at a better understanding of the groundwater-soil-sediment-river system as a whole
Europe, 2004-2008
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Initiator and coordinator of the EC FP5 Thematic Network project SedNet aimed at sustainable management of sediment at river basin scale. Network continued as fully self-supporting European Sediment Network
Europe, 2002-2004
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Key-factors for successful application of ecosystem services-based approaches to water resources management: The role of stakeholder participation
In press
Brils, J., Appleton, A., van Everdingen, N. and Bright, D. (in press). In: J. Martin-Ortega, R. C. Ferrier, I. J. Gordon & S. Khan (eds.), Water Ecosystem Services: A Global Perspective. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. -
Risk-Informed Management of European River Basins
2014
Brils J, Brack W, Müller-Grabherr, D, Negrel P, Vermaat J (Eds). Book in Springer book series “The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry”, ISBN 978-3-642-38597-1 -
Introduction: the need for Risk-Informed River Basin Management
2014
Brils J, Barcelo D, Blum W, Brack W , Harris B, Müller D, Négrel P, Ragnarsdottir V, Salomons W, Slob A, Track T, Vegter J, Vermaat J. In: Brils J, et al. (Eds)(2014) -
Synthesis and Recommendations towards Risk-Informed River Basin Management
2014
Brils J, Barcelo D, Blum W, Brack W , Harris B, Müller D, Négrel P, Ragnarsdottir V, Salomons W, Slob A, Track T, Vegter J, Vermaat J. In: Brils J, et al. (Eds)(2014) -
Ecosystem Services in River Basin Management
2014
Brauman K, van der Meulen S, Brils J, In: Brils J, et al. (Eds)(2014) -
Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) in support of river restoration
2013
Van der Meulen S, Brils J, Borowski-Maaser I, Sauer U (2013). Water Governance, 04/2013: 40-44 -
Towards practical implementation of the ecosystem services (ES) concept in trans-boundary water management
2012
Van der Meulen S, Neubauer L, Brils J, Borowski-Maaser. Deltares report 1204644-000-BGS-0004 -
Towards risk-based river basin management as an approach to overcome wicked water problems
2010
Brils J. In: Khan S, Savenije H, Demuth S, Pierre Hubert P (2010), pp 70-71 Hydrocomplexity: New Tools for Solving Wicked Water Problems. IAHS Publ. 338 (2010), 272 + x pp -
The European Water Framework Directive beyond 2010: let actions speak louder than words
2010
Brils J, Quevauviller Ph, Slob A, Blind M, Davy T, Carere M, Amorsi N, Brack W, Borchers U, Thomspon C, Villessot D. Journal of Environmental Monitoring 12:2204–2206 -
Water Framework Directive – From groundwater level controller towards initiator of regional policy processes
2010
Brils J. Het Waterschap, 7/8:20-21 (in Dutch) -
Rhine sediment quality and its management
2009
Keller M, Brils J. In: Spreafico M., Lehmann C. (Eds.). Erosion, Transport and Deposition of Sediment - Case Study Rhine. Contribution to the International Sediment Initiative of UNESCO/IHP. Report no II-20 of the International Commission for the Hydrology of the Rhine Basin (CHR), pp 127-133 -
Sediment monitoring and the European Water Framework Directive
2008
Brils J. Ann. Ist Super Sanita. Vol. 44 (3):218-223 -
Conceptual Models in River Basin Management
2008
Chapman A, Brils J, Ansink E, Herivaux C, Strosser P. In Groundwater Science & Policy. An International Overview. Quevauviller Ph (edts), RSC Publishing -
Approaches and Frameworks for Managing Contaminated Sediments - A European Perspective
2006
Apitz S, Brils J, Marcomini A, Critto A, Agostini P, Micheletti C. Pippa R, Scanferla P, Zuin S, Lanczos T, Dercova K, Kocan A, Petrik J, Hucko P, Kusnir P. In: Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments. Eds. Reible D. & Lanczos T. NATO Science Series IV, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 73, Springer-Verlag, Dordrecht, the Netherlands -
Sediment Monitoring under the EU Water Framework Directive
2004
Brils J. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2:72-73
Activities
2014 | 1st Editor | Scientific book “Risk-Informed Management of European River Basins” |
2014 | Chair | ICES Review Group Monitoring (RGMON) |
2014 | Plenary reporter | Session ‘uptake of results’ from IWRM-net final conference, Brussels |
2013-present | Member | International Initiative Committee (IIC) of DANUBIUS-RI, a highly exciting new initiative aiming to establish a distributed, pan European Research Infrastructure (RI) on river-delta-sea systems; |
2013 | Invited expert | ICES Advice Drafting Group Marine Sediments |
2013 | Invited expert | EC DG Environment workshop on guidance for using ecosystem services approach for implementation of the WFD and Floods Directive |
2012-2015 | Advisory Board | EC FP7 project ARCH aiming at integration of scientific knowledge for coastal zone management and development of a participatory process for Coastal Zone Management considering ES |
2012 | Discussion Facilitator | Plenary discussion at 3rd WFD-CIS SPI event “Water science meets policy: how to streamline knowledge to address WFD challenges” |
2011-present | Member | Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) |
2011-present | Member | Dutch Community of Practice Ecosystem Services (CoP ESD) |
2011-present | Initiator & moderator | SKB sponsored Dutch Community of Practice Ecosystem Services. |
2010-2012 | Advisory Board | IWRM-net project ESAWADI, using ES for WFD implementation |
2009 | Invited expert | IRGC and Swiss Re high-level round-table/expert meeting on “Emerging risks” |
2008-2010 | Initiator & coordinator | Deltares strategic research programme “sustainable use of ecosystem services” |
2008 | Invited expert | EC DG RTD Goverscience Seminar on "Inclusive Risk Governance" |
2007-present | Representative | SedNet representative European contaminated soil policy makers network Common Forum |
2006 | Initiator, organizer & chairman | UNESCO sponsored international Danube sediment workshop with delegates of the 13 main Danube countries |
2003-present | Adviser & subject editor | Journal of Soils and Sediments (JSS) |
2003-present | Member | Founding and Steer Group member UNESCO IHP International Sediment Initiative (ISI) |
2003-2004 | Member | WFD Analysis and Monitoring of Priority Substances (AMPS) group / WFD guidance document on sediment monitoring |
2002-present | Member | Scientific Committees Several conferences/events a.o.: WFD Lille 2010 & 2013, WFD CIS SPI 2011 and several SedNet and RISKBASE conferences |
2002-present | Member | Founding and Steer Group member European Sediment Network SedNet |