Leon Hermans

Leon Hermans is an Associate Professor at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) and IHE Delft Institute for Water Education. His work focuses on water and environmental policy analysis, adaptive delta management, and water-related sustainability transformations. He employs actor and strategy models in water governance and strategic planning, leading projects on nature-based solutions, water partnerships, and climate adaptation.

• Education: PhD in Policy Analysis from TU Delft
• Professional Experience: Former Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) staff, Head of Land and Water Management Department at IHE Delft (2020–2023)

His research integrates monitoring, evaluation, and learning in dynamic multi-actor systems, with a focus on transdisciplinary methods (e.g., MOTA framework, Co-Add method). Recent publications highlight adaptive governance, participatory pathways, and socio-hydrology in global contexts (Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America).

Teaching includes policy analysis in multi-actor systems, actor-strategy modeling, and water policy partnerships. He co-developed an online program on Water Strategy and Planning with TU Delft and IHE Delft.

Notable collaborations include projects on transdisciplinary groundwater management in the Ganges Delta, climate adaptation in coastal areas (Living Dikes, AGRICOAST), and institutional change in water allocation (e.g., Azraq Basin, Iran).