Karl Zimmermann graduated with a PhD in Environmental Engineering from UBC in spring 2024. His PhD journey began investigating the mechanisms endowing biological ion exchange drinking water filters with remarkable treatment capabilities. After bridging from laboratory learnings to supporting water projects with Indigenous community partners, Karl learned that there is more to a community’s water solution than just a technology. Pursuant a vision for water partnerships, Karl embarked on a global Tools for Water Partnerships study to learn from community leaders and NGOs worldwide about what they find leads to long-term safe drinking water. The answer? Water Partnerships!
Karl’s passion for water began as a kid canoeing the rivers of the Yukon and Northern Ontario, and continued through many sunrises spent gliding across the still morning waters in a rowing shell.
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- Zimmermann, K., “Water, Together”, [documentary film], Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library, 07 October 2024, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0445502. Also available on YouTube.
- Zimmermann, K., “From Jerry Cans to Rain Harvests: Rwanda’s Water Revolution”, OneWater, February 2024, available online.
- Zimmermann, K., “The geography of water in Nepal”, Journal of the Northern Territories Water and Wastewater Association, February 2024, available online.
- Zimmermann, K., & Bernal, A., “A new dawn: Colombia's shift towards household water solutions”, Water Science Policy, Nov 2023, https://dx.doi.org/10.53014/TKUL3806.
- Zimmermann, K., Bajracharya, B., Sharma, B., Kunwar, B.M., Bhatta, M., “From mountain glows to piped flows: Nepal's water journey”, Water Science Policy, Oct 09, 2023 https://dx.doi.org/10.53014/YZKM2924.
- Zimmermann, K., Krishnan, S., & Mohan Sharma, L. “Invisible dangers in India's groundwater”, Water Science Policy, Jun 18, 2023, https://dx.doi.org/10.53014/VGHM5342.
- Zimmermann, K., Wanyama, K., Ouma, H., “Safe drinking water: in Uganda, it’s more than a technology”, Water Science Policy, Feb 13, 2023. https://dx.doi.org/10.53014/WEOF7872.