Laurent De Block is a Chargé de projets énergies renouvelables at Planair. He possess expertise in sustainable energy, support, technical assistance. He is proficient in English and Dutch. Colleagues describe him as "I look back at a pleasant and effective cooperation with Laurent de Block during more then 3 years in the Technical assistance Team for the Inland water resource management programme (EU-IWRMP) implemented by IGAD for the Horn of Africa. (2012-2015) Laurent was the Programme Director in behalf of MWH in Belgium and was responsible for the reporting ,the budgeting, the general coordination of TA and the negotiations with the EU and counterpart institute IGAD. I have known him as a skillfull , energetic and functional manager who could solve a number of painful bottlenecks during the course of this programme. He was a good editor and formulator of project proposals and key documents, he was skillfull in IT applications, he could find the right professionals for short missions and could successfully negotiate with the authorities . ( EU /IGAD) Ultimately he could look back to a successful programme in a rather difficult context with many painstaking sensitivities. ( transboundary water management in the main water bodies in East Africa/Horn of Africa). Many meaningful outputs were delivered by the technical assistance team which the membership states can use in the transboundary management of water resources." and "I had the pleasure to work with Laurent starting 2010 when he joined MWH, now Stantec, as a Project Manager. Laurent has proven to be enthusiastic and thorough in his work, always looking for new opportunities and challenges, a good team player and mentor for the younger colleagues and a trusted representative of the company with many clients in Africa and in Brussels. I am very pleased to warmly recommend Laurent for relevant professional opportunities. "