Resilience is a mixture of different measures and competence of people. To bring this together a good communication, based on mutual respect and understanding, is needed.

Since October 2020, Günther Müller-Czygan is Professor of Water Infrastructure at the Institute for Water and Energy Management (iwe) at Hof University of Applied Sciences. After studying civil engineering at the University of Kassel, he spent over 20 years as an independent engineer specializing in urban water management, working as a project manager and funding consultant for various companies in the water and utilities industry. His experience with the digitalization of water management revealed significant non-technical challenges, leading him to pursue a Master’s degree in Business Psychology at FOM University of Applied Sciences in Münster, complemented by additional coaching qualifications. Since 2023, he heads the Institute for Sustainable Water Systems (inwa).