Scientific Programme Committee

Dr Torkil Jønch Clausen, International Water Adviser

Dr. Torkil Jønch Clausen is currently Chair of the Scientific Programme Committee of the World Water Week in Stockholm, Chair of the Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture (WASAG), Chair of the Action Platform for Source-to-Sea Management and Senior Adviser to the Global Water Partnership (GWP). In addition, he currently serves on the Danish National Committee for IWA.

He recently served as Governor of the World Water Council (WWC), Member of the Board of CALL Copenhagen, Member of the Science Advisory Panel for the UN Global Environment Outlook 6 (GEO-6), Chair of the Thematic Commission for the 8th World Water Forum 2018, Chair of the Regional Commission for the 7th World Water Forum 2015, Chair of the WWC Task Force on IWRM, Chair of the Reference Group for the Africa Water and Climate Development Program (WACDEP), and Chair of the World Bank Independent Environmental and Social Panel of Experts for the proposed Rogun Dam in Tajikistan.

Previously he has been Senior Adviser to DHI (2008-2017), Adjunct Professor at the Technical University of Denmark (2001-2011), Deputy CEO of the DHI Group (until 2008), Founding Chair of Danish Water Forum (2002-2009), Senior Adviser to UNEP (2006-2007), Founding Chair of the GWP Technical Committee (1996-2003), CEO of the Danish Water Quality Institute (1993-1997), Counsellor in the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Danida and Head of the Hydrology Department of DHI.

He received the King Hassan II Great World Water Prize, awarded by the Government of Morocco and the World Water Council, at the Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico 2006. The Prize was used to create the “Women’s Water Initiative” to promote women’s careers in water management.

Dr. Torkil Jønch Clausen has degrees in hydrology (MSc, 1970) and water resources (PhD, 1978), and has for more than 45 years worked in these fields in more than 80 countries world-wide, including multi-year residences in Africa, Asia and the US. He is a frequent facilitator and keynote speaker at international conferences, and a regular provider of senior advisory services to governments, donor agencies, development banks and other international organizations in the fields of water governance, integrated water resources management (IWRM), river basin and transboundary water management, agricultural water management, source-to-sea management, adaptation to climate change and the circular economy.

Prof. Jennie Barron SLU

I am professor in ‘Agricultural Water Management’ (‘Jordbrukets vattenhushållning och vattenkvalitet’) at Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala Sweden since October 2017. Prior this, I have worked as research leader in at International Water Management Institute (IWMI),

and at Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York and at Stockholm Resilience Centre. I am and agricultural engineer from SLU (1994) and hold a PhD from Stockholm University on dryspell mitigation in semiarid Kenya smallholder farming systems. My research interest are in water management and sustainable intensification for resilient agro-ecological landscapes and farming communities, subject to climate and social change. Over the last 25 years, I have worked with interdisciplinary agricultural, water and land management related research, policy and development in sub-Sahara Africa and Asia with explicit outcome-impact orientation. I continually contribute on ad-hoc basis to various international and national research and policy processes incl., the CG system, the Swedish Environmental Advisory Council, FAO, UNCCD and UNEP on water, agricultural development and sustainability, benefits for economies and livelihoods, and ecosystem. In 2014, I was nominated by The Volkswagen Stiftung to the Academia net (www.academianet.org), an expert database for outstanding women academics by the Bosch Stiftung (Germany).

Mr. François Brikké, Mott Macdonald

François Brikké is a development economist and a sanitary engineer with 25 years worldwide experience working in the water sector out of which 12 in issues related to integrated urban water management and planning. François has recently joined Mott Macdonald, leading the Global Future Cities Program in Indonesia, after being in charge of the Integrated Urban Water Management Program for seven years at the Global Water Partnership. He has also occupied the positions of Chief WASH at the UNICEF Office in Jakarta, of Regional Team Leader for Latin America of the Water and Sanitation Program of the World Bank, and of Senior Program Officer at the IRC, International Water and Sanitation Centre based in The Hague. He has been leading the Urban Theme at the World Water Forum of Brasilia, and is a member of the Scientific Program Committee of the Stockholm World Water Week.

Mr. Sergio Campos Inter-American Development Bank

Sergio I. Campos G. is the head of the water and sanitation team at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington D.C. He is responsible of the drinking water, sanitation, water resources management and solid waste portfolio which accounts to approximately USD 9,000 million in 100 projects in the IDB’s 26 member countries. In addition, he manages the Spanish Water and Sanitation Fund for Latin America and the Caribbean (USD 1.1 billion) and the AquaFund, a multi-donor fund for technical cooperation.

He has lead the design and implementation of initiatives and special programs with strategic partners in areas such as behavioral change (Lazos de Agua), green infrastructure (Latin American Water Funds Partnership), recycling (Regional Initiative for Inclusive Recycling), among others.

In addition, he oversees the application of AquaRating, an assessment tool that evaluates the performance of public utilities; and Hydro-BID, a hydrological simulation tool that has mapped water availability in more than 280,000 watersheds across Latin America and the Caribbean. He is also in charge of the overall WASH knowledge and

communications agenda (including publications, blogs, MOOCs, SPOCs, presentations), with an average of 12 technical publications a year.

Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Campos led the structuring of large water and sanitation infrastructure programs with sovereign guarantee and worked on structuring merger and acquisition projects in transport, energy, water and sanitation and telecommunications, as well as in reengineering projects, business consulting, and microfinance.

Mr. Campos is an economist with Master’s degrees in Finances and Public Policy.

Prof. Gyewoon Choi, Incheon National University

Gyewoon Choi is currently Professor of Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Incheon National University, Korea. He served as CEO of K-water, the government-owned water management corporation having over 4,500 employees from November, 2013 to May, 2016. He was at the forefront of resolving water and environment related affairs through multiple leadership roles, encompassing water resources, water supply, urban environment, sustainable management activities, new and renewable energy, and overseas business.

A few notable leadership positions he has been appointed were Secretary General of World City Water Forum, Secretary General of International Conference on Hydro-Science and Engineering 2000, Vice Presidents of Korea Water Forum, Korean Water Resources Association and Korean Civil Engineering Association, Chairman of Korea National Committee on Large Dams, and the Founder & the First President of Asia Water Council.

As the leader of one among co-organizing agencies for 7th World Water Forum, Gyewoon Choi initiated SWMI (Smart Water Management Initiative) to systematize the advanced water management approach having the collaboration with ICT technology.

He also indicated the superior achievement in the area of research such as Managing Director of Smart Water grid Research Group and the area of governance between private and public sectors such as Co-chairman in Incheon Metropolitan City Stream Restoration Propulsion and Chairman of Incheon Social Enterprise Network.

Prof. Guillermo Donoso Harris, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Professor Donoso works at the Water Law and Economics Center of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC), where he teaches undergraduate and graduate students on Water Economics and Management and Natural Resource Economics.

He was Dean of the College of Agriculture and Forestry of the Catholic University of Chile between 1998 and 2007. His publications include book chapters such as: Water pricing experiences in Chile, Water Markets in Chile: Are They Meeting Needs? Regulating groundwater use through economic instruments: current practices, challenges and innovative approaches. and academic publications in Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Water Resources Management, Water Policy, Water Science and Technology, and Water Utilities, among others.

Professor Donoso also is a board member of the International Water Resources Association (IWRA). Professor Donoso specialises on water allocation, collective water management, and water use efficiencies. He is also actively involved in research on adaptation to climate change in the water sector.

Ms. Mai Flor, WaterLinks

MAI FLOR, a Filipino national, has degrees in Law and Economics from the University of the Philippines, and more than 20 years of work experience in the urban water supply sector having worked for government, private enterprise and international development institutions. Mai is currently the Executive Director of WaterLinks, a regional network founded by Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to promote Water Operator Partnerships (WOPs) or peer-to-peer learning between water and wastewater providers in Asia to expand and improve quality access to safe water and sustainable sanitation.

Mai has worked with the Suez Group, as Head of Business Development for Miya in Asia and earlier in her career with the Philippine Government. Mai has served as Executive Director of the Presidential Task Force on Water Resources Development and Management as well as Task Force El Nino under then Philippine President, Fidel V. Ramos. Mai’s background, experience, and manner have positioned her on several global panels, and speaking engagements at a variety of international fora. She is a globally recognised sector leader having served as a member of the Nominating Committee of the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize (2007-2012), the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for the water sector. She also served as a member of the Selection Committee of the Stockholm Industry Prize (2012-2016). Earlier she was on the Steering Committee of the Global Water Partnership (2000-2003) and more recently, she served as a member of an Advisory Panel to guide and monitor a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation project on Sustainable Decentralized Wastewater Management in Developing Countries implemented by the Asian Institute of Technology.

Dr Phil Graham, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute

Dr. Phil Graham is currently International Programme Manager for Climate and Water Development at the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI). He has a broad background in water resources management, climate change assessment, capacity development, hydro-meteorological and climate services. His experience of over 30 years spans from village water supply in rural Africa to advanced modelling tools. He previously worked in Vietnam as an international advisor on climate and water for the Belgian Development Agency under the Vietnamese Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Phil holds a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology, where he is also Docent (Associate Professor). His Master’s studies were in water resources planning and management at Colorado State University. He has long experience in water resources management, climate science, hydrological and hydraulic modelling. A key focus of recent work has been on assessing impacts of climate change on hydrological systems and water resources. He has published numerous scientific articles, contributed to the IPCC assessment reports and was a lead author for the Assessment of Climate Change for the Baltic Sea.

Phil combines applied research with consulting and capacity development. This includes a wide range of projects covering both technical and organisational development. He also contributes as lecturer/expert to international training programmes. He has worked with applications in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and USA.

Ms. Viktoria Granström, IKEA

Viktoria Granström is the Environmental Leader at IKEA Industry Group and a member of the IKEA Global Water Working Group. As the Environmental specialist and Environmental Leader for IKEA industry since 2008 she has gathered information about the more than 45 different qualities of water and how to secure efficient, safe and sustainable use. The focus on efficient and reduced use of high quality tap water in production and for social use has lead to internal requirements for yearly improvements in all areas. The recent focus is on the variation of water supply available and the fit for purpose in production with smart use by harvest, reuse and recycling to meet the future increasing water stress. For the different qualities of water in the 40 factories in 10 countries a wide range of actions are taking place yearly since 2009 to secure a sustainable use.

Viktoria Granström has a M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering and Process Metallurgy, and has 10 years of experience of research and development in several smelters before starting at IKEA Industry.

Dr Jenny Grönwall, Stockholm International Water Institute

Dr Jenny Grönwall is Advisor, Water Policy and Rights and joined SIWI in 2013. Her work is currently focused on groundwater governance and policy development, and the bridging of science and practice in this field. As an interdisciplinary social scientist, her recent studies have explored self-supply and groundwater dependence among the urban poor, and wastewater reuse for circular economy and sustainable textiles production in India. Experience involves household surveys and fieldwork among delta farmers in Vietnam, slum dwellers in Accra, and textile industrialists in India as well as a review of Ethiopia’s groundwater law and policy.

Dr Grönwall is SIWI’s focal point for work on the human rights-based approach and has co-developed a manual on the HRBA to IWRM. She has authored articles, chapters and reports on women and corruption in the water sector; groundwater governance in Ghana; the water-energy-food nexus in India; and water and climate through the human rights lens.

Prior to joining SIWI, Jenny worked for the Institute of Water Policy at the National University of Singapore, the Abu Dhabi Water and Supervision Bureau, the International Institute of Environment and Development in London, the Stockholm Resilience Centre, and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. Jenny has a Master of Laws (jur. kand.) from Gothenburg University, a PhD from Linköping University, and was a research fellow with ATREE in Bengaluru, India, for her post-doc.

Ms. Eiman Karar, UNEP

Eiman Karar is currently working as Senior Advisor at the United Nations Environmental Programme. Between 2005-2016, Eiman was the Executive manager for Management of Water Resources department at the Water research Commission (WRC) of South Africa. From 2001-2005 she was the Director in the Department of Water

Affairs of South Africa responsible for developing policies pertaining to all decentralised Water Management Institutions and their related governance arrangements. She is a registered professional natural scientist with the South African Association of Natural Scientists and is a member of the Water Institute of South Africa.

Eiman has 20 years of experience in water resources management mostly in southern Africa but also very familiar with North Africa water management. Her expertise is in research and policy interface, decentralisation of management decisions from a governance perspective; legal, organisational, financial and technical aspects.

Dr Louise Karlberg, Swedish Society for Nature Conservation

Dr. Louise Karlberg is Head of Department for Forests and Nature Conservation at the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation. She has a background from research on environment and development, covering a broad range of topics from local level studies on agricultural water management interventions to global water assessments. Several of her projects have investigated resource requirements and constraints for agricultural transformation and energy transitioning in sub-Saharan Africa to support planning and policy making. Her projects have predominantly been located in low-income countries, combining numerical modelling with participatory methods.

Currently Louise’s work addresses biodiversity and ecosystem health related to forestry and agriculture policy in Sweden and internationally. Her portfolio also includes wild life protection and nature conservation in terrestrial ecosystems.

Louise holds a MSc in Systems Ecology from Stockholm University, and a PhD in Land and Water Resources Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden. She has published over forty scientific papers, book chapters, reports, brief and popular science articles.

Dr Martina Klimes, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)/International Centre for Water Cooperation (ICWC)

Dr Martina Klimes is an Advisor for Water and Peace at the Stockholm International Water Institute and the International Centre for Water Cooperation (ICWC), UNESCO Category II Centre hosted by SIWI. Dr Klimes has over 14 years of experience working with dialogue facilitation, conflict management and resolution, political and security analysis, including practical work in the field (Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, Middle East) and informal diplomacy processes. Her main research focus is on peace processes, incentives, dialogue facilitation, and third party involvement in peace negotiation. Martina’s book Using Carrots to Bring Peace? Negotiation and Third Party Involvement (2016) focuses primarily on the effectiveness of aid conditionality and other external tools that third parties – from states and regional organizations to NGOs – bring to the table in peace negotiations.

In her current position at SIWI (Department of Transboundary Water Cooperation) and ICWC, Martina is designing and advising on activities in transboundary basins affected by water scarcity, political tensions, and armed violence. Dr Klimes has contributed to numerous articles and book chapters and served as a Guest Editor of the Special Issue on Water Diplomacy of the Journal of Hydrology (released March 2019), she is also an Associated Research Fellow at the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP) in Stockholm. Martina is a political scientist with a PhD degree in International Relations.

Mr. Jon Lane, Consultant

Jon Lane is a British civil engineer by profession who has worked since the late 1980s in water and sanitation for poor people in developing countries, with a particular interest in sanitation and hygiene promotion. From 1994 to 1999 he was Chief Executive of WaterAid, which was the recipient of the Stockholm Water Prize in 1995. From 2007 to 2012 he was Executive Director of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, during which time WSSCC created the Global Sanitation Fund.

Currently he works as a consultant mainly in policy and strategy at the global and national level relating to sanitation and water in developing countries. Since 2014 he has served as an Independent Director of the Toilet Board Coalition. He has advised and worked with many leading organisations in this sector, and has chaired or served on various committees including the Sanitation and the Water for All Steering Committee, the Global Water Partnership Steering Committee, and the World Bank Water and Sanitation Program Advisory Committee. He has attended World Water Week frequently since 1995 and contributed to many conferences and publications. He holds M.A from Cambridge University in Engineering, and is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, a Member of the Malawi Institution of Engineers, and an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.

Ms. Karin Lexen, Swedish Society for Nature Conservation

Karin Lexén is Secretary General at the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC) since March 13, 2017. Before joining SSNC she has worked with issues relating to environmental policies and international cooperation for more than 25 years. She served as the Director for International Policy at the World Water Week at Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) 2012– 2017 and as the Director for the Swedish Water House at SIWI 2007– 2012. Prior to this position, Karin Lexén has worked at the Swedish Ministry for the Environment, responsible for EU/UN-negotiations related to Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Marine Environment. She has also held the position as the Policy Director at the Church of Sweden Aid and worked with research on marine pollutants at the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and Stockholm University.

Ms. Lexén is an Environmental Chemist and researched organic pollutants and their environmental impact at Stockholm University and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency from 1988 to 1994.

Mr. Ravi Narayanan, Asia Pacific Water Forum/WIN

Ravi Narayanan is currently Chair of the Asia Pacific Water Forum, International Mentor to the Japan Water Forum, Chair of the Water Integrity Network and Advisor to the Arghyam Foundation in India. He was a member of the World Panel on Financing Water Infrastructure (the Camdessus Panel) and the UN Millennium Task Force on Water and Sanitation. He is an associate of the National Institute of Advanced Studies in Bangalore, India. With degrees in Physics and Engineering from Delhi and Cambridge Universities, Ravi began his career in the corporate sector in the UK and India before moving to the not for profit sector. In the latter he was formerly Asia Director for ActionAid and

Chief Executive of WaterAid. He was awarded an honorary CBE by the UK Government in 2009 for water and sanitation services to poor communities in Asia and Africa.

Mr. Henk Ovink, Special Envoy for International Water Affairs, Kingdom of The Netherlands Sherpa to the High Level Panel on Water

Henk Ovink was appointed in 2015 by the Dutch Cabinet as the first Special Envoy for International Water Affairs. As the Ambassador for Water, he is responsible for advocating water awareness around the world, building institutional capacity and coalitions amongst governments, multilateral organizations, private sector and NGO’s, and initiating innovate approaches to address the world's stressing needs on water. “Worldwide, water is the number one global risk, the connecting challenge across the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and our best opportunity for inclusive and comprehensive action!” Ovink is also Sherpa to the UN / World Bank High Level Panel on Water.

Henk Ovink served on President Obama’s Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force where he led the long term innovation, resilience and rebuilding efforts. He developed and led the ‘Rebuild by Design’ competition and initiated the National Disaster Resilience Competition. Before joining the Task Force Ovink was both Acting Director General of Spatial Planning and Water Affairs and Director National Spatial Planning for the Netherlands.

Henk teaches at Harvard GSD, the London School of Economics and the University of Groningen. His book - written together with Jelte Boeijenga - “Too Big. Rebuild by Design: A Transformative Approach to Climate Change” explores his climate and water work for the Obama Administration. In January 2018 Henk Ovink was awarded for his ‘transformative global water work’ an honorary membership from the Royal Instítute of Engineers of the Netherlands.

Ms. Belynda Petrie, OneWorld

Belynda Petrie has 16 years’ experience in international development, climate change water and energy. This follows 12 years’ experience in the corporate world of organisational design, human resource management and corporate strategy development. She has depth of experience in water governance and in climate finance, having designed climate investment strategies for renewable energy and climate adaptation projects across Africa. Belynda is an author of numerous research papers, policy briefs, reports, strategies, books and peer reviewed articles in the fields of water, energy and climate change/finance and is a frequent invited speaker at international conferences. She led a team that provided strategic, technical and logistical support (in effect a Secretariat) to the Africa Group of Negotiators (AGN), with a specific focus on climate finance, adaptation and negotiation strategies. She led a project for UNDP on assessing climate finance readiness across Africa, based on six African country case studies and has developed an Investment Strategy for building resilience in the Limpopo River Basin (spanning four Southern African countries). She regularly serves as a policy and technical advisor to African Governments and pan African insitutions and has led a range of related capacity building and skills and knowledge transfer initiatives. Participatory analysis, with targeted stakeholders is an approach that underpins almost every project that Ms. Petrie leads or designs.

Dr Diego Rodríguez, The World Bank Group

Diego Rodríguez is currently a Senior Water Resources Management Specialist based in the World Bank’s office in Mexico City where he is responsible for the coordination, strategic dialogue, formulation and supervision of lending operations, and the design and implementation of sectoral, policy, and analytical studies. At the global level, he leads the team responsible for formulating and implementing the decision tree framework for incorporating climate and non-climatic uncertainty into water resource planning and investment project design. He is also the global thematic lead on urban water resilience. Prior to joining the World Bank he worked at the Danish Hydraulic Institute and the Inter-American Development Bank. He has more than 25 years of experience in sectoral, operational, policy and strategy development in water supply, sanitation, and water resources management. He holds a PhD in Economics (Water), an MA in Applied Economics and a BS in Economics.

Dr Joan B. Rose, Michigan State University

Joan B. Rose holds the Homer Nowlin Chair in Water Research at Michigan State University in the Depts of Fisheries & Wildlife and Plant, Soil and Microbiological Science and currently leads of the Global Water Pathogens Project in partnership with UNESCO, a Gates funded project with Uganda. www.waterpathogens.org; http://www.rose.canr.msu.edu/.

She is the winner of the 2016 Stockholm Water Prize. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology. She is the 2001 recipient of the Clarke Water Prize and has been awarded Honorary Citizenship in Singapore for her contributions to water quality, water education and Singapore’s water security 4-taps program. She was honored as the Recipient of The Michigan Environmental Council's Helen & William Milliken Distinguished Service Award, 2018 and is a member of the Royal Institution of Singapore (2019) and the EU Academy of Sciences (2019).

Dr. Rose earned her B.Sc. and Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Arizona, Tucson and masters from the University of Wyoming. She is an international expert in water microbiology, water quality and public health safety. She has published more than 300 manuscripts.

Her work addresses the use of new molecular tools for surveying and mapping water pollution for recreational and drinking water, irrigation water, coastal and ballast waters; assessment of innovative water treatment technology for the developed and developing world; and use of quantitative microbial risk assessment.

Prof. Stefan Uhlenbrook, International Water Management Institute, IWMI

Professor Stefan Uhlenbrook’ s main expertise includes water and sustainability assessments, hydrological process research and water resources management with focus on developing solutions for pressing water challenges. He

is a renown academic and frequently invited speaker at high-level meetings worldwide. He has led many research and development projects that have demonstrated the impact of global changes on water cycle dynamics in different hydro-climatic regions worldwide, and they provided effective solutions to address these challenges. He is experienced on translating science-based knowledge to effective policies and strategies that contribute to environmental, economic and societal sustainability (i.e. Agenda 2030). Recently, he has enlarged his interest to food production system transformations to provide healthy and nutritious food for all and the central role of water and ecosystems.

Stefan Uhlenbrook is the Strategic Program Director Water, Food and Ecosystems at IWMI, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Before he was the Coordinator of the UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) and the Director of the UNESCO Programme Office on Global Water Assessment in Perugia, Italy (2015-2019). He previously worked at the UNESCO Institute for Water Education (now IHE Delft), as Professor of Hydrology (since 2005), Deputy Director (Vice-Rector) for Academic and Student Affairs (2000-2014) and Director a.i. (acting Rector; 2014-2015). Stefan obtained his PhD (1999) and habilitation (2003) in Hydrology at the University of Freiburg.

SPC members co-opted for 2020

Dr Fred Boltz, Global Center on Adaptation

Dr. Fred Boltz heads Resolute Development Solutions, an advisory firm specialized in the design, execution and adaptive management of conservation and development programs. His current projects focus on water, climate change and the resilience of human systems.

Fred serves as Water Lead for the Global Center on Adaptation, a managing partner of the Global Commission on Adaptation, which was launched in 2018 by Ban Ki Moon, Bill Gates and Kristalina Georgieva to mobilize the whole of society for accelerated adaptation action.

Fred is an Ambassador for The Resilience Shift, a global project advancing resilience as a standard of practice for the design of and investment in critical infrastructure. In his role as Adjunct Professor in the Hydrosystems Group at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMA), Fred contributes to an applied research program on Resilience by Design. He also serves as Senior Advisor to the Water Funder Initiative, an alliance of philanthropies advancing water solutions, particularly in the Western US. He chairs the Steering Committee of the City Water Resilience Approach, a global program of urban water system design led by ARUP, in partnership with the World Bank and 100 Resilient Cities, SIWI, UMA, and city partners.

Fred has over 30 years of sustainable development experience, including 9 years of fieldwork in Africa, Asia and Latin America. He formerly served as Managing Director and member of the leadership team at The Rockefeller Foundation, where he led the environment program and key resilience initiatives. He earlier served in Conservation International’s leadership team as head of conservation strategy and practice, climate change lead and head of international policy. Fred holds a Ph.D. in natural resource economics from the University of Florida and a B.A. in

China studies from Duke University. A native English speaker, he is fluent in French and Spanish, and conversant in Portuguese, Malagasy and Mandarin Chinese.

Johannes Cullmann, World Meteorological Organization

Mr. Cullmann is a trained Meteorologist and Hydrologist. In the early 2000s, he was working in development cooperation and in German universities, he holds a Phd and a habilitation in Hydrology as well as a Master in public management.

Mr. Cullmann has lead research projects on water management and flood forecasting before he served the German Ministry for Transport for 8 years in the area of hydrological forecasting and the development of the scientific strategy of the Federal Institute of Hydrology. He was involved in delivering the first climate change impact analysis of German water ways and took part in harmonising data for assessing hydrological futures for the Rhine river basin. He helped coordinating international water affairs within the German government and with international partners.

From 2012 to 2014, he was UNESCO’s water President, after having significantly contributed to the design of its water programmes. He has been leading negotiations for the UNESCO water related implementation plan and the current implementation matrix of UNESCO’s water programme is based, amongst others, on his efforts.

Mr. Cullmann was the German representative in the Commission for the hydrology of the Rhine river, as such, he has gathered valuable practical experience in transboundary water cooperation. He has organised various water diplomacy related conferences and events for UNESCO and the German Foreign Office. Amongst them, a conference on water law in Istanbul, Turkey, with special emphasis on the Euphrates and Tigris river basin.

Mr. Cullmann organised German support for UNEP’s water quality related activities and he is familiar with data sharing arrangements in support of creating political trust in disputed situations. Since 2015 Mr. Cullmann is responsible for WMO’s climate and water related activities.

Mai-Lan Ha CEO Water Mandate

Since 2011, Mai-Lan's work with the Pacific Institute and the CEO Water Mandate has focusing on voluntary sustainability standards and corporate water stewardship to improve company practices as they relate to business and the human rights to water and sanitation, collective action, and partnerships.

Prior to joining the Pacific Institute, Mai-Lan worked on trade, sustainable development, and human rights issues in Southeast Asia. Mai-Lan has a B.A. in History from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Master’s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.

Young Scientific Programme Committee

Nureen Faiza Anisha Adaptation and mitigation: reinforcing reciprocity

Nureen is an environmental researcher specializing in freshwater systems and their overlap with climate change. A water resources engineer by training, she has worked on several projects on climate change impact assessment and adaptation in the water sector in Bangladesh. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Environmental Sciences, with minor in Geography, at the Oregon State University where her research is focused on sustainable natural resources management in the wetlands. She finished her Masters in Climate Change and Development and her research focused on water security in the coastal communities of Bangladesh. Nureen worked extensively in the field of climate change adaptation in the water sector, integrated environmental systems, watershed management, riparian and wetland system dynamics and coupled human-natural systems. She has previously worked with BRAC University in Bangladesh, Centre for Environmental and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS), The Asia Foundation, etc. Alongside her PhD, she works for Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA) as a research fellow and also serves as a member in the Climate Action Advisory Board of the Corvallis City Hall in Oregon, US.

Chiden Balmes Water politics for climate impact

Chiden Balmes works as a Senior Officer for the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in Abu Dhabi. As an international development practitioner in charge of project management, technical analysis, stakeholder engagement, and capacity building, he has worked in various country programs in Kazakhstan, Philippines, UAE, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peru, Colombia, and Mongolia — supporting governments in developing national green growth strategies, climate change action plans, adaptation and climate resilience programs, and green growth research. He also spent two years in Devex doing analytical work on business opportunities within the international development industry. He studied international relations, public policy, and Chinese studies.

Andrea Becerra Climate smart cities: From utopia to reality

Andrea Becerra is an Integrated Water Resources Management Analyst for the Latin America Project at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Her work is focused on both urban and rural water management issues in Latin America, where she works with a team of experts who share the common goal of expanding safe water access for people and thriving ecosystems. Prior to joining NRDC, Andrea received a Master's from the Fletcher School at Tufts

University, where she studied Integrated Water Resources Management and International Environment and Resource Policy. She also received a Water, Systems, Science & Society (WSSS) Certificate. She is currently based in Santiago, Chile.

Ana Deveza Breaking silos: Climate action and water – across sectors and boundaries

Ana Deveza holds a BSc in Environmental Engineer and an MSc in Energy Planning (UFRJ- Brazil). She is currently enrolled in a Master in Public Policy focused on SDGs, a double degree between the universities of Tsinghua (China) and Geneva (Switzerland). She was also an exchange student for a year at Utrecht University, in the Netherlands, when she collaborated with the consultancy WASTE and IHE-Delft. Ana has experience in the water, waste, sustainable transportation and power sectors. She worked for more than four years as an environmental consultant for several countries in Latin America, delivering modelling and reports to development banks, investors, among other clients. As a member of the Brazilian Youth Parliament for Water, she led the first three years of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize national contest. She believes in the potential of youth to generate concrete solutions to environmental challenges. Her current research interests are the water-energy-food nexus and Blockchain applications for SDGs. She is also into social entrepreneurship and the role of innovation for development. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Ana dreams of becoming a digital nomad.

Rebecca Ilunga Water in a climate crisis: capacitating resilient solutions

Rebecca is experienced in water resource management working for Aurecon, a global engineering, design and advisory company. Based in Cape Town, South Africa but with roots in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) she is passionate about water, sustainability, and climate resilience and the role they play in societal development. Rebecca’s work has given her experience across Sub-Saharan Africa; her most recent experience includes being part of the Future Resilience of African CiTies and Lands (FRACTAL) research programme and working on the development of national river basin plans for the major river basins in Kenya. Rebecca enjoys interacting with people from diverse communities and finding solutions to pressing challenges. She believes in the removal of water as a development constraint and the ability to harness it as a tool to help the developing world. Rebecca holds a Master of Science in Water and Environmental Management from Loughborough University, United Kingdom, where her research focussed on the application of bottom-up adaptation decision support for resilient water resource management and security in African cities. She also holds Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, where she currently volunteers in mentoring engineering students. She is a candidate applicant with the Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM).

Katy Lackey Dancing the climate resilience tango: Information, governance and justice

Katy Lackey is a Senior Program Manager at the US Water Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to a sustainable water future for all. She designs and implements strategic initiatives such as One Water leadership, equitable climate resilience, onsite non-potable water systems, and agriculture-municipal partnerships. Katy has seven years of experience leading research and programming in the water sector. Prior to joining the Alliance, Katy was a Research Manager for The Water Research Foundation. Her portfolio covered One Water, cross-sector collaboration, extreme climate and weather events, green infrastructure, decentralized systems, and sustainable energy management. Katy also served on the Executive Board of the Women’s Aquatic Network for four years in Washington, DC.

Before her time in DC, Katy worked on stormwater management at the Center for Strategic Latin American Studies’ mapping lab in Bogotá, Colombia and assessed water quality standards in Costa Rica for the Comptroller General. She also spent four years in Ahmedabad, India and Malawi, Africa as a Program Coordinator for World Camp, Inc., a health and environmental outreach organization. Katy holds an M.A. in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development from the UN-mandated University for Peace, and an M.A. in International Affairs from American University’s School for International Service.

Lisbeth Naranjo All aboard? Water for inclusive health and food security

I’m an Agricultural and Environmental Economist. I’m currently working at Economic Commission for Latin American and Caribbean (ECLAC) as a consultant in a Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus project. I have also worked as a researcher in a WEF project for Andean Countries (Peru and Ecuador) called NEXT-AG at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. I participated as a consultant in a project to select priority areas for the implementation of the Chilean strategy on forests and climate change. My previous research looked at the evaluation of the impact of a payment for ecosystem services program (Socio Bosque) on social capital in indigenous communities of Ecuador. And I also have experience in rural development, fieldwork and have collaborated with public and private entities for the implementation of sustainable agricultural production programs in Ecuador, which promote associativity and improvements in productivity levels of small and medium farmers.

Arturo Salazar Vulnerable people under the weather: tackling health, food & water security

Arturo holds a degree in “Geography & Environment” and is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in “Geography of the Environmental Risk and Human Security” at the United Nations University in Bonn, Germany. In his undergrad, he has been involved in several projects related to water access and sanitation in Lima´s slums. His current focus is on Ecosystem based Solutions in the face of droughts affecting agriculture in developing countries. Nowadays, he is writing his Master thesis on a Drought Risk Assessment for sugarcane in Mauritius.

Dr Sally Weston Business water resilience in uncertain times

Sally graduated from the University of Sheffield, UK in 2014 with a degree in Civil and Structural Engineering. She subsequently joined the water engineering research group as a PhD student under the supervision of Professor Joby Boxall and Dr Richard Collins. Her doctoral research pioneered the impact of hydraulic transients on the provision of high-quality water in drinking water distribution systems, challenging the status quo that transients were primarily a structural problem.

In January 2019, Sally became a Research Associate working with Professor Vanessa Speight. In this role she is investigating intermittent water supply (IWS) systems – drinking water systems that do not provide water continuously. Sally’s research vision is to improve quality of life for the billion people worldwide who currently experience intermittency. These systems cause unsafe drinking water, excessive water wastage and substantial direct and indirect economic costs. She aims to alleviate these problems and create long-lasting impact by increasing access to clean drinking water for millions of people. As a post-doctoral researcher, she has immersed herself in this emerging field by leading laboratory experiments in world-class, full-scale hydraulic pipeline facilities and is collaborating with international partners on several interdisciplinary projects based in USA, South Africa, and Nepal.

Mr. Torgny Holmgren, Stockholm International Water Institute

As of September 2012, Mr. Torgny Holmgren is SIWI’s Executive Director. In his previous position as Ambassador at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Head of the Department for Development Policy, Mr. Holmgren was responsible for policies on global sustainable development. Mr Holmgren has recently served as Sherpa for Minister Gunilla Carlsson in the UN Secretary-General’s High Level Panel on Global Sustainability.

Mr. Torgny Holmgren is an economist from Stockholm School of Economics with experience from the Swedish Government Offices, as well as international organisations. Mr. Holmgren has earlier worked at the Ministries of Finance and Industry in Stockholm. In 1995-2000, Mr Holmgren served at the Board of Directors and the Research Department of the World Bank in Washington DC, where he managed and edited the book “Aid and Reform in Africa”. Mr Holmgren was Vice Chair of OECD Development Assistance Committee in 2001, and in 2001-2002, he was assigned to the Parliamentary Commission on a new Swedish Policy for Global Development. Mr. Holmgren was Head Secretary of the international Expert Group on Development Issues (EGDI) 2002-2006, which produced state-of the art research reports on global development topics, e.g. on transboundary water co-operation. Mr.

Holmgren has worked at the Swedish Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya and has country experience from Africa, Asia, East Europe and North America.

Mrs. Maarja Cerderlöf, Stockholm International Water Institute

Mrs. Maarja Cederlöf joined SIWI in 2012 and has worked in different capacities with delivering the World Water Week since then. In her position as Content Manager, Ms. Cederlöf is the secretary of the Scientific Programme Committee, and she also coordinates the Plenary sessions and the Sofa sessions.

Ms. Juliette Lunel, Stockholm International Water Institute

Ms. Juliette Lunel joined SIWI in 2019. In her position as Content Officer, Ms. Lunel manages the nine seminars of the World Water Week and supports the work of the Scientific Programme Committee and the Co-convenors.

Mr. Adrian Puigarnau, Stockholm International Water Institute

Mr. Adrián Puigarnau joined SIWI in 2011. In his position as Programme Manager, Mr. Puigarnau coordinates the content team of the World Water Week and supports the Scientific Programme Committee.