International Scientific Committee 2021

International Scientific Committee (ISC)

Sasha Koo-Oshima

CO-CHAIR

Deputy Director & Head of Water, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Yuanyuan Li

CO-CHAIR

Vice-President, IWRA; Professor General, Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Planning and Design, Ministry of Water Resources, China

Rabi Mohtar

CO-CHAIR

Dean, Faculty of Agricultural and Life Sciences American University of Beirut; Professor of Environmental Resources Engineering, Texas A&M

Alice Aureli

MEMBER

Chief of the Groundwater Systems and Settlements Section, UNESCO-IHP & Programme Coordinator, ISARM

Tala Awada

MEMBER

Associate Dean in the Agricultural Research Division; Professor of Plant Ecophysiology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Boubacar Barry

MEMBER

Chair of GWP-WA Technical Committee

Henning Bjornlund

MEMBER

Research Professor, Water Policy and Management, University of South Australia & Chair, Science, Technology and Publication IWRA Committee

Bassel Daher

MEMBER

Research Scientist, Texas A&M Energy Institute

Xiaokai Li

MEMBER

Water Resources Management Specialist, World Bank Group

Iman Nuwayhid

MEMBER

Professor, Public Health, Occupational and Environmental Health, American University of Beirut

Pedi Obani

MEMBER

Assistant Professor in the School of Law, University of Bradford

Rabindra Osti

MEMBER

Asian Development Bank

Mark Smith

MEMBER

Director General, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Jennifer Sara

MEMBER

Global Director, Water Global Practice, World Bank Group

Raya Marina Stephan

MEMBER

International Water Consultant, Deputy Editor-in-Chief Water International & Executive Board, IWRA

Dave Tickner

MEMBER

Chief Freshwater Adviser, WWF - UK

Lesha Witmer

MEMBER

Steering Committee (advocacy lead), Women for Water Partnership

Lili Yu

MEMBER

Professor Level Senior Engineer, GIWP, Ministry of Water Resources (MWR), China

Partners Organisations

The conference debates and results will contribute to achieving the objectives of the thematic areas – “Groundwater in a Changing Environment” and “Education Key to Water Security” – of the 8^th phase of the UNESCO IHP programme on “Water Security: Responses to Local, Regional, and Global Challenges.