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***** (***** | *****)Dr. Cecilia Tortajada is a Mexican biologist.
Work
Tortajada is President of the Third World Centre for Water Management. As an International Faculty Associate she is active in two projects with the Institute of Water Policy (IWP) at the Lee Kyan Yew School for Public Policy Singapore, where she also was a Visiting Professor:
Furthermore, the International Steering Committee (ISC) of the XVth World Water Congress is chaired by Tortajada.[1] This Conference will take place in Edinburgh, Scotland, in May 2015.
Tortajada is the Editor of the International Journal of Water Resources Development and member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research.
Expertise
Tortajada has advised a number of international organisations such as FAO, UNDP, CDG, as well as numerous governments. Her field of expertise ranges from general water governance issues on national and international level to specific capacity building in the water sector. She researches on ways to reduce poverty through regional development measures. Furthermore, she is interested in the sustainable management of current and future water resources.[2]
Further links
International Water Resource Association
International Centre for Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES)
References
- ↑ http://www.worldwatercongress.com/committees
- ↑ http://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/iwp/faculty/cecilia-tortajada
