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IWRA Executive Committees

The IWRA Awards Committee will develop criteria for all the awards of the Association: Crystal Drop Award, Chow Memorial Lecture, IWRA Distinguished Lecture, and Best Paper(s) Award. The Committee will recommend to the President nominees for all the Awards of the Association. The President will then transmit nominations with his comments to the Executive Board for the final decision.
More information about the various IWRA Awards.


Committee Members:

Lili Yu – Chair
Gabriel Eckstein
Rabi Mohtar
James Nickum
Ganesh Pangare
Dahlia Sabri

This Committee will provide oversight for IWRA Chapters and Task Forces to ensure that they function within IWRA’s scope, mission, and vision; explore opportunities to expand Chapters and Task Forces at IWRA. It will provide oversight and explore opportunities for IWRA Chapters and Task Forces to undertake their own initiatives, projects, conferences, events, etc.. And, also it will explore opportunities for IWRA Chapters and Task Forces to coordinate efforts. 


Committee Members:

Rabi Mohtar  Chair
Raya Stephan – Co-chair for task force affairs
Xiaojun Geng– Co-chair for chapter affairs
Dahlia Sabri –Co-chair for future growth 
Lindsey Blodgétt– Co-chair for assessment and evaluation 

The Membership Committee will develop guidelines on qualifications for membership of various categories, develop means to enhance membership, and stimulate and coordinate active participation by members of the Association. This may involve contacting existing and former members. The Committee will also emphasise enhancing membership benefits and expanding membership among young professionals, and will have oversight over any IWRA Interest Group organised around a professional area (such as young professionals, hydrogeologists, etc.).


Committee Members:

Bassel Daher– Chair
Victor Arroyo
Asma Bachikh
Guillermo Donoso
Gary Jones
Lili Yu

The Budget and Finance Committee will work with the Executive Office to ensure fiscal and budgetary oversight, develop and monitor the annual budget, review draft annual financials and audits before they are presented to the Executive Board, and propose fiscal and budgetary policies for the Association. The Committee will also oversee activities related to the raising of funds, and will cooperate with the Scientific, Technical and Publications Committee and the External and Public Relations Committees in efforts to solicit grants and funded projects.


Committee Members:

Renée Martin-Nagle – Chair
Guy Fradin
Gary Jones
Birgitta Liss Lymer
Tom Soo

The Governance Committee will take all necessary and appropriate decisions in the intervals between meetings of the Executive Board to implement administration actions and to act in emergency situations. It will also provide oversight of the finances of the Association.


Committee Members:

Yuanyuan Li – Chair
Gabriel Eckstein

Henning Bjornlund
Renée Martin-Nagle
Rabi Mohtar
Eric Tardieu
Lesha Witmer

 

The Scientific, Technical and Publications Committee will advise and make proposals regarding scientific and technical activities and publications, keeping all the publications and the publications’ policy of the Association under review, including technical standards of Water International. It will make recommendations to the President and Executive Board on the cost schedules of all publications, and for issuing any miscellaneous non-regular volumes. The Committee will also have oversight over any IWRA Task Forces and Interest Groups organised around a substantive research area (such as water pollution, water laws and regulations, etc.).


Committee Members:

Jean Fried – Chair
Jacques Ganoulis
Jie Hou
Karin Krchnak
Tervor Magwaza
James Nickum
Dhalia Sabri
Raya Stephan
Pilar Carolina Villar

The Congress and Events Committee will work with the Executive Office to identify and evaluate appropriate hosts and venues for IWRA Congresses, conferences, workshops, meetings, and other events, and develop policies related to Congresses and other Association events.


Committee Members:

Henning Bjornlund – Chair
Ganesh Pangare
Dahlia Sabri
Tom Soo
Raya Stephan
Fengyue Sun
Eric Tardieu
Tom Williams

The Partnerships and Affiliations Committee will explore IWRA partnerships and affiliations with other non-governmental, inter-governmental, governmental, civil society and private sector institutions. It will also advise and work with the Executive Office on such initiatives.


Committee Members:

Lesha Witmer– Chair
Asma Bachikh
Gabriel Eckstein 
Guy Fradin 
Karin Krchnak
Dahlia Sabri
Eric Tardieu
Trevor Magwaza
Ganesh Pangare
Tom Williams
Lili Yu

Activity Reports

2022 Activity Report

2021 Activity Report

2020 Activity Report

2019 Activity Report

2018 Activity Report

2017 Activity Report

General Assemblies

IWRA’s Annual General Assemblies provide an opportunity for all members to meet and discuss the Association’s activities and initiatives, latest updates, strategies, and much more. This open Assembly also constitutes a forum to hear back from the membership and receive valuable inputs for the Association’s work.

 

2017 General Assembly

ADDRESS

Stafford Rosenbaum LLP
222 West Washington Avenue, Suite 900
Madison, Wisconsin 53701-1784
United States of America

IWRA Executive Office​

22, rue de Madrid 75008
Paris, France

Phone: +33-6-44-20-57-53

Email: office@iwra.org

Editorial: editor@iwra.org

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