IWRA TASK FORCES
TASK FORCES
IWRA task forces consist of selected IWRA members who are experts and have considerable experience in water management topics. Task force members are supported by both the IWRA Executive Office and its Board. They have the opportunity to proactively interact with other IWRA members who share common interests, as well as to contribute to international projects and initiatives that might otherwise would be inaccessible for individual members.
Early Career and Young Professionals Task Force
IWRA formed an Early Career and Young Professionals (ECYP) Task Force to help further the Association’s work on effectively raising their projects and voices, as well as engaging on other IWRA and partners initiatives.
- Rewa Assi (Chair)
- Bassel Daher
- Nur Azizah Affandy
- Lindsey Aldaco Manner
- Oscar Alvarado
- Karishma Asoodani
- Heather Bond
- Khadija Boussen
- Alice Colson
- Syeda Saleha Fatim Ali
- Michel Frem
- Hagira Gelo
- Rasha Hassan
- Deepesh Jain
- Awol Kedir Jewaro
- Georgina Mukwirimba
- Liudmyla Odud
- Francisca Olavarría
- Amrisha Pandey
- Pallavi Pokharel
- Tayyaba Suhail
- Denzel Urieta
- Nicole Webley
Groundwater Task Force
IWRA established the Groundwater Task Force in 2020 to help guide the Association’s groundwater-related efforts. The Groundwater Task Force focuses on building capacity and knowledge in relation to the groundwater science-policy-practice interface.
- Robert M. Kalin (Chair)
- Anita Milman
- Alice Aureli
- Gabriel Eckstein
- Eric Garner
- Rasha Hassan
- Yuanyuan Li
- Renée Martin-Nagle
- Geert-Jan Nijsten
- Raya Marina Stephan
- Tibor Stigter
- Fengyue Sun
- Karen G. Villholth
- Lili Yu
- Muchaneta Munamati
LAND4FLOOD Task Force
The IWRA LAND4FLOOD Task Force focuses on natural flood retention and resilience on private land and aims to explore such different issues and their interrelation to establish a common platform for academics from different disciplines, decision-makers, landowners, and other stakeholders relevant for the topic.
- Lenka Slavíková (Chair)
- Thomas Hartmann (Vice-Chair)
- Johan Barstad (Secretary general and communication officer)
- Arthur Schindelegger (PhD Coordinator)
- Kristina Veidemane (stakeholder liaison)
- Nejc Bezak (work group leader)
- Antje Bornschein (work group co-leader)
- Sally Priest (work group leader)
- Dennis Collentine (work group leader)
SWM Task Force
The Smart Water Management (SWM) Task Force examines Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and real-time data and responses as an integral part of the solution for water management challenges.
- Kola Kareem (Chair)
- Henning Bjornlund
- Sinafekesh Girma
- Neil Grigg
- Shaofeng Jia
- Grisell Medina
- Paul Omondi Agwanda
- Fernando Ortiz Westendarp
- Pamela Rojas
- Mary Trudeau
- Muhammad Wajid Ijaz
Water & Climate Change Task Force
The Association set-up a knowledgeable, experienced group of members that can help further the Association’s work on this important topic. This task force will focus on how to better bridge water and climate change science with policy development.
- David Molden (Co-Chair)
- Raya Stephan (Co-Chair)
- Alexandre Alix
- Karolane Caissy
- Marie Chapuis
- Jennifer Fernando
- Mihretab Gebretsadik
- Malcolm Gander
- Ineke Kalwij
- Aslam Khan
- Anita Meldrum
- Pedro Torr
Water Quality Task Force
IWRA’s Water Quality Task Force was launched in 2017 to make a meaningful contribution to Water Quality through the WQ Project with strong support of the World Water Council.
- Mohammad Tahir Ghori (Co-Chair)
- Dahlia Sabri (Co-Chair)
- Suryakanta Acharya
- Aya Al Siblani
- Mohammed S. Ameen
- Ifeanyi Emmanuel Anyanwu
- Daniele Cocca
- Cesar Huilinir Curio
- Alper Elci
- Malcolm Gander
- Alex Godoy Faundez
- Sessinou Houedanou
- Bayan Khalaf
- Nezha Mejjad
- Bridget Okudinia
- Nikola Rakonjac
- Mohammed Tahir Ghori
- Carla Toranzo
- Aashutosh Kumar Thakur
- Heather Bond
Water Security Task Force
The IWRA Water Security Task Force was formed to position and guide IWRA in discussions on water security and inform its debates.
- Amgad Elmahdi (Chair)
- Hassan Tolba Aboelnga
- Emmanuel Akpabio
- Amali Abraham Amali
- Jan Hofman
- Muhammad Wajid Ijaz
- William R. Jones
- Kanokphan Jongjarb
- Amrisha Pandey
- Mary Trudeau
- Maya Velis
Water & SDGs Task Force
This Task Force was created to downscale Water relevant SDGs (DWAT-SDGs) to the country/region, basin, and local scale to facilitate SDGs realisation and support sustainable water resources management everywhere in the world.
- Ximing Cai (Chair)
- Alcigeimes B. Celeste
- Erhu Du
- Timothy Foster
- Paul Satur
- Dahlia Sabri
- Claudia Ringler
- Riddhi Singh
- Raya Marina Stephan
HOW TO JOIN AN IWRA TASK FORCE
To become a member of an IWRA Task Force, you should have an active IWRA bronze, silver, or gold membership. To learn more and sign up for membership, please click here. Once your membership is approved, kindly send an email to office@iwra.org expressing your interest to join the Task Force of your choice, including a short motivation and a short resume. Our team will review your application and respond to you promptly if it is successful.
HOW TO SET UP A TASK FORCE
Task Forces are proposed by IWRA Members and require approval by the IWRA Executive Board. For more information, download the Task Forces Policy and Guidelines document here.
WHAT ACTIVITIES CAN TASK FORCES UNDERTAKE?
Task Forces are able to contribute to various activities within IWRA, including webinars, publications, and events. For more information, click here.
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