Experience

7Cbasalia
• Türkiye
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Environmental Advisor

  • Jul 2022 - Present

The Water Diplomat
• Editor In Chief

  • Jul 2022 - Present


Geneva Water Hub - Hydropolitics Towards Peace and Security

• Development Advisor

  • Dec 2020 - Aug 2022

  Advise and support the next phase of development The Water Diplomat, a monthly intelligence source on water Advise and support the next phase of development The Water Diplomat, a monthly intelligence source on water



UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme)

• Kenya
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher SDG 6

  • Aug 2020 - Aug 2022

  Conduct research into the Country led phase of SDG 6 in Kenya and Jordan, document good practices and use SDG 6 as a framework to identify gaps and investment priorities in the water sector Conduct research into the Country led phase of SDG 6 in Kenya and Jordan, document good practices and use SDG 6 as a framework to identify gaps and investment priorities in the water sector



Global Institute for Water, Environment and Health (GIWEH)

• Switzerland
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Advisor Water Resources and Monitoring

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2019

  I am conducting methodological work on indicators and monitoring to support data gathering, data collation and analysis in support of States' commitments on water related goals such as Sustainable Development Goal 6, regional goals such as the AMCOW reporting formats on water, and national water goals. The geographical focus of the programme is on the African continent, and presently GIWEH is working together with the governments of Tunisia and Kenya in support of water resources monitoring. On the one hand this involves legal and policy analysis: reviewing existing commitments and goals, and on the other hand it involves aligning existing data gathering and analysis systems to these needs and building capacity to respond to these targets. Show less



Webster University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer Water Security

  • Aug 2017 - Aug 2018

  Webster University Geneva has initiated a new course on water and food security. This is a timely addition to the courses on offer and it has been fun to develop the curriculum with Dr Fiorella Picchioni from SOAS London and get off to a good start with the students. Webster University Geneva has initiated a new course on water and food security. This is a timely addition to the courses on offer and it has been fun to develop the curriculum with Dr Fiorella Picchioni from SOAS London and get off to a good start with the students.



WaterLex

• Switzerland
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director: Operations

  • Apr 2013 - Jan 2016

  Responsible for coordinating a programme supporting operationalization of water resources management and water sanitation and hygiene strategies in line with state legal and policy commitments. Coordinated skilled and diverse team of 5 water governance specialists and 2 communications specialists; Worked with Executive Director and Director Legal Desk to raise funds and grow organization from 3 to 17 staff in 2 years. I was concurrently Director for Development (ad interim), charged with setting off new initiatives in human rights based water governance, such as the training of National Human Rights Institutions on human rights based water governance and conducting research and organising conferences on indicators and measurement of progress in the field of water governance. Show less



Both ENDS

• Netherlands
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Advisor Water Policy

  • Apr 2007 - Mar 2013

  Appointed as team leader of Both ENDS'policy team, a diverse and highly skilled team working on a broad spectrum of environmental challenges in the realm of land use, capital investments and water resources management. My personal focus was on water resources management in cooperation with southern partners, with a focus on capacity building in integrating community perspectives and sustainable development into Integrated Water Resources Management plans, especially on the African continent Appointed as team leader of Both ENDS'policy team, a diverse and highly skilled team working on a broad spectrum of environmental challenges in the realm of land use, capital investments and water resources management. My personal focus was on water resources management in cooperation with southern partners, with a focus on capacity building in integrating community perspectives and sustainable development into Integrated Water Resources Management plans, especially on the African continent



Centre for Policy Studies

• United Kingdom
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Manager

  • Jan 2000 - Nov 2002

  Appointed as senior researcher water governance at one of South Africa's main policy research institutes. Contributed to the National Poverty and Inequality Study (WASH chapter), to pro-poor Catchment Management policy of the (then) Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, and to a policy on small scale irrigation. Continued my doctoral research into institutional responses to water scarcity in South Africa. Appointed as senior researcher water governance at one of South Africa's main policy research institutes. Contributed to the National Poverty and Inequality Study (WASH chapter), to pro-poor Catchment Management policy of the (then) Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, and to a policy on small scale irrigation. Continued my doctoral research into institutional responses to water scarcity in South Africa.



Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen

• Netherlands
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Doctoral Researcher

  • Aug 1995 - Dec 1999

• Junior Lecturer

  • Aug 1993 - Jul 1995