New GWP Chair, Schaefer-Preuss, Appointed
The Global Water Partnership (GWP) Sponsoring Partners announced the appointment of Dr. Ursula Schaefer-Preuss as its new Chair, effective January 1, 2013. Dr. Schaefer-Preuss’ latest assignment was as Vice President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development. She was responsible for ADB’s Regional and Sustainable Development Department and Economics and Research Department (Office of the Chief Economist).“ Dr. Schaefer-Preuss has developed a global perspective through experience in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia,” said Dr. Ruth Meinzen-Dick, who chaired the competitive search process for the new GWP Chair. “Her work has involved promoting political consensus at the highest level as a spokesperson for regional and global organizations where she has worked.” |
Contact information |
Dr. Letitia A. Obeng ,GWP Chair - Global Water Partnership (GWP), Global Secretariat, Drottninggatan 33, SE-111 51 Stockholm, Sweden
(email: gwp@gwp.org) Phone: +46 (0)8 522 126 30, Fax: + 46 (0)8 522 126 31 |
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News type | Nomination |
File link |
http://www.gwp.org/gwp-in-action/News-and-Activities/New-GWP-Chair-Schaefer-Preuss-Appointed/ |
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Source of information | GWP |
Subject(s) | AGRICULTURE , ANALYSIS AND TESTS , CHARACTERISTICAL PARAMETERS OF WATERS AND SLUDGES , DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , ENERGY , FINANCE-ECONOMY , HEALTH - HYGIENE - PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , INDUSTRY , INFORMATION - COMPUTER SCIENCES , INFRASTRUCTURES , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RIGHT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , SLUDGES , TOOL TERMS , TOURISM - SPORT - HOBBIES , WATER DEMAND , WATER QUALITY |
Relation | http://www.gwp.org/en/gwp-in-action/News-and-Activities/ |
Geographical coverage | Sweden |
News date | 29/08/2012 |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH |