Team

President

UNESCO official (1994-2024) in environmental programs, integrated water resources management, and sustainable territorial development.

Executive Director

Director of Civiltà dell’Acqua International Centre, and Project manager of the Water Museum of Venice, Italy.

Director of the Museum for the Water Civilization in Morocco “Mohammed VI”, Marrakech

Executive Board Member at Águas e Energia do Porto, Portugal

PhD scientist and photographer working on water, culture, and education. She promotes impact communication to foster a global New Water Culture.

Sustainability professional and environmental advocate with 20+ years of experience in environmental protection, education, and engagement.

Architect and PhD in Civil Engineering. Senior researcher at ICQHS, UNESCO C2C, specializing in water heritage, hydraulic structures, and community resilience.

Director, Board Member at ADASA (MINA Project)

Expert at Philadelphia Water Dept (FWWIC). She leads strategic planning and water education, integrating heritage with environmental policy and research.

Social entrepreneur with 35+ years in water and sanitation. Founder of MA My Anchor Foundation, JAL Water Museum, and Udaipur Tales.

Director of the National Water Museum of China (Hangzhou).

Observer

Director of the Division of Water Sciences, and Secretary of the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (UNESCO)

Former Chief of the Ecohydrology, Water Quality and Water Education Section in the Division of Water Sciences, UNESCO-IHP, France

Expert in water governance and access to safe drinking water in Africa. Senior project manager, Morocco

Consultant in Water Management and Citizen Science at PULSAQUA, and researcher at the Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.

Director of UNESCO Chair on Sustainability at Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya

Professor of History of Architecture and Urban Planning; UNESCO Chair holder ‘Water, Ports and Historic Cities’, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.

Senior Lecturer in Design at the University of Algarve, researcher at the University of Lisbon, and designer, Portugal

Seasoned film and picture researcher with 50 years of expertise in science and history. Founder of ‘Let’s Talk About Water’ and ‘Mayors Make Movies’

Independent consultant, and Coordinator of the Ramsar Culture Network, United Kingdom.

Hydronomist and geographer, Research Director at IRD, Research Institute for Development, France.

Professor of Anthropology, and UNESCO Chair holder ‘Water and Culture’, University of the Republic, Uruguay.

UNESCO Chair holder 'Fleuves et Patrimoine' (River Culture) and Professor in Aquatic Restoration Ecology, University of Strasbourg, France.

Distinguished Professor at Hubei University, and President of the China Institute of Yangtze River Cultural Studies, China.

Former President and Professor “Water & Climate”, VU-University, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Former Vice-President and Founder of the Living Waters Museum.

Director of Lisbon Water Museum, Portugal.

Director of Public Relations and Customers Division, SOMES Water Company, Romania.

Director of the Water Museum “Agua para siempre!”, Tehuacán, Puebla, México and Director of Education of Alternativas y Procesos de Participación Social.

Manager, Heritage Resource Management , Hamilton, Canada

Director of the Public Institution Aquatika – Freswater Aquarium Karlovac, Croatia

Chairman of MIO-ECSDE, UNESCO Chair holder (University of Athens), and driving force of the Mediterranean Strategy on ESD, Greece.

Professor of Human Geography, and Past UNESCO Chair holder ‘Water, Heritage and Sustainable Development’, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy.

Financial Management

Web site manager, copywriter

Web site designer and developer

Project Manager of SoilTribes

Project Manager of S+T+ARTS Aqua Motion