Dr. Peter P. Mollinga is a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Development Studies (ZEF) in Bonn, Germany. Prior to this, he was Associate Professor at the Irrigation and Water Engineering group at Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands. He is also Convener of SaciWATERs, Hyderabad, India. He has worked on irrigation management and reform, and more generally on the politics of water. He is presently involved in land and water management related research in Uzbekistan,

Dr. Ajaya Dixit is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nepal Water for Health, a Nepali NGO. He is also Founder of Nepal Water Conservation Foundation and Editor of Water Nepal, a journal addressing interdisciplinary water and development issues. He has taught hydraulics and water resources engineering at Tribhuvan University's Institute of Engineering until 1989. He has also worked extensively as an analyst on water resources and environment issues in Nepal and South Asia. He

Prof. S. Janakarajan is professor at the Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai. He obtained his doctoral degree from the University of Madras and completed his post-doctoral work at Cornell University, USA. Subsequently, he has been Visiting Professor at the Oxford University, UK. His areas of specialization include water management, irrigation institutions, water conflicts, urban and peri-urban issues, drinking water and sanitation, stakeholder analysis and dialogues. He has

Prof. Jayanta Bandyopadhyay is Professor and Head of the Centre for Development and Environment Policy at the Indian Institute of Management in Kolkata, India and Adjunct Professor at the University of Waterloo, Canada. Prior to taking up his present position, he was a member of the Senior Professional Staff at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Kathmandu, and Director of Research at the International Academy of Environment, Geneva. Presently he is also the

Ms. Kusum Athukorala is a Core Group Member for Sri Lanka of the SaciWATERs consortium based in Hyderabad, India and its Theme leader Advocacy. She is the founder of Network of Women Water Professionals (NetWaters) and a former university professor. A development consultant specializing in rural development, water management and gender issues, she has worked extensively for national and international water management organizations and has served on international organizations.