Consortium Members

Dr. Peter P. Mollinga

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, Afghanistan and India. His academic interest lies in the integration of natural and social science perspectives through the interdisciplinary study of water resources.

Senior Researcher 'Natural Resources and Social Dynamics'

ZEF Center for Development Research,
Department of Political and Cultural Change,
Walter Flex Str. 3,
53113, Bonn
Germany

Email : pmollinga@uni-bonn.de
Webpage : http://131.220.109.9/staff/289.html
Phone : + 49-228-734918 / 1971
Residence : + 31-70-3253257
Fax : + 49-228-731972

Dr. Ajaya Dixit

Dr. Ajaya Dixit is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nepal Water for Health, a Nepali NGO that has built water supply scenes serving over 700,000 people in Nepal in partnership with community groups. 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 as an analyst on water resources and environment issues in Nepal and South Asia. He has been a member of government of Nepal’s Water and Energy Commission from 1993 to 1997.He is engaged with actors in development agencies and village-based Water Users Groups. His current research is the study of adaptive approaches to floods and droughts in South Asia and the study of impact of Global Environment Change on food systems.

Prof. S. Janakarajan

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 written several research papers and has also been a co-editor of various books.

Prof. Jayanta Bandyopadhyay

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 President of SaciWATERs. He has published a number of important research papers on world's mountain systems and water policy in South Asia, in particular on the Himalayan Rivers. His research in the past 25 years has been guided by the objective of generating trans-disciplinary public interest knowledge on critical environmental issues, especially mountain areas and water systems.

Ms. Kusum Athukorala

Ms. Kusum Athukorala is a multidisciplinary skilled professional, internationally recognized for her work in IWRM, gender and water. Crossing disciplinary and academic boundaries to water management from her 12 years previous experience as a university teacher in languages and cultural studies, she holds an MSc. in Managing Rural Change, Imperial College at Wye, University of London and is a Wye College and Ford Foundation scholarship holder. She is Partner, Associated Development Research Consultants (ADRC) Sri Lanka; Founder/Core Group Member and Theme Coordinator Advocacy for SaciWATERs, Founder President, Network of Women Water Professionals, Sri Lanka (NetWwater) which in turn is one of the four founder members of the Women for Water Partnership (WfWp) based in Netherlands. She is also the Steering Committee member for Communication and Advocacy for the WfWp). She has also worked as consultant and resource person for a range of national and international organizations including the World Bank, IFPRI, Rockefeller Foundation, Asian Development Bank, FAO, WHO. She has published nationally and internationally and her research areas include water education, governance, river sand mining, water transfers out of agriculture and water pollution.