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data-animationType="fadeInUp" data-animationDuration="1.3" data-animationDelay="0.5" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_10);--awb-margin-bottom:0px;"><h2 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;--fontSize:46;line-height:1.1;">Working towards sustainable water management</h2></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-2" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_10);"><h4>The mission of the IUCN Water and Wetlands Team is to be a trusted partner for <b>evidence-based</b> and adaptive change in <b>water resource management</b> that <b>benefits nature and people</b>.</h4> </div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-3"><p><span style="color: var(--awb-text-color); font-size: var(--awb-font-size); font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color-hover);">We bring together our extensive network of IUCN Members, experts, government and private sector partners to develop</span><span style="color: var(--awb-text-color); font-size: var(--awb-font-size); font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color-hover);"><b> sustainable solutions</b></span><span style="color: var(--awb-text-color); font-size: var(--awb-font-size); font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color-hover);"> to preserve our water resources. Our knowledge is based around the central theme of Implementing Sustainable River Basin Management, branching off into key components which consist of:</span></p> </div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;" data-animationType="fadeInUp" data-animationDuration="1.3" data-animationDelay="0.5" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div 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fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-margin-bottom:0px;"><h2 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;--fontSize:46;line-height:1.1;">History</h2></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-4"><h4 style="color: var(--awb-color1);">Responding to the <b>need to protect and conserve</b> our <b>water resources</b>, IUCN formed its Water and Wetlands team in 1985. Since its inception, the Team has been working <b>across the world</b>, mainly focusing on the Middle East, Africa, Central and South America, and Asia.</h4> </div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-5"><p style="color: var(--awb-color1);">Our initiatives and projects cover multiple areas such as integrated water resource management, environmental flows, water economics, watershed ecosystems, as well as river bank rehabilitation, and the effects of climate change on global water supply and distribution.</p> <p style="color: var(--awb-color1);">The Water and Wetlands Team contributes towards the <b>conservation of water biodiversity</b> by promoting, influencing and catalysing<b> sustainable uses </b>and <b>equitable sharing</b> of resources, as well as <b>protecting ecosystems</b>.</p> </div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-14 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column" 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content-wrapper-boxed link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="heading heading-with-icon icon-left"><div class="icon"><i style="border-color:var(--awb-color8);border-width:0px;background-color:var(--awb-color7);box-sizing:content-box;height:60px;width:60px;line-height:60px;top:-80px;margin-left:-30px;border-radius:50%;font-size:30px;" aria-hidden="true" class="fontawesome-icon fa-handshake fas circle-yes"></i></div></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div><div class="content-container"> <p style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" data-fusion-font="true"><b>Governance</b> and<b> investment</b> to <b>value</b> water in landscapes and river basins</p> </div></div></div><div style="--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(126,188,182,0.74);--awb-iconcolor:var(--awb-custom_color_5);--awb-iconcolor-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_5);--awb-circlecolor-hover:var(--awb-color7);" class="fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-2 col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 fusion-content-box-hover "><div class="col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper-background content-wrapper-boxed link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="heading heading-with-icon icon-left"><div class="icon"><i style="border-color:var(--awb-color8);border-width:0px;background-color:var(--awb-color7);box-sizing:content-box;height:60px;width:60px;line-height:60px;top:-80px;margin-left:-30px;border-radius:50%;font-size:30px;" aria-hidden="true" class="fontawesome-icon fa-hand-holding-water fas circle-yes"></i></div><h6 class="content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="--h6_typography-font-size:24px;--fontSize:24;line-height:;"> </h6></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div><div class="content-container"> <p style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" data-fusion-font="true"><b>Equitable sharing of benefits</b> from water and land</p> </div></div></div><div style="--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(126,188,182,0.74);--awb-iconcolor:var(--awb-custom_color_5);--awb-iconcolor-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_5);--awb-circlecolor-hover:var(--awb-color7);" class="fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-3 col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last"><div class="col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper-background content-wrapper-boxed link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="heading heading-with-icon icon-left"><div class="icon"><i style="border-color:var(--awb-color8);border-width:0px;background-color:var(--awb-color7);box-sizing:content-box;height:60px;width:60px;line-height:60px;top:-80px;margin-left:-30px;border-radius:50%;font-size:30px;" aria-hidden="true" class="fontawesome-icon fa-leaf fas circle-yes"></i></div><h6 class="content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="--h6_typography-font-size:24px;--fontSize:24;line-height:;"> </h6></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div><div class="content-container"> <p style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" data-fusion-font="true"><b>Nature-based solutions</b> for water to restore freshwater systems and boost<b> climate resilience</b></p> </div></div></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-16 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:-50px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;" data-animationType="fadeInUp" data-animationDuration="1.3" data-animationDelay="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-7 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-content-alignment:left;--awb-font-size:34px;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-margin-bottom:0px;"></div><div class="fusion-section-separator section-separator curved fusion-section-separator-3" style="--awb-spacer-height:100px;--awb-divider-height:100px;--awb-spacer-padding-top:inherit;--awb-sep-padding:0;--awb-svg-padding:0;--awb-margin-top:100px;"><div class="fusion-section-separator-svg fusion-section-separator-fullwidth"><svg class="fusion-curved-candy" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1" width="100%" height="100" viewBox="0 0 100 100" preserveAspectRatio="none" fill="rgba(255,252,247,1)"><path d="M0 100 C 60 0 75 0 100 100 Z"></path></svg></div><div class="fusion-section-separator-spacer fusion-section-separator-fullwidth"><div class="fusion-section-separator-spacer-height"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling" style="--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:5%;--awb-padding-bottom:5%;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap" style="max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% / 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-17 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;" data-animationType="fadeInUp" data-animationDuration="1.3" data-animationDelay="0.5" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-8" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_10);"><h2 class="fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="text-align: center; color: var(--awb-custom_color_10); --fontsize: 46; line-height: 1.1;" data-fontsize="46" data-lineheight="50.6px">Team</h2> </div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-9" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_10);"><h4 class="fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="text-align: center; --fontsize: 30; line-height: 1.15; --minfontsize: 30;" data-fontsize="30" data-lineheight="34.5px">Headquarters – Switzerland</h4> </div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-18 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch" style="--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-right:15px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:15px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:15px 15px 15px 15px;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:25%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:7.68%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:7.68%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-aspect-ratio:1 / 1;--awb-object-position:38% 25%;--awb-margin-right:10px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-left:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio" style="border-radius:200px;"><img decoding="async" width="225" height="300" title="篓JD" src="https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/篓JD-225x300.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-image-3545 img-with-aspect-ratio" alt srcset="https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/篓JD-200x267.jpg 200w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/篓JD.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 225px" /></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_10);--awb-margin-bottom:5px;"><h5 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;--fontSize:24;--minFontSize:24;line-height:;">James Dalton</h5></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_9);--awb-margin-top:0px;"><p class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.5;">Global Head, Water and Wetlands Team</p></div><div class="fusion-social-links fusion-social-links-2" style="--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px;--awb-alignment:center;--awb-box-border-top:0px;--awb-box-border-right:0px;--awb-box-border-bottom:0px;--awb-box-border-left:0px;--awb-icon-colors-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_8);--awb-box-colors-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-box-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-box-border-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);"><div class="fusion-social-networks color-type-custom"><div class="fusion-social-networks-wrapper"><a class="fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-linkedin awb-icon-linkedin" style="color:var(--awb-custom_color_7);font-size:16px;" title="LinkedIn" aria-label="linkedin" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/daltonjames/"></a><a class="fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-mail awb-icon-mail" style="color:var(--awb-custom_color_7);font-size:16px;" title="Email" aria-label="mail" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:james.dalton@iucn.org"></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-19 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch" style="--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-right:15px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:15px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:15px 15px 15px 15px;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:25%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:7.68%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:7.68%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-aspect-ratio:1 / 1;--awb-object-position:38% 25%;--awb-margin-right:10px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-left:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio" style="border-radius:200px;"><img decoding="async" width="205" height="300" title="MAB" src="https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MAB-205x300.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-image-2911 img-with-aspect-ratio" alt srcset="https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MAB-200x293.jpg 200w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MAB.jpg 303w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 205px" /></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_10);--awb-margin-bottom:5px;"><h5 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;--fontSize:24;--minFontSize:24;line-height:;">Maria Ana Borges</h5></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-8 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_9);--awb-margin-top:0px;"><p class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.5;">Water for Landscapes Manager</p></div><div class="fusion-social-links fusion-social-links-3" style="--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px;--awb-alignment:center;--awb-box-border-top:0px;--awb-box-border-right:0px;--awb-box-border-bottom:0px;--awb-box-border-left:0px;--awb-icon-colors-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_8);--awb-box-colors-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-box-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-box-border-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);"><div class="fusion-social-networks color-type-custom"><div class="fusion-social-networks-wrapper"><a class="fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-linkedin awb-icon-linkedin" style="color:var(--awb-custom_color_7);font-size:16px;" title="LinkedIn" aria-label="linkedin" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-ana-borges-580451a/"></a><a class="fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-mail awb-icon-mail" style="color:var(--awb-custom_color_7);font-size:16px;" title="Email" aria-label="mail" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:mariaana.borges@iucn.org"></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-20 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch" style="--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-right:15px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:15px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:15px 15px 15px 15px;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:25%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:7.68%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:7.68%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-aspect-ratio:1 / 1;--awb-object-position:48% 37%;--awb-margin-right:10px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-left:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio" style="border-radius:200px;"><img decoding="async" width="300" height="298" title="Oplus_0" src="https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MCL-1-300x298.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-image-2927 img-with-aspect-ratio" alt srcset="https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MCL-1-200x198.jpg 200w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MCL-1-400x397.jpg 400w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MCL-1-600x595.jpg 600w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MCL-1-800x793.jpg 800w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MCL-1-1200x1190.jpg 1200w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MCL-1.jpg 1209w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px" /></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-9 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_10);--awb-margin-bottom:5px;"><h5 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;--fontSize:24;--minFontSize:24;line-height:;">Maria Lindelien</h5></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-10 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_9);--awb-margin-top:0px;"><p class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.5;">Senior Water Governance Officer</p></div><div class="fusion-social-links fusion-social-links-4" style="--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px;--awb-alignment:center;--awb-box-border-top:0px;--awb-box-border-right:0px;--awb-box-border-bottom:0px;--awb-box-border-left:0px;--awb-icon-colors-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_8);--awb-box-colors-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-box-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-box-border-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);"><div class="fusion-social-networks color-type-custom"><div class="fusion-social-networks-wrapper"><a class="fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-linkedin awb-icon-linkedin" style="color:var(--awb-custom_color_7);font-size:16px;" title="LinkedIn" aria-label="linkedin" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-carre%C3%B1o-lindelien-a9b2a330/"></a><a class="fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-mail awb-icon-mail" style="color:var(--awb-custom_color_7);font-size:16px;" title="Email" aria-label="mail" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:maria.lindelien@iucn.org"></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-21 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch" style="--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-right:15px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:15px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:15px 15px 15px 15px;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:25%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:7.68%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:7.68%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-aspect-ratio:1 / 1;--awb-object-position:47% 2%;--awb-margin-right:10px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-left:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio" style="border-radius:200px;"><img decoding="async" width="232" height="300" title="JL Carrasco" src="https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/JL-Carrasco-232x300.png" class="img-responsive wp-image-3194 img-with-aspect-ratio" alt srcset="https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/JL-Carrasco-200x259.png 200w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/JL-Carrasco-400x517.png 400w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/JL-Carrasco.png 491w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px" /></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-11 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_10);--awb-margin-bottom:5px;"><h5 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;--fontSize:24;--minFontSize:24;line-height:;">Jos茅 Luis Carrasco</h5></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-12 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_9);--awb-margin-top:0px;"><p class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.5;">Water Resilience Officer</p></div><div class="fusion-social-links fusion-social-links-5" style="--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px;--awb-alignment:center;--awb-box-border-top:0px;--awb-box-border-right:0px;--awb-box-border-bottom:0px;--awb-box-border-left:0px;--awb-icon-colors-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_8);--awb-box-colors-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-box-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-box-border-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);"><div class="fusion-social-networks color-type-custom"><div class="fusion-social-networks-wrapper"><a class="fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-linkedin awb-icon-linkedin" style="color:var(--awb-custom_color_7);font-size:16px;" title="LinkedIn" aria-label="linkedin" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jos%C3%A9-luis-carrasco/"></a><a class="fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-mail awb-icon-mail" style="color:var(--awb-custom_color_7);font-size:16px;" title="Email" aria-label="mail" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:joseluis.carrasco@iucn.org"></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-22 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch" style="--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-right:15px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:15px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:15px 15px 15px 15px;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:25%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:7.68%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:7.68%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-aspect-ratio:1 / 1;--awb-object-position:39% 10%;--awb-margin-right:10px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-left:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-7 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio" style="border-radius:200px;"><img decoding="async" width="229" height="300" title="IW" src="https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IW-229x300.png" class="img-responsive wp-image-2917 img-with-aspect-ratio" alt srcset="https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IW-200x262.png 200w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IW.png 237w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 229px" /></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-13 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_10);--awb-margin-bottom:5px;"><h5 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;--fontSize:24;--minFontSize:24;line-height:;">Isabel Wallnoefer</h5></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-14 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_9);--awb-margin-top:0px;"><p class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.5;">Youth and Water Stewardship Officer</p></div><div class="fusion-social-links fusion-social-links-6" style="--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px;--awb-alignment:center;--awb-box-border-top:0px;--awb-box-border-right:0px;--awb-box-border-bottom:0px;--awb-box-border-left:0px;--awb-icon-colors-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_8);--awb-box-colors-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-box-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-box-border-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);"><div class="fusion-social-networks color-type-custom"><div class="fusion-social-networks-wrapper"><a class="fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-linkedin awb-icon-linkedin" style="color:var(--awb-custom_color_7);font-size:16px;" title="LinkedIn" aria-label="linkedin" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabel-walln%C3%B6fer-ba1332180/"></a><a class="fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-mail awb-icon-mail" style="color:var(--awb-custom_color_7);font-size:16px;" title="Email" aria-label="mail" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:isabel.wallnoefer@iucn.org"></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-23 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch" style="--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-right:14px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:14px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:15px 15px 15px 15px;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:25%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:7.68%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:7.68%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-aspect-ratio:1 / 1;--awb-object-position:47% 2%;--awb-margin-right:10px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-left:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-8 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio" style="border-radius:200px;"><img decoding="async" width="2048" height="2048" title="Ala Al Dwairi" src="https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ala-Al-Dwairi-scaled-e1716986616184.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-image-2849 img-with-aspect-ratio" alt srcset="https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ala-Al-Dwairi-scaled-e1716986616184-200x200.jpg 200w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ala-Al-Dwairi-scaled-e1716986616184-400x400.jpg 400w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ala-Al-Dwairi-scaled-e1716986616184-600x600.jpg 600w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ala-Al-Dwairi-scaled-e1716986616184-800x800.jpg 800w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ala-Al-Dwairi-scaled-e1716986616184-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ala-Al-Dwairi-scaled-e1716986616184.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px" /></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-15 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_10);--awb-margin-bottom:5px;"><h5 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;--fontSize:24;--minFontSize:24;line-height:;">Ala Al Dwairi</h5></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-16 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_9);--awb-margin-top:0px;"><p class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.5;">Natural Infrastructure Officer</p></div><div class="fusion-social-links fusion-social-links-7" style="--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px;--awb-alignment:center;--awb-box-border-top:0px;--awb-box-border-right:0px;--awb-box-border-bottom:0px;--awb-box-border-left:0px;--awb-icon-colors-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_8);--awb-box-colors-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-box-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-box-border-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);"><div class="fusion-social-networks color-type-custom"><div class="fusion-social-networks-wrapper"><a class="fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-linkedin awb-icon-linkedin" style="color:var(--awb-custom_color_7);font-size:16px;" title="LinkedIn" aria-label="linkedin" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aladwairi/"></a><a class="fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-mail awb-icon-mail" style="color:var(--awb-custom_color_7);font-size:16px;" title="Email" aria-label="mail" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:ala.al-dwairi@iucn.org"></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-24 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:55px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;" data-animationType="fadeInUp" data-animationDuration="1.3" data-animationDelay="0.5" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-10" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_10);"><h4 class="fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="text-align: center; --fontsize: 30; line-height: 1.15; --minfontsize: 30;" data-fontsize="30" data-lineheight="34.5px">Regions</h4> </div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-25 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch" style="--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-right:15px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:15px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:15px 15px 15px 15px;--awb-width-large:20%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:9.6%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:9.6%;--awb-width-medium:20%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:9.6%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:9.6%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-aspect-ratio:1 / 1;--awb-object-position:47% 2%;--awb-margin-right:10px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-left:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-9 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio" style="border-radius:200px;"><img decoding="async" width="300" height="200" title="AOI" src="https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AOI-300x200.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-image-3547 img-with-aspect-ratio" alt srcset="https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AOI-200x133.jpg 200w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AOI-400x267.jpg 400w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AOI-600x400.jpg 600w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AOI-800x533.jpg 800w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AOI-1200x800.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 200px" /></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-17 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_10);--awb-margin-bottom:5px;"><h5 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;--fontSize:24;--minFontSize:24;line-height:;">Alejandro Iza</h5></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-18 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_9);--awb-margin-top:0px;"><p class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.5;">Head, Environmental Law Team, Germany</p></div><div class="fusion-social-links fusion-social-links-8" style="--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px;--awb-alignment:center;--awb-box-border-top:0px;--awb-box-border-right:0px;--awb-box-border-bottom:0px;--awb-box-border-left:0px;--awb-icon-colors-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_8);--awb-box-colors-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-box-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-box-border-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);"><div class="fusion-social-networks color-type-custom"><div class="fusion-social-networks-wrapper"><a class="fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-linkedin awb-icon-linkedin" style="color:var(--awb-custom_color_7);font-size:16px;" title="LinkedIn" aria-label="linkedin" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alejandro-iza-4097b783/"></a><a class="fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-mail awb-icon-mail" style="color:var(--awb-custom_color_7);font-size:16px;" title="Email" aria-label="mail" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:alejandro.iza@iucn.org"></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-26 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch" style="--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-right:15px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:15px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:15px 15px 15px 15px;--awb-width-large:20%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:9.6%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:9.6%;--awb-width-medium:20%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:9.6%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:9.6%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-aspect-ratio:1 / 1;--awb-object-position:47% 2%;--awb-margin-right:10px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-left:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-10 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio" style="border-radius:200px;"><img decoding="async" width="300" height="240" title="DJA" src="https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/DJA-300x240.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-image-3542 img-with-aspect-ratio" alt srcset="https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/DJA-200x160.jpg 200w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/DJA-400x320.jpg 400w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/DJA-600x480.jpg 600w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/DJA-800x640.jpg 800w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/DJA-1200x960.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 200px" /></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-19 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_10);--awb-margin-bottom:5px;"><h5 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;--fontSize:24;--minFontSize:24;line-height:;">Diego Jara</h5></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-20 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_9);--awb-margin-top:0px;"><p class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.5;">Legal Officer, Environmental Law Team, Germany</p></div><div class="fusion-social-links fusion-social-links-9" style="--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px;--awb-alignment:center;--awb-box-border-top:0px;--awb-box-border-right:0px;--awb-box-border-bottom:0px;--awb-box-border-left:0px;--awb-icon-colors-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_8);--awb-box-colors-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-box-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-box-border-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);"><div class="fusion-social-networks color-type-custom"><div class="fusion-social-networks-wrapper"><a class="fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-linkedin awb-icon-linkedin" style="color:var(--awb-custom_color_7);font-size:16px;" title="LinkedIn" aria-label="linkedin" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/diego-jara-264640210/"></a><a class="fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-mail awb-icon-mail" style="color:var(--awb-custom_color_7);font-size:16px;" title="Email" aria-label="mail" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:diego.jara@iucn.org"></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-27 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch" style="--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-right:15px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:15px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:15px 15px 15px 15px;--awb-width-large:20%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:9.6%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:9.6%;--awb-width-medium:20%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:9.6%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:9.6%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-aspect-ratio:1 / 1;--awb-object-position:47% 2%;--awb-margin-right:10px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-left:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-11 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio" style="border-radius:200px;"><img decoding="async" width="214" height="300" title="RG" src="https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/RG-214x300.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-image-2922 img-with-aspect-ratio" alt srcset="https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/RG-200x281.jpg 200w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/RG.jpg 221w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 200px" /></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-21 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_10);--awb-margin-bottom:5px;"><h5 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;--fontSize:24;--minFontSize:24;line-height:;">Raphael Glemet</h5></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-22 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_9);--awb-margin-top:0px;"><p class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.5;">Regional Water Coordinator, Thailand</p></div><div class="fusion-social-links fusion-social-links-10" style="--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px;--awb-alignment:center;--awb-box-border-top:0px;--awb-box-border-right:0px;--awb-box-border-bottom:0px;--awb-box-border-left:0px;--awb-icon-colors-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_8);--awb-box-colors-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-box-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-box-border-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);"><div class="fusion-social-networks color-type-custom"><div class="fusion-social-networks-wrapper"><a class="fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-linkedin awb-icon-linkedin" style="color:var(--awb-custom_color_7);font-size:16px;" title="LinkedIn" aria-label="linkedin" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphael-glemet-6341447b/"></a><a class="fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-mail awb-icon-mail" style="color:var(--awb-custom_color_7);font-size:16px;" title="Email" aria-label="mail" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:raphael.glemet@iucn.org"></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-28 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch" style="--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-right:15px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:15px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:15px 15px 15px 15px;--awb-width-large:20%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:9.6%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:9.6%;--awb-width-medium:20%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:9.6%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:9.6%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-23 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_10);--awb-margin-bottom:5px;"><h5 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;--fontSize:24;--minFontSize:24;line-height:;">Ali Hayajneh</h5></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-24 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_9);--awb-margin-top:0px;"><p class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.5;">Regional Water Coordinator, Jordan</p></div><div class="fusion-social-links fusion-social-links-11" style="--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px;--awb-alignment:center;--awb-box-border-top:0px;--awb-box-border-right:0px;--awb-box-border-bottom:0px;--awb-box-border-left:0px;--awb-icon-colors-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_8);--awb-box-colors-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-box-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-box-border-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);"><div class="fusion-social-networks color-type-custom"><div class="fusion-social-networks-wrapper"><a class="fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-mail awb-icon-mail" style="color:var(--awb-custom_color_7);font-size:16px;" title="Email" aria-label="mail" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:ali.hayajneh@iucn.org"></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-29 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch" style="--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-right:15px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:15px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:15px 15px 15px 15px;--awb-width-large:20%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:9.6%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:9.6%;--awb-width-medium:20%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:9.6%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:9.6%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-aspect-ratio:1 / 1;--awb-object-position:47% 2%;--awb-margin-right:10px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-left:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-13 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio" style="border-radius:200px;"><img decoding="async" width="240" height="240" title="AmT" src="https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AmT.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-image-3575 img-with-aspect-ratio" alt srcset="https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AmT-200x200.jpg 200w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AmT.jpg 240w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 200px" /></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-25 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_10);--awb-margin-bottom:5px;"><h5 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;--fontSize:24;--minFontSize:24;line-height:;">Armel Mewouth Thang</h5></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-26 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_9);--awb-margin-top:0px;"><p class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.5;">Regional Water Coordinator, Cameroon</p></div><div class="fusion-social-links fusion-social-links-12" style="--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px;--awb-alignment:center;--awb-box-border-top:0px;--awb-box-border-right:0px;--awb-box-border-bottom:0px;--awb-box-border-left:0px;--awb-icon-colors-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_8);--awb-box-colors-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-box-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-box-border-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);"><div class="fusion-social-networks color-type-custom"><div class="fusion-social-networks-wrapper"><a class="fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-linkedin awb-icon-linkedin" style="color:var(--awb-custom_color_7);font-size:16px;" title="LinkedIn" aria-label="linkedin" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/armel-mewouth-a5224455/"></a><a class="fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-mail awb-icon-mail" style="color:var(--awb-custom_color_7);font-size:16px;" title="Email" aria-label="mail" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:armelgilles.mewouththang@iucn.org"></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-30 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch" style="--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-right:15px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:15px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:15px 15px 15px 15px;--awb-width-large:20%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:9.6%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:9.6%;--awb-width-medium:20%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:9.6%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:9.6%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-aspect-ratio:1 / 1;--awb-object-position:47% 2%;--awb-margin-right:10px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-left:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-14 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio" style="border-radius:200px;"><img decoding="async" width="278" height="300" title="John Owino – Passport size Photo (002)" src="https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/John-Owino-Passport-size-Photo-002-278x300.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-image-3206 img-with-aspect-ratio" alt srcset="https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/John-Owino-Passport-size-Photo-002-200x216.jpg 200w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/John-Owino-Passport-size-Photo-002-400x431.jpg 400w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/John-Owino-Passport-size-Photo-002.jpg 565w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 200px" /></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-27 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_10);--awb-margin-bottom:5px;"><h5 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;--fontSize:24;--minFontSize:24;line-height:;">John Owino</h5></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-28 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_9);--awb-margin-top:0px;"><p class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.5;">Regional Water Coordinator, Kenya</p></div><div class="fusion-social-links fusion-social-links-13" style="--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px;--awb-alignment:center;--awb-box-border-top:0px;--awb-box-border-right:0px;--awb-box-border-bottom:0px;--awb-box-border-left:0px;--awb-icon-colors-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_8);--awb-box-colors-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-box-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-box-border-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);"><div class="fusion-social-networks color-type-custom"><div class="fusion-social-networks-wrapper"><a class="fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-linkedin awb-icon-linkedin" style="color:var(--awb-custom_color_7);font-size:16px;" title="LinkedIn" aria-label="linkedin" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-owino-461411190/"></a><a class="fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-mail awb-icon-mail" style="color:var(--awb-custom_color_7);font-size:16px;" title="Email" aria-label="mail" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:john.owino@iucn.org"></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-31 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch" style="--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-right:15px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:15px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color4);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:15px 15px 15px 15px;--awb-width-large:20%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:9.6%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:9.6%;--awb-width-medium:20%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:9.6%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:9.6%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-aspect-ratio:1 / 1;--awb-object-position:37% 32%;--awb-margin-right:10px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-left:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-15 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio" style="border-radius:200px;"><img decoding="async" width="225" height="300" title="MalalaTiticaca" src="https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MalalaTiticaca-225x300.jpeg" class="img-responsive wp-image-2908 img-with-aspect-ratio" alt srcset="https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MalalaTiticaca-200x267.jpeg 200w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MalalaTiticaca-400x533.jpeg 400w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MalalaTiticaca-600x800.jpeg 600w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MalalaTiticaca-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https://waterandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MalalaTiticaca.jpeg 960w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 200px" /></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-29 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_10);--awb-margin-bottom:5px;"><h5 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;--fontSize:24;--minFontSize:24;line-height:;">Maria Laura Pineiros</h5></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-30 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_9);--awb-margin-top:0px;"><p 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