SIWI Experts
Do you need an expert to interview for a television, radio, web or print story? SIWI experts can address a wide range of water and related issues, in multiple languages. Contact the Communications Programme to arrange an interview in person or via telephone.
Mr Anders Berntell, Executive Director
Areas of expertise: Policy, Infrastructure, Law and Economics Issues
Mr Anders Berntell has been Executive Director of SIWI since February 2002. A biologist by training, he is knowledgeable about overall water issues and international development cooperation. Under his stewardship SIWI has grown into a respected independent, international institution.
Mr Per Bertilsson, Deputy Executive Director
Areas of expertise: Natural resources and environmental management, physical planning and infrastructure development
Mr Per Bertilsson joined SIWI in September 2009. He brings 30 years of experience working with natural resources and environmental management, policy formulation and infrastructure development in a wide range of sectors.
Ms Malin Falkenmark, Professor
Food, Environment, and Water Scarcity Issues
Prof Falkenmark is an outstanding environmental scientist and synthesiser with interest in the linkages between humans, land and water, particularly as they relate to water scarcity in developing countries.
Mr Jan Lundqvist, Professor and Chair, Scientific Programme Committee
Food, Biofuels and Ecosystem Trade Off Issues
Prof Lundqvist has studied the close links between society and natural resources, both in the North and South.
Mr Jens Berggren, Director, World Water Week
Climate, sanitation, water supply, environment.
Mr Berggren was appointed as the Director for the World Water Week in Stockholm in 2010. He is an experienced water generalist who has worked extensively with both policy and implementation within the fields of environment and climate change in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Mr Berggren speaks Swedish, English and Spanish.
Dr Håkan Tropp, Director, UNDP Water Governance Facility
Governance, Corruption and Gender issues.
Dr Tropp’s areas of expertise are water governance, reform, implementation, financing and NGO involvement in urban environmental issues.
Mr Jakob Granit, Director, Knowledge Services
Infrastructure, Development Financing, Transboundary Water Resources Management, Energy issues
Mr Granit is a water resources management specialist with extensive work experience in Eastern and Southern Africa, Europe and the US with over 15 years experience working with transboundary water resources management and development.
Mr Anton Earle, Director, Capacity Building
Water Management, Cooperation and Conflict over Water Resources, Virtual Water, Southern and Eastern Africa Issues
Mr Earle’s areas of expertise cover transboundary water management, water governance institutions, hydro-politics and water-food-energy nexus.
Ms Karin Lexén, Director, Swedish Water House
Climate, Rights and Swedish Resource Base Issues
Ms Karin Lexén is a skilled director with expertise in leadership, network and bridge building, as well as international environmental politics and advocacy.
Dr Mats Eriksson, Director, Knowledge Services
Climate change, Water and Adaptation, Snow and Glacier Resources, Water Hazards
Dr Mats Eriksson brings 20 years of experience in landscape analysis and assessment, including snow, ice and water resources. He has worked extensively in the fields of climate change impact and adaptation, disaster risk reduction and transboundary water management.
Prof Per-Arne Malmqvist, Scientific Director, Prizes
Urban, Business and Industry Issues
Prof Malmqvist has more than 35 years of experience in the sanitary engineering field, both the private sector and the academic world.
Mr Alastair Morrison, Programme Manager, Water Governance Facility
Water Supply, Sanitation and Governance Issues
Mr Morrison is a hydrologist with a focus in water supply, sanitation and governance in developing countries. His experience also includes humanitarian and recovery operations, and managing environmental impacts, such as floods, drainage and other climate-related issues.
Mr John Joyce, Senior Water Economist
Economics, Finance, Climate Change Adaptation
Mr John Joyce is an environmental policy economist who focuses on the water sector. He has extensive experience in the use of economics to support the design and implementation of water policy. An emerging field of engagement is the application of economics to support climate change adaptation.
Dr Marianne Kjellén, Programme Manager, MDG Achievement Fund
Geography, Gender, Knowledge Management, Water Supply and governance
Dr Marianne Kjellén joined the UNDP Water Governance Facility at SIWI in 2010. Dr. Kjellén also teaches Geography at Stockholm University, and acts as Social and Gender Expert in the Knowledge Management Team of the Ecological Sanitation Research Programme at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI).
Dr Bogachan Benli, Programme Manager, Every Drop Matters
Knowledge Management, Agriculture and Irrigation
Dr Bogachan Benli joined UNDP in 2007 as the Programme Manager of Every Drop Matters, Regional Water Partnership Project.
