Dr. Håkan Tropp

Dr. Håkan Tropp is one of Sweden’s preeminant water governance experts. His work focuses on water governance issues and multi-disciplinary policy and development work related to sustainable development, with particular emphasis on water resources issues and their integration. In 2004, he joined SIWI as the director of the UNDP Water Governance Facility at SIWI, a demand driven programme that assists governments in water governance reform and improved implementation. Dr. Tropp currently provides policy advice and support and project development in water governance in numerous developing countries and is involved in many networking and capacity building activities, such as building and implementing international training programmes for integrated water resources management and transboundary water, and integrity and anti-corruption in water programming.

Previous Experience

Dr. Tropp’s background extends into the development and implementation of development programming, training programmes, and policy on water issues. Before joining SIWI, Dr. Tropp worked as water resources specialist and policy advisor within the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), where he prepared the UNDP’s first water governance strategy. As Economic Officer at the United Nations Division for Sustainable Development; he facilitated the normative political process for the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) to promote the implementation of Agenda 21. This included preparing the Secretary General’s reports on water resources, biodiversity, land and agriculture.

At the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), he worked as Programme Manager for Environment and managed development cooperation portfolio on environment and development.

In addition, he has been lecturer and researcher at Linköping University and has published numerous articles related to water and environmental governance, the development role of NGOs and development and politics in developing countries.

Dr. Tropp has conducted extensive field research and/or development cooperation work in South Asia and Eastern and Southern Africa.

Key Current and Previous Activities and Projects

  • Project Director, UNDP Water Governance Facility at SIWI: www.watergovernance.org
  • Project development and execution and policy advisory services and support to governments, bilateral and multilateral organisations on improved water governance and integrated water management
  • Developed global and regional training programmes on integrated water resources management
  • Developing programmes related to integrity and anti-corruption in water in Uganda and Kenya
  • Currently developing training programmes on integrity and anti-corruption in water for water managers in SADC-region with WaterNet and Cap-Net
  • Authored and co-authored a number of scientific and popular science articles, reports and papers related to governance of water and environment.
  • Advisor to the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) on water policy
  • Organiser and facilitator of several workshops in various water related topics such as: Gender, Anti-corruption, Water in the Middle-East, Economic growth and development etc.
  • UNDP project manager for the Gender and Water Resource Guide and Dialogue on Effective Water Governance. Prepared UNDP’s first water governance strategy
  • Numerous extended work-stays in developing countries, including: Zambia, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, India, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Jordan, Lebanon, Trinidad and Tobago. Shorther assignments have also been carried out in other countries

 

Recent Publications

  • Tropp, H. 2007. Water Governance: Trends and Needs for New Capacity Development. Water Policy, Vol 9, No. S2, pp 19-30.
  • Tropp, H. (Lead author) 2006. “Governance Challenges”, the United Nations World Water Development Report 2006. Berghahn Books and UNESCO Publishing.
  • Tropp, H., M. Falkenmark and J. Lundqvist. 2006. Water governance challenges: Managing competition and scarcity for hunger and poverty reduction and environmental sustainability. Background Paper to the Human Development Report 2006 – Water for Human Development.
  • Tropp, H and M. Sanctuary. 2005. Making Water a Part of Economic Development: The Economic Benefits of Improved Water Management and Services. Stockholm International Water Institute and World Health Organisation, Stockholm.

Professional Affiliations & Registrations

Dr. Tropp is a founding member and current chair of the Water Integrity Network (WIN).  He also serves as a member of the Advisory Editorial Board to the Global Corruption Report 2008 on Water.  From 2000-2003, he was on the editorial board of the journal, Natural Resources Forum, published by Elsevier/Pergamon.


Dr. Håkan Tropp



Dr. Håkan Tropp
Born: 1967
Citizenship: Swedish


Fields of Competence
Water Governance, Integrated Water Resources Management, Anti-Corruption in Water, Non-Governmental Organisations, Capacity Building, Policy and Project Development

Position at SIWI
Project Director,
UNDP Water Governance Facility at SIWI

Languages
Swedish (Mother Tongue), English (Fluent), French (Basic)

Education
PhD, Department of Water and Enviromental Studies, Linköping University

Contact
hakan.tropp@siwi.org,
Phone: +46 8 522 139 74