Mr Jakob Granit
Responsibilities
Mr Jakob Granit is a Programme Director at the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). He is the manager of SIWI’s applied research and advisory services work streams. He currently leads SIWI's Regional Water Intelligence Team that provides clients with specific advice and intelligence on the political economy of water in regional development. He has specific thematic responsibility for SIWI’s engagement in transboundary waters, water flows from source to sea and the water and energy nexus. Mr Granit is currently engaged in analytical work on water resources economics and benefit sharing in the Middle East and the Baltic Sea region.
Competence
Mr Granit has 20 years of experience working with transboundary water resources management and development including project design and management in the broad fields of water, energy and the environment. He has extensive work experience from Eastern & Southern Africa, Middle East, the U.S. and Europe.
Mr Granit was a Senior Water Resources Management Specialist at the World Bank for 8 years. He simultaneously acted as Cluster Team Leader for a multi-sector Nile team that provided advisory services and institutional building advice to clients in East, Central and Southern Africa. This position encompassed in-country and inter-country regional water management, hydropower development, energy, environment, agriculture, private sector development, policy and legal reform, and institutional development. During his time at the World Bank, Mr Granit developed the skill to create conducive environments for development activities in international and national contexts through frequent engagements in high-level dialogue with senior government officials, sector experts, civil society, private sector and donor partners.
Background
Prior to the World Bank and SIWI, Mr Granit managed Sida’s transobundary water resources management programme in Southern Africa. He was based at the headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden and at the Swedish Embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Mr Granit has participated as chair, speaker, rapporteur, and organiser of numerous workshops and seminars over his professional career.
Mr Jakob Granit
Position at SIWI
Director, Knowledge Services
Contact
Email: jakob.granit@siwi.org
Phone: +46-(0)8 522 139 97
