Across the world, women play a central role in providing, managing, and safeguarding wetland and water resources. The purpose of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands is to support the conservation and wise use of these extraordinary natural areas. Case studies featuring women from Ramsar Sites in Burkina Faso, Greece, and Iraq can be used to […]
Author Archives: Ania Grobicki
Ania led the CGIAR Challenge Programme on Water and Food as its first Coordinator, based at the International Water Management Institute in Sri Lanka. She was then based at WHO as Head of Secretariat for a multi-stakeholder forum on strengthening research for health, focusing upon developing the research-policy interface. As Executive Secretary of the Global Water Partnership (2009-2015) she managed the worldwide network and its global secretariat. She has been deeply involved in stakeholder consultations in establishing the Sustainable Development Goals, and in particular the global water goal. In 2015, Ania took up the position of Deputy Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Since November 2015, Ania has fulfilled the role of Acting Secretary General ad interim.
