Dr Cecilia Tortajada, Honorary Professor at the University of Glasgow, UK

Dr Cecilia Tortajada, Honorary Professor at the University of Glasgow, UK

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Dr Cecilia Tortajada is Honorary Professor at the University of Glasgow, UK; Visiting Professor, School of Water and Environment, Chang’an University, Xi’an, China; and Distinguished Visiting Professor, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, India.

She has more than 25 years of experience in research, teaching, and consultancy, with a focus on water resources management and its policy, social, economic, and political dimensions. Her current work is on impacts of global challenges on water security.

Dr Tortajada is an elected member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences of the Vatican. In 2024, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science in Technology by Aalto University, Finland, in recognition of her significant contributions to research and education in water resources and development. She is also a recipient of the Crystal Drop Award (2016) and the 50th Anniversary Award (2021) from the International Water Resources Association (IWRA).

She serves on several distinguished bodies, including the International Selection Committee of the Millennium Technology Prize (Technology Academy Finland), the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships Peer Review College (UK), and the OECD Initiative on Water Governance.

Professor Tortajada is the former President of the Third World Centre for Water Management, Mexico, and remains the first and only woman to have served as President of the IWRA in its more than 50-year history. A prolific author, her work has been translated into Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish.

She is Associate Editor of River Journal and serves on the editorial boards of npj Clean Water , Water Resources Management , Water International , International Journal of Water Governance , Urban, Planning and Transport Research , and the Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research . She also co-edits two book series published by Springer Nature: Water Resources Development and Management , and SpringerBriefs on Case Studies of Sustainable Development . Additionally, she is a member of the Series Advisory Board for SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences, Geography & Earth System Sciences .

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Education: PhD

Seniority: Manager, Director, Professor

Years of experience: 10 to 20 years

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