Dr. Ursula Schaefer-Preuss will start as the new Chair of the Global Water Partnership (GWP) as of 1 January 2013. She takes over from Dr. Letitia A. Obeng. Dr. Schaefer-Preuss is an economist who has held positions as Vice President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Director General of Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
Published on: 30/11/2012
Dr. Ursula Schaefer-Preuss will start as the new Chair of the Global Water Partnership (GWP) as of 1 January 2013. She takes over from Dr. Letitia A. Obeng.
Dr. Schaefer-Preuss is an economist who has been engaged in the field of development policy for more than 35 years. Her latest assignment was as Vice President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development. She was responsible for ADB’s Regional and Sustainable Development Department and Economics and Research Department (Office of the Chief Economist).
Prior to joining ADB, Dr. Schaefer-Preuss was Director General of Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
In accepting the position, Dr. Schaefer-Preuss said that "water security must be at the top of the development agenda because of its link to health, education and a whole host of other issues".
Source: GWP, 28 Aug 2012
