Managed Groundwater Recharge and Rainwater Harvesting

Dr. Dipankar Saha holds a Doctorate degree in Groundwater Management from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Dhanbad, India, and has worked in the Central Ground Water Board, Government of India for about 33 years before being superannuated as Member (Head Quarters). He has authored more than 50 publications in international journals, Co-editor of two books published by Springer Nature, and a special volume of the Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. He has rendered consulting services to IAEA, Vienna and IWMI, Colombo, and remained as advisor in the SDC funded projects in India. Presently, he is the Chair Professor at the Centre of Advance Water Technology and Management at Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (MRIIRS) Faridabad, India. He is also Chairing the Accreditation Committee for Ground Water Consultant Organisation in NABET, Quality Council of India and a Board Member of Water for People: India.  

Dr. Karen G. Villholth holds a Ph.D. in Hydrogeology and Groundwater Quality from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and a M.Sc. in Civil and Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington, USA and DTU, respectively. She has worked as Principal Researcher at the International Water Management Institute in Sri Lanka and South Africa and has chaired the Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP), a global partnership of 30 international organizations supporting sustainable development, use and management of groundwater. She has a professional experience of more than 25 years. She is the Editor of more than 10 books and special issues and Author of more than 100 peer-reviewed international journal articles. She has provided consulting services to UNESCO, the World Bank, FAO, and many others. Presently, she is Director of Water Cycle Innovation (Pty) Ltd.

Dr. Mohamed Shamrukh is a retired Professor of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering at the Minia University, Egypt. He is also appointed as Environmental Consultant at the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Qatar and as External Consultant at the United Nations Environment Programme. He acquired his Ph.D. degree from the Minia University, Egypt, under a joint system with Texas A&M University, USA. He was Postdoctoral Research Associate and Research Visiting Scholar at Texas A&M University, USA/Qatar. In 2006, he was awarded the Junior Scientist Visit Development Grant from Egypt to USA. In his career, he has also served as panel member for the development of the National Development Strategy (NDS), Qatar. He is Author of more than 45 papers published in peer-reviewed international journals and conferences.