Bangkok--23 Nov--Asian Institute of Technology
Prof. Mukand Singh Babel of Water Engineering and Management (WEM) Field of Study, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), has been elected as one of the 10 Directors of the International Water Resources Association (IWRA). The new 20-member Executive Board of IWRA has representatives from 15 countries, representing five continents, and they will assume office for a three-year period from 1 January 2016.
The President and Secretary General of IRWA are from France, while the Vice Presidents are from Portugal, China and Nepal. Prof. Babel is the only Director from Thailand, while the other nine Directors come from Morocco, Canada, Chile, Korea, Australia, China, Turkey, Palestine and The Netherlands.
IWRA is an international network of multidisciplinary experts on water resources, which was incorporated in 1971 in the State of Wisconsin, USA.
The list of the new members of the IWRA can be found at this link: http://www.iwra.org/doc/Elected_Members_IWRA_Executive_Board_2016_2018.pdf