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Water policy expert receives international award
March 29, 2006
Professor John Pigram from The University of New England has received the 2006 Distinguished Service Award of the International Water Resources Association (IWRA).
He was presented with the award during the 4th World Water Forum in Mexico City last week.
Dr Pigram (pictured here), who has more than 30 years’ experience in the Australian water industry, was Executive Director and Director of UNE’s Centre for Water Policy Research from 1987 to 2001 and is now an Adjunct Professor at UNE.
The citation for the award says it was “in recognition of his outstanding and dedicated lifetime of service to research and education in global water management”. “Dr Pigram has been a driving force behind the development of key national and international policy initiatives,” it continues. “His publications are evidence of a deep understanding of the unsustainable development and use of water resources in Australia and the need to implement a research agenda to explore more sustainable approaches to water management.”
As an educator, the citation points out, “Dr Pigram has supervised more than 50 graduate students at Doctoral and Master’s levels, many of whom are now active in the application of water policy initiatives and water reform in Australia and elsewhere”.
”I was surprised and delighted to be presented with this award,” Dr Pigram said. “It is a great honour - and an exceptional award - which caps off many years of commitment on the international water scene.”
Dr Pigram chaired the organising committee for the Tenth World Water Congress in Melbourne in 2000. He served as Director and Vice-President of IWRA before being elected President in 2000 and appointed to the rank of Fellow of the Association in 2005. He was a founding member of the Board of Governors of the World Water Council in 1996 and continued on the Board until 2006.
Posted by Jim Scanlan at March 29, 2006 01:18 PM