Development Aspects Impressum Editors

Blokland, Maarten W.

UNESCO-IHE

Maarten Blokland is Associate Professor of Water Services Management at the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education. He is a Civil Engineer and holds an MSc from the Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. His present work includes education, research and capacity development activities, with a focus on benchmarking for pro-poor water services provision, management of water utili- ties, participatory project development and capacity development for water servic- es providers. He has worked in water supply and sanitation in more than 40 devel- oping and newly industrialized countries since 1975. Prior to joining UNESCO-IHE in 1984, he was with the Water and Sewerage Board in Swaziland for five years and with the international water consultancy firm IWACO for another five years. At UNESCO-IHE he has served as Head of the Sanitary Engineering Department, Head of the Department of Management and Institutions, Vice-Rector (Educa- tion), Acting Director and Deputy Director.

Cachú Pavón, Yolanda

UNIDO

Dr. Yolanda Cachú Pavón graduated with a BSc in Biology in Mexico, followed by a PhD in Biological Science from Lancaster University. She has worked as a post- doctoral scholar in the Department of Biology at Stanford University, USA, and since 2009, works for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Office in Mexico City, regionally managing UNIDO’s activities for MDG- F Water and Sanitation Joint Programmes in Honduras and Mexico; both joint pro- grammes have implemented the Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies in selected industries.

Castro, Sara

UNITAR

Ms. Sara Castro holds a Bachelor degree in economics and international affairs from George Washington University, USA, and a Master degree in International Development Studies from the Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus Univer- sity, The Netherlands. Ms. Castro has been with UNITAR’s Local Development Programme for three years working on capacity development and training pro- jects for local governments and municipal infrastructure development, especially on green growth, basic services, and soft technology transfer. She is charged with the development of learning materials and training projects on local development themes through e-learning courses, face to face trainings and projects in city to city cooperation for knowledge transfer.