With 30+ years of international development cooperation and research experience, I bring a holistic perspective to sustainable development, urbanization, climate change, environmental management and water governance. I have field experience from Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia. Serving on the independent Technical Advisory Panel (iTAP) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), I advise the GCF board on funding proposals. In parallel, I teach on global development, environmental management, urban planning, water, and theory/methods at the Department of Human Geography, Stockholm University. I also take on selected consultancy assignments. Previous experience includes working with the United Nations, UNDP country office in Tanzania (1991-1994) and as Senior Water Advisor (2016-2023), often in collaboration with UN-Water. 2012-2016, I led the Water Governance team at Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). 1994-2012, I worked at Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) with urban environmental health research and water resources management consultancies. In parallel, I conducted my PhD studies (on water distribution / institutional economics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania), geography teaching and supervision at Stockholm University. Trained in Human Geography (Associate Professor/Docent, PhD, Lic, MSSc.) at Stockholm University, and Business Administration & Economics (BSc) at the University of Gothenburg, I maintain a wide set of research interests.