Project Steering Committee

The overall purpose of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) is to review and approve annual work plans, monitor progress in project execution, provide strategic and policy guidance, and to support communication and dissemination of project outcomes. The Project Steering Committee will have decision-making authority to review the overall project development over the project life time.

The Project Steering Committee shall consist of six (6) regular members and five (5) co-opted members.

PSC Members

Mirjam Macchi Howell
Head of the Climate, Disaster Risk Reduction and Environment
SDC Bern – Co-chair

P. C. Sharma
Joint Director, International Solar Alliance
Global Member
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Elias Awol
CEO, Smallholder Irrigation Development,
Ministry of Agriculture
Member
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Darshini Ravindranath
Research Group Leader – Climate Policies
Finance and Processes (CPFP) & Project Lead, IWMI India
Member

Muluken Adamsegad
Deputy Project Lead
IWMI Ethiopia
Co-opted Member

Gopal Kumar
Country Representative – India and Bangladesh

Mark Smith
Director General
IWMI
Co-chair

Mohammad Sarwar Hossain
PD (SIP) & Deputy Chief Engineer,
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC)
Member

S. M. Monirul Islam
Managing Director,
Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL)
Member
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Abdulkarim Seid
Country Representative
IWMI Ethiopia & Kenya
Co-opted Member

Suman Chandra (IAS)
Director
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Member

Eng. Vincent Kabuti
Irrigation Secretary
Ministry of Water, Sanitation & Irrigation
Member
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Divya Kashyap Sharma
Deputy Head of Cooperation,
Deputy Head of Swiss Cooperation Office in India, Embassy of Switzerland in India and Bhutan
Member

Vidhisha Samarasekara
Program Director
IWMI UK
Co-opted Member