Board of Governors March 2006

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Welcoming Prof. Nobumasa Hatcho, as our New Board Chair
After bidding farewell to outgoing Board Chair, Ambassador Remo Gautschi (2003-2005), IWMI was pleased to welcome Nobumasa Hatcho as its new Board Chair.  Hatcho is a Professor in the Department of Environmental Management at the School of Agriculture in Kinki University, Japan.  He began his career as an irrigation engineer in the Ministry of Agriculture, then went on to work as a technical officer in water management with FAO AGL.

His expertise also extends to rural development and resource/environment management.  Hatcho currently works with numerous development agencies in Japan, including JICA, J-Green, and NGO, and is a member of ICID, PAWE, JSIDRE and others.  “Chance, Challenge, and Charity are my mottos in life,” he says, “and I intend applying those same principles to my work as Chair of IWMI’s Board of Governors.”

Prof. Nobumasa Hatcho

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