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Strategic Council

The Strategic Board is made up of a minimum of five and a maximum of ten national or foreign personalities of recognized merit, appointed by invitation of the Board of Directors. The members of the Strategic Council serve two-year terms, which may be renewable.

Current constitution

Catarina de
Albuquerque

CEO of Sanitation and Water for All (SWA)

Helena Alegre

Director of the Department of Hydraulics and Environment of the National Laboratory of Civil Engineering (LNEC)

António Jorge
Monteiro

Associate Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST)

Vera Eiró

President of the Regulatory Entity of Water and Waste Services (ERSAR)

António Carmona Rodrigues

President of Águas de Portugal (AdP)

Enrique Cabrera

Senior Vice President of the International Water Association (IWA)

João Feliciano

CEO of Administração e Gestão de Sistemas de Salubridade (AGS)

Manuel Alvarinho

Trustee da WaterAid UK

Sandra Câmara

President of the Azores Water and Waste Services Regulatory Entity (ERSARA)

Catarina de
Albuquerque

CEO of Sanitation and Water for All

Enrique Cabrera

Senior Vice President of the International Water Association

Helena Alegre

Director of the Department of Hydraulics and Environment of LNEC

João Feliciano

CEO of AGS

António Jorge
Monteiro

Associate Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico

Manuel Alvarinho

Trustee da WaterAid UK

Vera Eiró

President of the Regulatory Entity of Water and Waste Services (ERSAR)

Sandra Câmara

President of the Azores Water and Waste Services Regulatory Entity (ERSARA)

António Carmona Rodrigues

President of Águas de Portugal (AdP)

Skills

  • analyze the association’s strategic guidelines and activities
  • prepare an annual assessment report, after meeting with the governing bodies and all the organization’s units, including proposals for improvement

Catarina de
Albuquerque

CEO of Sanitation and Water for All

Enrique Cabrera

Senior Vice President of the International Water Association

Helena Alegre

Director of the Department of Hydraulics and Environment of LNEC

João Feliciano

CEO of AGS

António Jorge
Monteiro

Associate Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico

Manuel Alvarinho

Trustee da WaterAid UK

Vera Eiró

President of the Regulatory Entity of Water and Waste Services (ERSAR)

Sandra Câmara

President of the Azores Water and Waste Services Regulatory Entity (ERSARA)

António Carmona Rodrigues

President of Águas de Portugal

A governance model adapted to our objectives.

Welcome Message

The vision of Associação LIS-Water – Lisbon International Center for Water is to contribute to a better world through better water governance. It thus promotes more effective, efficient and resilient water supply and wastewater and rainwater management services, within the framework of sustainable development objectives.

These water services are essential for the well-being of citizens and for economic activities, with a clear impact on improving public health, environmental sustainability and mitigating risks, namely arising from climate change.. They generate benefits in terms of job creation, economic growth, increased social stability and reduced conflicts, contributing to a more developed, peaceful, equitable and healthy society.

LIS-Water’s mission is thus to reinforce public policies, regulation and management of water services for the benefit of society, integrating the best knowledge in management, economics, engineering, law, social sciences, communication and other relevant areas.

Together with its partners, the association intends to make available and produce the best and most up-to-date knowledge at an international level and to transfer it continuously to decision-makers, water professionals, industry and society.

In this way, we will make our contribution towards achieving the great goals of humanity regarding better water governance, for a better world.

The Board of Directors

Rita Brito

President of the Board of Directors

Eduardo Marques

Member of the Board of Directors

José Matos

Member of the Board of Directors

We take care of water services, essential to the well-being of society.

The members of LIS-Water represent the main players in the water sector in Portugal.

National Civil Engineering Laboratory (LNEC)

Public institution for research and scientific and technological development in Portugal, one of the largest civil engineering laboratories in the world.

Foundation for Studies and Training in Local Authorities (FEFAL)

Non-profit entity, formed by the National Association of Portuguese Municipalities, to carry out information, training, research, technical advice, international cooperation on relevant topics for Local Authorities.

Associação das Empresas Portuguesas para o Sector do Ambiente (AEPSA)

Business association that represents and defends the collective interests of private companies that intervene in the environmental sector, acting as a dynamic player in the development of the market in the environmental sector.

Portuguese Partnership for Water (PPA)

Network of entities that aims to develop synergies and maximize potential for the development of the water sector in the world, promoting alliances and partnerships between national institutions and nations committed to the sustainable use of water and the enhancement of water resources.

Grupo Águas de Portugal (AdP)

The AdP Group is responsible for the integrated management of the urban water cycle, providing services to Municipalities, which are simultaneously shareholders of the companies managing multi-municipal systems, and directly serving the population through municipal water supply and sanitation systems.

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