Dr Suresh Kumar Rohilla
Programme Director-Water Programme
Centre for Science and Environment
New Delhi, India

Dr Rohilla has over 25 years of experience working with national / international NGOs, government and academics. He leads the water programme at Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi. He is involved in policy advocacy, research and capacity building aimed at mainstreaming water and environmental sustainability in South Asia and Africa. He is Head of the Centre of Excellence in Urban Development sustainable Water Management Area of the Ministry of Urban Development and the National Key Resource Centre of the Ministry of Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation, Government of India. Some of his previous assignments include – Director Environment & Development (Living Ganga Programme) at World Wide Fund for Nature - India; Associate Professor (Environment Management and Sustainability) at Administrative Staff College India, Hyderabad and Lecturer in Environment Management and Sustainability at University of Bradford, U.K; Director (Technical) at the National Capital Regional Planning Board, Ministry of Urban Development and Director - Natural Heritage Division, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), India. He holds a doctoral degree from Queen’s University Belfast and post graduation degree(s) from Jawahar Lal Nehru University and School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi. He is recipient of the British Chevening Indian Young Environmental Manager Fellowship (2001), Fulbright Nehru Environmental Leaders Programme Fellow (2012) and Government of Netherlands Fellowship (2014). He has been an affiliated Visiting Professor /Researcher at University of California – Berkeley in U.S.A.

Mr. Bhitush Luthra
Deputy Program Manager, Water Programme
Centre for Science and Environment
New Delhi, India

Mr Luthra holds a Masters degree in Environmental Engineering and Management from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. He is involved in research and training on subject related to decentralized wastewater treatment and septage management. His field of interest includes sanitation, water and wastewater treatment (conventional/non-conventional methods), septage treatment

Ruhil Iyer
Research Associate- Water Programme
Centre for Science and Environment
New Delhi, India

Ruhil Iyer works in the environment and development sector. Her specialties include political ecology and environmental sociology. Her current profile includes research and capacity building on issues of sanitation safety and urban water management. She has a Masters in Development Studies from the University of SUssex.