Yahaya is a Professor of Hydrogeology at Abdou Moumouni University in Niamey, Niger.

For 20 years, his research has focused on groundwater recharge and long-term water resources assessment in dryland systems under climate and land-use change.

He has published over 40 papers in international journals and is an advisor on climate change to the government of Niger.

Professor Nazoumou is a member of the Niger National Commission for Water and Sanitation and the Steering Committee of the National Action Plan on Integrated Water Resources Management (PANGIRE).

He holds advisory roles on climate change to the Nigerian Government’s Ministry of Planning and Local Development and Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience.

Ayouba Ali Lali is a sociologist by training. He is interested in the interventions of development projects in rural areas. His previous research focused on the socio-anthropological analysis of market gardening activities of the PASEC project in the rural commune of Doungou.

Apart from services and internships, He’s worked in a national NGO as a Community Facilitator.

He is currently working as a doctoral assistant within the framework of the CLARITY project. His research focuses on the social and institutional dimensions of access to and management of water in the Goulbi Maradi Valley.

Sani is a P.hD student at the Department of Geography University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. His area of specialization is Resources and Development with focus on Climate Change, Water Resources Management and Sustainable Urban Development.

He is an academic staff with over a decade of teaching and research experience. He is currently with the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Environmental Technology at Ramat Polytechnic Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.

Boukari is a hydrogeologist and Post-Doc Researcher at Abdou Moumouni University of Niamey/Niger.

His research focuses on the dynamics of groundwater and surface water resources, as well as the application of new geophysical methods for groundwater exploration.

His current research focuses on the impact of extreme rainfall on groundwater and on the application of environmental tracers to understand recharge pathways.

Abdou Babaye is a Professor of Hydrogeology at Dan Dicko Dankoulodo University of Maradi (UDDM) in Niger. His research focuses on water resource mobilization, as well as the impact of land surface degradation and climate change on the water resources in arid and semi-arid regions.

Also, his research focuses on using the critical zone approach to improve knowledge on groundwater recharge pathways in relation to surface conditions and climate change.

He also addresses water quality issues through hydrogeochemical characterization and the monitoring of pollution using isotopes and rare gases.

Nurudeen is a research associate in hydro(geo)logical modelling in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Cardiff University, UK.

His research interest focuses on deploying analytical modelling, numerical modelling, and empirical evidence to better understand spatiotemporal vagaries of aquifer systems under natural and anthropogenic drivers.

Hosea Sivonike Sanga is an accomplished hydrogeologist with over two decades of professional and research experience in groundwater resources development, hydrogeological investigations, and integrated water resources management.

He is Principal Hydrogeologist at the Tanzanian Ministry of Water and leads the Water Resources Centre of Excellence, focusing on applied research, innovation, and capacity building. His career emphasises research, participating in international projects funded by donors such as SADC-GMI, AWF, IAEA, WB, the iMoMo Project, WWI, IUCN, and the CLARITY Project.

His leadership in groundwater projects has improved Tanzania’s hydrological monitoring, aquifer mapping, and decision-making tools. He has also helped create guidelines, investment strategies, and policies aligned with Tanzania’s National Water Policy (2002, revised 2025).

Hosea is committed to strengthening institutions, enhancing technical skills, and promoting innovative solutions to protect Tanzania’s water resources now and in the future.

Baba Musami is a Ph.D. (Hydrogeology) Student at the Department of Geology, University of Maiduguri (Unimaid), Nigeria.

He has over 10 years of experience working in Water Sanitation and Hygiene in the private sector and International non-governmental organisations, and currently serving as Scientific Officer at the Department of Geology, University of Maiduguri.

He has seven peer reviewed publications.

Nana is a socio-anthropologist of social change and development on faculty at the University of Zinder in southeastern Niger.

Her participatory research has focused on climate resilience of communities, gender and inclusion and inclusion of youth in development processes.

She has published 12 papers in national and international journals.

Ibrahim Baba Goni (known as ‘Goni’) is a professor of hydrogeology at the University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.

He has had a distinguished academic career with three decades of teaching and research experiences in the field of groundwater studies and hydrology, with a focus on the geochemical and isotopic analysis of water resources in Nigeria and across Africa. His expertise extends to the assessment of groundwater recharge, water security and the impact of climate variability on water resources.

He has published extensively in reputable journals, with over 60 peer reviewed publications. In addition to his academic roles, Goni has collaborated with various institutions, including a brief tenure at the British Geological Survey in the UK.

He was the national expert to UNESCO “African water resources capacity building (awacab) programme” and to the Lake Chad Basin Commission.

Yagana is a Professor of Geography (Resources and Development) at the University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.

Her teaching and research interests focus centrally on Environment, Climate Change, gender and conflicts studies.

She enjoys gardening in her leisure time.

Japhet is a Professor at the Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania, and Director for the Directorate of Postgraduate Studies, Research, Technology Transfer and Consultancy.

He is a renowned expert in environmental flows assessment, water resources, agricultural water management, wetland ecosystems management, spatial planning, climate change and adaptation, environmental impact assessment, groundwater and hydrological modelling.

He has published 89 papers in peer-reviewed journals and 5 book chapters.

Devotha is a Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of Continuing Education at Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania.

She is a social scientist with a 16-year record of academic and applied research in Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on analyzing pathways to sustainable water resource management, and climate resilience of food systems.

She is a Focal Point for Gender Equality and Inclusion under CLARITY.

Kangile is an agricultural and applied economist with over 12 years of professional experience in research and development, including developing, managing, and coordinating research and development projects in the public and private sectors.

He has worked as a researcher and coordinator of research projects in trade, water, sustainable management of natural resources, resilience and adaptation strategies, energy, and agri-food systems.

His research interests involve economics of water, energy, and the environment, including understanding the challenges to nature, such as climate change.

Dr. Veena Srinivasan is the Executive Director of WELL Labs (Water, Environment, Land and Livelihoods), where she leads efforts to bridge the gap between scientific research and real-world impact. With a PhD from Stanford University’s Emmet Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources, and degrees from Boston University and IIT Bombay, she blends deep academic rigor with a passion for community-driven solutions. Her work focuses on socio-hydrology, urban water systems, and sustainable resource management, particularly in India’s rapidly urbanizing watersheds.

She has pioneered citizen science initiatives for lake management in Bengaluru and has been recognized globally, including being named one of the world’s most-cited scientists in 2022.

Veena has served as the Prins Claus Chair at Utrecht University, chairs the UN SDG6 Strategic Advisory Group, and joined the board of the International Water Management Institute in 2024.

Ashima Chaudhary leads the Rural Futures programme at WELL Labs. She has worked on policy advocacy for rainfed agriculture and food security for the last 13 years. During her time at WASSAN, she engaged in piloting, designing and grounding of the Odisha Millets Mission and integrated farming. She has also worked on rainfed agriculture in Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha through the RRA Network.

She holds Bachelor’s from Delhi University and a Master’s from TISS, Mumbai.

She loves to understand food, culture and its relation with agroecology.

Arjuna Srinidhi is a climate change adaptation and resilience expert with over 15 years of international experience. He is passionate about interdisciplinary work that brings together research, practice, and policy.

Arjuna has a PhD from Wageningen University, Netherlands, which focused on climate resilient development pathways for semiarid farming systems in India. His research resulted in several peer-reviewed publications across topics such as climate change adaptation, climate risk, watershed development and natural resource management. It has further informed policy discussions at the national and international levels.

Arjuna holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Science and Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and a Bachelors’ degree in Chemical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Karnataka. Beyond his professional endeavors, he is an avid runner, enjoys journaling, meditation and the occasional mug (or two) of chilled beer!

Pragya Pradhan is a hydrologist and researcher. She has been working on multidisiciplinary research projects to connect science and society for the past four years. Her expertise lies in in hydrology, hydrological modelling, groundwater, climate change impact assessment and nature-based solutions.

Pragya received her Masters and PhD in Water Engineering and Management from Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.

Syamkrishnan P Aryan is a Senior Programme Manager with the Rural Futures programme at WELL Labs.
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Syamkrishnan has around six years of experience in working with governments, social enterprises, cooperatives and start-ups, including over three years of product management experience in the dairy-tech sector. He is passionate about social entrepreneurship and social impact, which inspired him to run a textile manufacturing firm that provided employment to over a 100 women. He has worked with the Kerala government on a project called ‘Revamp and Renovation of Handloom sector’ and launched the handloom designer wear brand ‘Hornbill’ as part of the project. He was also associated with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) for the mid-term assessment of the ‘Mission Kakatiya’ project by the Government of Telangana.

Syam has completed his post-graduation in Rural Management from the Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) and BTech in electrical engineering from College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram. Syam is interested in books, music, the local economy, food sovereignty and agro-tourism.

Dina is a consultant with the Futures Research and Technical Consulting teams at WELL Labs. She is an environmental engineer with eight years of research experience in the water and wastewater sectors and two years of industrial work experience.

Dina has a Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur that focused on developing techno-management frameworks for efficient performance assessment and benchmarking of resource-deficient urban water networks. She holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati and a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Gauhati University.

Anupam is a Project Officer for the Rural Futures team who looks after the technical aspects of water management in canal command areas at WELL Labs.

His experience encompasses team management, project planning, and the execution of strategies that foster sustainable practices, including watershed development, organic farming, and millet cultivation. Anupam possesses expertise in data analysis, project management and capacity building, and is deeply committed towards promoting sustainable solutions that benefit rural communities.

As a development professional with ten years of expertise, he emphasises watershed development, sustainable agriculture, and the enhancement of livelihoods.

Manjunatha G is a Senior Field Engagement Officer with the Rural Futures programme at WELL Labs. Spearheading the fieldwork for various projects, he has completed in-depth case studies of over 40 sustainable farms in districts around Bengaluru and has carefully documented alternative agricultural practices of these farmers.

Manju joined ATREE in 2014 as a field coordinator in the IDRC-funded ‘Adapting to Climate Change in Urbanising Watersheds’ project. In the course of that project he ran a number of water literacy programmes in TG Halli catchment, educating farmers on the need for soil and water conservation. He also ran a participatory groundwater monitoring effort for many years and has coordinated several training programmes on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) for Government of Karnataka engineers.

Prior to joining ATREE, Manjunatha spent four years as coordinator of the Arkavathy Kumudvathi Nadi Punashchetana Samithi (AKNPS), a civil society movement dedicated to rejuvenation of the Arkavathy watershed. Manjunatha has a Master’s degree in Sociology from Kuvempu University, Shivamogga, Karnataka. His hobbies are trekking, reading, and playing outdoor games.

Navitha Varsha is a Research Associate with the Rural Futures programme at WELL Labs.

Navitha has around 9 years of experience across diverse sectors. Her background spans the semiconductor industry, where she focused on design engineering and human resource analytics, and the social sector, where she focused on education and wellness initiatives. Passionate about working with youth communities, Navitha also runs a non-profit initiative that fosters environmental awareness through interactive games.

Navitha holds a double master’s degree: one in Environmental Studies (Conservation Practice) from ATREE-TDU and another in Psychology (Industrial) from IGNOU. Additionally, she has a bachelor’s degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering from NITTE, Bangalore.

Selvamani holds a Masters in Geography and specialises in GIS and remote sensing analysis. The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu awarded him a Gold Medal for his accomplishments during his Bachelor’s degree. He also received the Postgraduate National Scholarship for Rank Holders from the Government of India and the Endowment Prize for the Best Student from the Geography Association. He was recognised as an ‘active rotaractor’ by a District Rotary Governor.

Selvamani has completed offline courses at the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing-Indian Space Research Organisation, Uttarakhand and Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala. He was an intern with the Regional Meteorological Centre, India Meteorological Department, Chennai.

Selvamani’s interests include research, volunteering, and exploring different geographies.

Shreenivas is part of the Futures Research team at WELL Labs. He holds a Masters in Water Science & Policy. Before joining WELL Labs he was working in NPM practises and Indigenius Technical Knowledge system with tribal communities.

He has also worked on sustainable rural drinking water supply and affordable water pricing on Jal Jeevan Mission scheme.

Prior to his Masters he was in the corporate banking sector for a period of five years and found his interest in water and enviroment which made him to shift careers.

Aishwarya is a part of the Technical Consulting team at WELL Labs. She has an undergraduate degree in Sociology and a Master’s degree in Society and Culture from Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar.

She has extensive and intersectional experience in consulting within the action research and development sector after having worked as an individual contributor for various academic and non-governmental organisations such as LEAD at Krea University, University of Gottingen, NITI Aayog, Tata Trusts, and others.

Her work spans across the thematic areas of gender, public health, MSMEs, labour, governance and institutions, and environment. She strives to leverage her strengths in qualitative research, project management, and stakeholder engagement to aid a more fruitful exchange between academia and policy.

Dr. Devaraj de Condappa holds a PhD in Hydrology from the University Joseph Fourier, France, and has been active in the field since 2001.

His expertise spans Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), water resource planning and allocation, hydrology, climate change adaptation (including ecosystem-based approaches), and nexus studies, alongside training and capacity-building initiatives.

He possesses advanced water resource management modeling skills (e.g., WEAP, SWAT) and proficiency in hydro-economics, GIS, and context and scenario analysis.

Susan is the Research Programme Manager at WELL Labs and working as a Project Coordinator for the CLARITY project.
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She started her career with ATREE in 2013. With over ten years of expertise in heading project activities, from conceptualisation to execution and completion, she has worked in highly collaborative, multinational, interdisciplinary, and scientific environments, especially in the field of hydrology. Some of the projects she has worked on include establishing conservation reserves in the North-East India, establishing hydrological instrumented sites in the Western Ghats, and capacity building programmes. At WELL Labs she has been working closely with the different initatives under the FCDO-UKAID funded CLARITY and USAID funded REAL Water Project.

She holds a doctorate degree in Environmental Sciences from the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Pondicherry University.

Richard is a Professor of Hydrogeology at University College London (UCL) and an Adjunct Professor of Hydrogeology at Makerere University, Uganda.

For over two decades, he has worked with researchers, practitioners and stakeholders across tropical Africa and South Asia to inform strategies to expand and sustain equitable access to safe water for drinking and food production. Richard has led and leads large transdisciplinary consortia engaged in needs-driven and solutions-oriented research, that also serves to strengthen individual and institutional capacities.

He is a recipient of a Senior Fellowship from The Royal Society and Contributing Author to two chapters of the 6th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Professor Mohammad Shamsudduha (Shams) is a water-risk scientist at UCL Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction focused on climate adaptation under the CLARITY programme.

He specialises in groundwater science and the ways climate variability, hazards, and development pressures shape water security and resilience. His research is interdisciplinary and field-based, combining hydrology, social context, and decision support with geospatial data. Shams has led projects across South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa and contributes to comparative studies globally. Methodologically, he integrates GIS and remote sensing with groundwater modelling to assess storage, water quality risks, applying statistical and geostatistical analysis to quantify uncertainty and guide monitoring.

Working with governments, NGOs, and communities, he co-produces actionable evidence, tools, and capacity building that strengthen climate-resilient water management for domestic and agricultural uses. His work advances water risk reduction, equitable access to safe water, and the translation of science into policy and practice.

John is a resource geographer with a 35-year record of collaborative, multi-country, inter- and transdisciplinary research on ‘wicked’ sustainable development challenges.

He is a Senior Research Fellow in Rural Futures at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), UK, where his work focuses on the dynamics of socio-technical change in complex, diverse, risk-prone environments, the political ecology of sustainability transformations and the governance of food and water systems.

Since 2017, he has been Deputy Director of the Sussex Sustainability Research Programme (SSRP), a strategic partnership of IDS and the University of Sussex which analyses ‘synergy drivers’ among the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and is a member of the Earth Systems Governance International Task Force on the SDGs.

John is the Social Science Lead and Research4Impact (R4I) Coordinator of the CLARITY (Climate Adaptation and Resilience in Tropical Drylands) Consortium.

Imogen is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS).

Her interdisciplinary approach draws on environmental geography, with influences from agroecology, socio ecological systems thinking.

In the GroFutures project, she worked on multi-stakeholder engagement and development pathways work in three basins.

Kirthi is a MEL specialist at Institute of Development Studies (IDS). She is helping to build frameworks and processes that will help CLARITY T-Labs document their context and vision, reflect on their work’s outcomes, and engage their learning muscle.

Prior to IDS, she has worked at International Initiative for Impact Evaluation and Collaborative Research for Development in Delhi, India. Kirthi has worked in the financial sector and then as a journalist before getting involved in development sector research.

She travels a lot and among her favourites are exploring walkable cities, February and March in Delhi, hot cups of tea and, currently, her Kindle ebook reader.

Shruti has worked on socio-environmental issues in India as an activist, journalist and academic.

Currently she is associated with the Rural Futures Cluster of the Institute of Development Studies in the UK, as a Postdoctoral Researcher.

Prof. Alan MacDonald is Head of Groundwater at the British Geological Survey (BGS) and one of the UK’s foremost hydrogeologists. With a career spanning over three decades, Alan has led groundbreaking research on groundwater resilience, rural water supply, and climate adaptation across Africa and South Asia.

He earned his PhD from University College London, focusing on community water supplies in Nigeria, and has since authored over 150 peer-reviewed publications. His work has shaped global understanding of groundwater security, including contributions to high-impact journals like Nature Climate Change and Environmental Research Letters.

Alan is also an Honorary Professor at the University of Dundee and a trusted advisor to governments and international agencies on sustainable water management.

James is a Senior Hydrogeologist at the British Geological Survey, with over 15 years’ experience in 12 different countries.

Recent work has investigated the resilience of groundwater to environmental change in Africa through the establishment of hydrological observatories, groundwater sampling and analysis for residence time indicators and environmental DNA, and analysis of long-term datasets.

He has published over 40 papers; 15 as first author.

Martin is Professor at the University of Sussex, where he leads the Climate and Water theme of the Sussex Sustainability Research Programme.

His research spans fundamental climate science, climate impacts assessment and the development of climate services for applications, notably in the water and agriculture sectors in Africa.

He has more than 100 peer reviewed publications and is an experienced leader of large international and inter-disciplinary research consortia.

Mark is Professor of Earth’s Water in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Cardiff University, UK.

His research primarily focuses on process fundamentals in groundwater hydrology using field observation and numerical modeling to understand 21st century water-food-energy challenges.

He has published over 80 peer reviewed papers, and is a member of the Water Research Institute at Cardiff University.

His research considers themes of urban water resilience, focusing on the resilience of households and firms to water supply shocks and stress.

His current research considers the role of agency, choice and behavior in framing resilience outcomes in cities across sub-Saharan Africa.

He has over 25 years of international experience.

Hoor is the CLARITY Project Coordinator based at University College London (UCL). She began her career as a WASH volunteer in the Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan, supporting flood management initiatives and later transitioning into policy and communications. Her experience spans research, policy, and advocacy, including co-authoring an evidence-based guide on climate justice communications with young adults, and investigating the implementation of groundwater management policies in Jordan.

Since joining CLARITY in 2023, she has contributed to research and coordination efforts focused on groundwater resilience and sustainable water management in tropical drylands.

Hoor holds an MSc in Environmental Planning and Management from IHE Delft Institute for Water Education.

Lina Patrice (Social Scientist) is a passionate community development practitioner with over a decade of experience working across governmental, non-governmental, and research institutions.

She currently serves as a social scientist and research assistant with the CLARITY Project hosted at Sokoine University of Agriculture. Lina specializes in development planning, and policy analysis, with a passion for climate change adaptation and resilience, rural–urban linkages, climate vulnerability, and social impact assessment.

She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Rural Development, a Master’s degree in Public Health, and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Development Planning and Policy Analysis at Sokoine University.

Lina has published several journal articles in international peer reviewed journals.

Monzer is a PhD researcher in Climate Science at the University of Sussex, UK.

His work focuses on changes in eastern Sahel rainfall projections and extremes. Monzer’s research bridges large-scale climate dynamics, convective-permitting simulations (at 4-km scale), and hydrological impacts to inform adaptation strategies in the Sahel.

Andrés is a Research Fellow in Earth and Environmental Sciences at Cardiff University.

His research focuses on understanding groundwater–surface water interactions at different scales.

He is particularly interested in developing numerical models to investigate precipitation partitioning across spatial and temporal scales, and in examining how climate variability and human activities influence water availability.