Juan Carlos Sanchez Ramirez
Research Group Leader - Water Governance and Political Economy
Areas of expertise
Adaptation Governance international water Natural resource management BiodiversityJuan Carlos Sanchez Ramirez worked for the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) as an Advisor for Transboundary Wetland Management in the Nile Basin until 2022. Before this, he worked with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) for over 10 years on projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Ramirez holds a Doctor of Philosophy in International water law from the University of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom and a Master of Science in Environmental governance from the University of Freiburg in Germany.
Current projects
Latest news for Juan Carlos Sanchez Ramirez
The Water Resilience Tracker is reframing climate policy across the Global South
From Nepal and Malawi to Egypt and Brazil, policymakers are making more strategic climate decisions by integrating water into their approaches ...
COP30 signals a paradigm shift from emissions-only thinking to resilience and water-centered solutions
In Belém, COP30 highlighted critical pathways for countries to advance water centric climate action ...
The challenges and pathways to mainstreaming gender in Nigerian’s water sector governance
In Nigeria, IWMI works to address gender inequalities through water sector policies to ensure inclusive development and support sustainable water governance ...
Brazil pioneers AI-powered Water Resilience Tracker
The groundbreaking use of artificial intelligence in the Water Resilience Tracker is strengthening water and climate governance ...
Partner collaboration on water resilience tool set to bridge science-to-policy interface
The Water Resilience Tracker will assist governments in Brazil, Egypt, Malawi and Nepal to strengthen national water governance and build climate resilience ...
Research, partnerships, and community action build resilience in Ethiopia
IWMI and partners strengthen investment in anticipatory action and disaster preparedness following 2023 floods ...
Latest publications by Juan Carlos Sanchez Ramirez
Brief
The PILA framework & policy flux: understanding change in complex institutional environments
International Water Management Institute | February 14th, 2025
Brief
Building coherence into food, land and water systems: tackling institutional complexity and policy choices in Egypt
International Water Management Institute | February 6th, 2025
Report
Navigating climate resilience in fragile settings: a retrospective analysis of the 2023 flood impacts, early warning, and response in Ethiopia’s Somali Region
International Water Management Institute | February 3rd, 2025
