Therése Sjömander (formerly Therése Sjömander Magnusson) is a Swedish water researcher and, since 2019, Director of the

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(NAI).

Biography

Therése Sjömander has a PhD in water resources management from

Linköping University Linköping University (LiU; ) is a public university, public research university based in Linköping, Sweden. Originally established in 1969, it was granted full university status in 1975 and is one of Sweden's largest academic institutions. T ...

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and many years' experience of development assistance to developing countries. On 18 July 2019, the Swedish government appointed her as new Director of the

, a position which she has taken up on 1 October 2019. Therése Sjömander has previously worked at

Stockholm International Water Institute The Stockholm International Water Institute, SIWI, works globally to change how water is understood, valued and managed. SIWI is a not-for-profit institute with a wide range of expertise in water governance – from sanitation and water resour ...

, and as head of

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's first research centre in Sweden.

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