Professor Dr. Stefan Uhlenbrook, Officer in Charge of UNESCO-IHE, has accepted a new professional challenge to become the new Coordinator of the UN World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP). He has been appointed as WWAP Coordinator by 1 October 2015 and he will move to Perugia and take office by 1 November 2015.

Prof. Uhlenbrook has worked for the UNESCO-IHE for almost 11 years and served as Professor of Hydrology and chair of the Hydrology Core Group (2005-2010), Director Academic Affairs (2010-2012), Vice Rector/Deputy Director (since 2013) and OiC/Acting Director (since November 2014).

Prof. Uhlenbrook obtained his PhD and Habilitation at the University of Freiburg, Germany, in 1999 and 2003, respectively. After working as assistant and associate professor in Germany, he became Professor of Hydrology at UNESCO-IHE (Delft, The Netherlands; 2005) and at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2005-2010). Since 2009, he is also Professor of Experimental Hydrology at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.

Prof. Uhlenbrook's main scientific expertise is in the research of hydrological processes and river basin modeling at various spatial and temporal scales. 

Prof. Uhlenbrook has been involved in various research and capacity-building projects in Europe, North America, East Africa, Southern Africa, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. He has published several peer-reviewed papers in journals and books, as well as received several national and international scientific awards. He has also been a member of the editorial board of several key water journals, and is involved in the science steering committees of many international initiatives and conferences.