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Management Committee of HSBC Global Asset Management .
Before joining HSBC , Okoro was Global General Counsel at Barings . She has also been appointed to the Management Board and Panel of Experts of The Hague-based Panel of Recognized International Market Experts in Finance , which assists with the settlement of international disputes of complex financial transactions . Okoro played a leadership role during the financial crisis particularly in respect to the mitigation of counterparty risk exposure .
Okoro has received several accolades for her work and volunteer efforts . Most recently , in July 2016 , she was named as one of the 100 Women to Watch by the Female FTSE Board .
As World Bank Group Senior Vice President and General Counsel , Okoro will be the principal adviser and spokesperson on all legal matters . She will also serve as the legal adviser to the Board , management , the Inspection Panel , and the CEO of the Global Environmental Facility Program . Okoro will lead the World Bank ’ s Legal Vice Presidency , which is responsible for all legal services provided to internal and external clients .
The 2016 IWA Young Leadership Award ! Rianna Gonzales is nominated as the recipient of the 2016 IWA Young Leadership Award . Rianna is a passionate and committed young woman in the field of natural resources management with a focus on water resources management ,
Rianna Gonzales environmental awareness and youth empowerment . She is a young citizen of the Caribbean , hailing from the islands of Trinidad and Tobago . She has her first degree in Environmental and Natural Resources Management and is currently pursuing a Master ’ s degree in Coastal Engineering and Management . Professionally she is a Senior Water Planning Officer at the Water Resources Agency of the Water and Sewerage Authority ( WASA ) in her country . She has shown exceptional initiative and dedication in the area of water management and environmental consciousness . One of her most notable achievements has been the championing of the international best practice of Integrated Water Resources Management ( IWRM ) in Trinidad and Tobago for the past seven ( 7 ) years which has now become a priority initiative under government policy .
Outside of her professional duties she has been an active advocate for youth empowerment through education and lobbying for over the past nine ( 9 ) years with the Caribbean Youth Environment Network ( CYEN ), a regional youth led organization , and is currently the National Coordinator of the Trinidad and Tobago Chapter .
Mark Sobsey Wins 2016 NWRI Clarke Prize
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health Professor Honored for Research Contributions to the Microbiological Safety of Water
The Clarke Prize was presented to Mark Sobsey on November 3 , 2016 at the Twenty Third
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Annual NWRI Clarke Prize Lecture . The Award Ceremony held in Newport Beach , California . He received the award from James Irvine Swinden and Morton Irvine Smith , grandsons of NWRI ’ s co-founder , the late Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke . The award ceremony preceded the annual NWRI Clarke Prize Conference on Urban Water Sustainability , featuring a mix of leading-edge research by academics complimented with practical case studies by industry practitioners .
“ The award of the Clarke Prize to Mark Sobsey ,” said Dr . George Tchobanoglous , Professor Emeritus of the University of California Davis and Chair of the Clarke Prize Selection Committee , “ is in recognition of an illustrious career hallmarked by fundamental inquiry , the development of analytical methods and techniques , and the application of research findings and scientific principles to the solution of practical environmental problems .”
Established in 1993 , the Clarke Prize is one of only a dozen water prizes awarded worldwide and has been distinguished by the International Congress of Distinguished Awards as one of the most prestigious awards in the world .
Consisting of a medallion and $ 50,000 award , the NWRI Clarke Prize is awarded each year to recognize research accomplishments that solve real-world water problems and to highlight the importance and need to continue funding this type of research .
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