Deputy Chair

François Touchais is a French environmental lawyer born in 1977. He holds 20 years of experience. He was full-time employed by the International Office for Water during 10 years and did consultancies for Umweltbundesamt, UNECE, UNICEF, UNDP, AFD, GIZ. He is currently employed by Hydroconseil as Senior legal expert. He specialized in IWRM, floods and drought risk management, drinking water supply and sanitation.

Academics:

• BA Degree in Political Science & Law from University Rennes and Queen’s University Belfast.
• Master’s degree in Environmental Law from University Montpellier.
• Advanced Master in Environmental Management and Engineering de l’Environnement at Mines Paris.
• UNITAR / Geneva University workshop on international water law
• GWP / Dundee University workshop on international law and transboundary freshwaters.

He is a fluent trilingual speaker–French, English and Spanish–and worked in various regions such as West Africa, North Africa, Middle-East, Central Asia, Caucasus, Balkans, South East Asia and Oceania.