Mustafa Talpar of WaterAid Pakistan has been recruited as Regional Advocacy and Policy Advisor (RAPA) for WaterAid Asia. He will replace James Wicken, who has moved to Australia as Head of Policy at WaterAid Australia.

Mustafa is a graduate in Sustainable International Development (Brandies, USA) and has over ten years of experience of project implementation and policy advocacy in water resources management, food and water rights and environmental protection. He is a human rights activist and has been involved in various social justice movements in Asia. He also has considerable experience in research, policy analysis, alliance building and networking at regional and international level.

Since May 2008, Mustafa has been a key member of the WaterAid Pakistan Team where he was Manager of Policy and Advocacy. Prior to joining WaterAid Pakistan, he worked with ActionAid Pakistan. He also spent time with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) working on the Indus eco-region conservation programme, and with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) on water resources management.

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Source: Fanasia,13 Jan 2009

Tags: advocacy, south asia