Dr David Owen CGeog

Biography

Occupation: Managing Director Employer: Envisager Memo: David is the Managing Director of Envisager, a consultancy specialising in water & wastewater management, advising governments, multilateral institutions, financiers and companies. He is an advisor to the board of Bluewater Bio and is on the advisory board of two dedicated water funds. David has a first degree in Environmental Biology from Liverpool University and a DPhil in Applied Ecology from Jesus College, Oxford University. David has published six books on water issues including the Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook (13th edition, 2011) and columnist for Global Water Intelligence. 'The sound of thirst: why urban water for all is essential, achievable and affordable' will be published by Parthian Books in June 2012. In 1999 David convened the 'Britain Divided: Managing Water Resources for Social and Climate Change' conference for the RGS-IBG and he is a regular speaker at international conferences on water management issues. In 2002-03 David assisted Plaid Cymru to develop its water and waste management policy.