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Biography
John was appointed Director of the UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science in 2022. The mandate for the Centre is to advance the UNESCO mission for sustainable and equitable development, with particular focus on Sustainable Development Goal 6: 'Ensuring acceess to water and sanitation for all'. For the five years prior, he was Vice Principal Research, Knowledge Exchange & Wider Impact with overall institutional responsibility for research strategy and excellence in academic performance.
John is a Professor of Physical Geography, with expertise in the study of environmental change. His systems-based work on the impacts of climate and land use change - manifested by issues like soil erosion, flooding and biodiversity impacts - has a strong policy focus. Current collaborations extend across multiple countries, e.g., Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Zimbabwe and Turkey. His strong national profile is reflected in various recent and current advisory roles, including serving on the Board of Scottish Government’s Centres of Expertise in Climate Change (CXC) and Centre for Research on Water (CREW) and Steering Group for the Hydro Nation Scholars Programme.
John has been at the University of Dundee since 1998. He was Founding Director of the Centre for Environmental Change and Human Resilience (CECHR), a strategic and highly successful partnership with the James Hutton Institute, established to tackle interdisciplinary challenges around food, water, energy and health security. He was the inaugural Dean of the multidisciplinary School of Social Sciences created through restructuring in 2015 amalgamating the Schools of Environment, Business, Natural Resources, Psychology and Law.
Research
Research expertise on water resources and different aspects of river basin management including erosion and sedimentation issues, environmental change, governance and ecohydrology.
Teaching
Global resources, ecosystem services and water resources management
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- GB Physical geography
- GE Environmental Sciences
- QE Geology
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Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science (UNESCO) - Next Generation
Allan, A., Dawson, S., Hendry, S. & Rowan, J.
1/08/19 → 31/03/24
Project: Research
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InGAME - Innovation for Games and Media Enterprise (Joint with Abertay University and St Andrews University)
Ballie, J., Beech, N., Harris, P., Head, A., Linsley, J., Livesey, J., Murray, C., Rowan, J., Sellbach, U., Smith, D., Taylor, A., Valentine, L., Vaughan, P., Ward, M. & Yeung, H.
Abertay University, Arts & Humanities Research Council
1/10/18 → 30/09/23
Project: Research
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Impact of agricultural water management interventions on upstream–downstream trade-offs in the upper Cauvery catchment, southern India: a modelling study*
Wable, P. S., Garg, K. K., Nune, R., Venkataradha, A., Anantha, K. H., Srinivasan, V., Ragab, R., Rowan, J., Keller, V., Majumdar, P., Rees, G., Singh, R. & Dixit, S., Apr 2022, In: Irrigation and Drainage. 71, 2, p. 472-494 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding the challenges governing Malawi’s water, sanitation and hygiene sector
Akpabio, E. M., Mwathunga, E. & Rowan, J. S., 2022, In: International Journal of Water Resources Development. 38, 3, p. 426-446 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The political economy of coordinating water, sanitation and hygiene management policies and programmes for Nigeria
Akpabio, E. & Rowan, J., 2021, In: Water International. 46, 3, p. 365-382 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Water, Sanitation, and Health: Progress and Obstacles to Achieving the SDGs
Akpabio, E. M. & Rowan, J. S., 9 Jul 2021, Handbook of Catchment Management. Ferrier, R. & Jenkins, A. (eds.). 2nd ed. ed. Wiley, p. 271-308Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Engage Watermark Winner 2020: University of Dundee
Stanley-Wall, N., Rowan, J., Wallace, L., Urch, J. & Armstrong, V. G., 2 Dec 2020Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
Prizes
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Gold Engage Watermark Award
Rowan, John (Recipient), Stanley-Wall, Nicola (Recipient), Wallace, Leanne (Recipient) & Urch, Jon (Recipient), 1 Dec 2020
Prize: National/international honour
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United Nations Risk Award 2019 to PhD Student (Dr Nandan Mukherjee)
Rowan, John (Recipient), 17 May 2019
Prize: National/international honour
Activities
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Cairo Water Week
John Rowan (Participant)
16 Oct 2022 → 21 Oct 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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COP27
John Rowan (Participant)
14 Nov 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Dundee Science Centre International Women’s Day Campaign
Nicola Stanley-Wall (Organiser), Esther Sammler (Participant), Kim Dale (Participant), John Rowan (Participant) & Iain Gillespie (Participant)
7 Mar 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Other event
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Discovery Days 2022
Jon Urch (Organiser), Iain Gillespie (Chair), Philip Preshaw (Presenter), Helen Gorrill (Presenter), Sarah Coulthurst (Presenter), Norin Arshed (Presenter), Gopal Sapkota (Presenter), Eddie Valentine (Presenter), Satpal Virdee (Presenter), Karen Petrie (Presenter), Michael Brown (Presenter), Lucina Hackman (Presenter), Shane O'Neill (Presenter), Anna Sanchez Avila (Presenter), Blair Grubb (Chair), John Rowan (Chair) & Emma Preston (Contributor)
12 Jan 2022 → 14 Jan 2022Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar
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Discovery Days 2021
Sue Dawson (Presenter), Karen Petrie (Presenter), Anthony Head (Presenter), Ian Robson (Presenter), Iris Grunwald (Presenter), Emily Jefferson (Presenter), Fiona Kumari Campbell (Presenter), Jonathan Knappett (Presenter), Maria Fusco (Presenter), Tania Kovats (Presenter), Graham Pullin (Presenter), Sandra Wilson (Presenter), Mohammad Islam (Presenter), Lauren Christie (Presenter), Michael Gratzke (Presenter), Ulrich Zachariae (Presenter), Mark Cutler (Presenter), Leanne Wallace (Organiser), John Rowan (Chair), Blair Grubb (Chair), Wendy Alexander (Chair), Julian Blow (Chair), Iain Gillespie (Chair), Jonathan Urch (Organiser) & Emma Preston (Contributor)
13 Jan 2021 → 15 Jan 2021Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar
Press/Media
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Anthology celebrates collaboration between scientists, writers and artists
John Rowan & Jean Duncan
30/09/13
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other