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ABOUT THE AUTHORBenedito Braga is the President of World Water Council – which is responsible for the organization of the World Water Forums – since 2012, and Secretary of State for Sanitation and Water Resources of the State of São Paulo, Brazil. He is a professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Escola Politecnica of University of São Paulo, Brazil. He holds a Ph.D. in water resources from Stanford University and is an Honorary Diplomate of the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers. He is the author of more than 200 papers and 25 books and chapters of books published internationally. Prof. Braga was member of the Board of Directors of the Brazilian National Water Agency (2000-2009) and President of the Intergovernmental Council of International Hydrologic Program of UNESCO (2004-2005). He chaired the International Steering Committee of the 6th World Water Forum held in Marseille, France. He was also the President of the International Water Resources Association from 1998 to 2000. “ONE CONCERN THAT UNITES DECISIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER IS THE ISSUE OF FINANCE ”Pictured: Benedito BragaPhoto Credit: Razon RosemarieWATER SECURITY 057