Our mission is to protect and enhance the natural environment through water stewardship to achieve our vision of a water-secure world for all.
AWS Asia-Pacific
The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Asia-Pacific is a regional not-for-profit membership organisation founded in 2010.
AWS Asia-Pacific leads water stewardship initiatives across East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania. We have a presence in China and Australia, as well as in Indonesia through our country partner Aliansi Wali Sumber Daya Air Indonesia.
AWS Asia-Pacific is led by a Board of Directors elected by our members. We are a charity registered with the Australian Charity and Not-for-profit Commission and hold Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status.
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors are elected by AWS Asia-Pacific members and represent a spectrum of water experts and users.
Peter Caswell
FCIS, MAICD, BBus.
Board MemberChairman, Reparator Pty. Limited
Carole Hammond
Board MemberAssistant Director Environment and Sustainability, ACT Department of Education
Gary Jones
Board MemberAdjunct Professor, University of Canberra
Principal Fellow, University of Melbourne
Prof. John Langford AM
ChairHonorary Fellow, University of Melbourne
Juliet Le Feuvre
Deputy ChairHealthy Rivers Campaigner
Phoebe Mack
Board MemberTechnical Director, International Development Assistance, GHD
Sonya Rand
Board MemberSustainable Development Manager, Bunnings Group
Mohan Seneviratne
Board MemberPrincipal, Mohan Seneviratne Consulting Pty Ltd
Our Team
Our team comprises full-time and part-time staff based in Australia and China.
Chris Dixon
Finance OfficerMelbourne
Sally Ge
Project OfficerShanghai
Lisa Idris
Communications & Membership ManagerMelbourne
Jason Lv
Project ManagerShanghai
Megan McLeod
Program Director & Company SecretaryGold Coast
Luke Wang
Project OfficerShanghai
Chris Wootton
CEOMelbourne
Zhenzhen Xu
Regional DirectorHong Kong
AWS Asia-Pacific Indonesia Team
Managed by Aliansi Wali Sumber Daya Air Indonesia and governed by an independent Executive Board, AWS Asia-Pacific Indonesia is a not-for-profit foundation based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Gracia Plenita Agnindhira
Project Officer
Ratih Chandradewi
Operations Manager
Uli Fitri Handayani
Project Officer
Basja Jantowski
Program DirectorAWS International
AWS Asia-Pacific is a regional partner of AWS International, a global membership collaboration headquartered in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. AWS International members contribute to the sustainability of local water resources through their adoption and promotion of the AWS Standard, a universal framework for the sustainable use of water.
AWS International is governed by a Board of Trustees and advised by a Technical Committee. AWS International works closely with AWS Asia-Pacific, other Regional Partners and Local Coordinators to drive and implement water stewardship action.