Inga Jacobs-Mata
Strategic Program Director – Water, Growth and Inclusion
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Bio
Dr. Inga Jacobs-Mata brings over 15 years of dynamic leadership in water security and multi-level environmental governance, skillfully guiding transdisciplinary teams. Since her association with IWMI in 2019 as the Country Representative for South Africa and Regional Representative for Southern Africa, Dr. Jacobs-Mata has effectively steered IWMI’s initiatives in the region, including the CGIAR’s Ukama Ustawi Regional Integrated Initiative for East and Southern Africa, the World Bank funded Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research in Africa (AICCRA) Zambia project, and IWMI’s contributions to the USAID-funded Accelerated Innovation Delivery Initiative (AID-I).