Professor at Porto University and International Water Consultant | Portugal

Over the past years, Joaquim Poças Martins has gathered extensive expertise in the field of water. As an engineer, professor, international water consultant and after having held several other important positions in the past, such as Secretary of State for the Environment of Portugal, Joaquim is currently leading water-in-the-city projects in Africa and a worldwide working group on the contribution of engineering to the UN Sustainable Development Goal 6. Joaquim also works on the development of a recirculation shower that saves water and energy, which shows his special interest in circular economy and sustainability in the vast water sector.