John H. Matthews

John has been working as a resilience scientist and practitioner since 2003 to mobilize water resources for more effective and durable climate action and policy. He co-founded the Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA) in 2010, the first organization globally to bind water and climate in service of effective and coherent policy, science, and implementation. He remains the Executive Director, supporting both technical and policy programs. His work has led to the development of a variety of climate risk reduction methodologies used in dozens of countries, prepared climate bond criteria that have certified more than 40 billion USD in water resilience investments across six continents, and advised well over 100 countries on their national climate commitments.