The Water Community is comprised of:

• A Community "Facilitator" - UNICEF plays the role of Community Convener
• A "Resource Team" - the Resource Person and Community Moderator, supported by a Research Associate, who manage the Community interactions, organize the production of Consolidated Replies and other knowledge products, and support Community activities, both over the electronic network and in organizing face-to-face events
• A "Resource Group" representing key organizations and agencies in the water sector in India, whose role is to establish the Community’s priorities, provides the Community with guidance, direction and support, commission collaborative work ("Action Groups") to tackle key challenges, and to evaluate performance and impact
• Community Members
   
  

Community Facilitators
Lizette Burgers, Chief, Child Environment, UNICEF.

Resource Team
Resource Person: Nitya Jacob
A media professional over 20 years of experience in social development and media, covering a range of sub-sectors: water & environmental sanitation, traditional water management systems, and natural resource management.

Research Associate: Sunetra Lala
An environment professional with an interest in public interest issues, training and research. Ramya holds a M.A. Economics from Loyola College, Chennai, MSc. in Environment & Development from London School of Economic and Political Science, UK and a Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law from WWF Centre for Environmental Law.

Resource Group members

• Shantha Sheela Nair, Secretary, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation
• Sunil Khairnar, Executive Director, Indian Society of Agri Business Professionals
• Preeti Soni, Chief, Energy and Environment, UNDP
• Maxine Olson, Resident Representative, UNDP
• A Gurunathan, Executive Director, Dhan Foundation
• Rajendra Singh, President, Tarun Bharat Sangh
• Nafisa Barot, Executive Director, Utthan Trust
• Sunetra Lala, Consultant, CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development
• Rita Chowdhury, Deputy director, Environment, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
• K J Joy, Senior Fellow, Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management
• Chandi Charan Dey, Head, Sanitation, Ramakrishna Mission Lok Shiksha Parishad
• M K Khanna, Principal Adviser, Water Resources
• Agency – Planning Commission, Unmesh Brahme
• Designation – Vice-President, Group Public Affairs and Corporate Responsibility, HSBC
• S Vishwanath, Advisor, Rainwater club and Arghyam
• Himanshu Thakker, Head, Centre for Water Policy
• Amita Baviskar, Associate Professor, Institute of Economic Growth
• Ramaswamy R Iyer, Honorary Research Professor, Centre for Policy Research
• George Mathew, Executive Director, Institute of Social Sciences
• Sudhirendar Sharma, Consultant
• Nupur Bose, Assistant hydrogeologist, A N College, Patna
• V Kurian Baby, CSR coordinator, Tsunami rehabilitation programme, Government of Kerala
• Arunabha Majumder, Professor, Presidency College
• Vivekanandan, Chief executive officer, South Indian Federation of Fishermen Societies
• Jacob Thundyil, Chief executive officer, PREM