Javier Mateo-Sagasta

Senior Researcher and Coordinator-Water Quality

Research team

Water, growth and inclusion > Integrated circular economy transformations

Areas of expertise

control of water pollution safe use of marginal quality water in agriculture integrated water resources management sustainable agricultural

Javier has worked for research centers in Jordan and the Netherlands; the private sector in Spain; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), where he coordinated the water quality program of the Land and Water division for 4 years; and in multidisciplinary teams mainly in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, Latin America, Europe and South Asia.

Recent Publications

Navigating One Health in research-for-development: reflections on the design and implementation of the CGIAR Initiative on One Health.

Fate and transport modelling for evaluating antibiotic resistance in aquatic environments: current knowledge and research priorities.

Spatially Explicit Wastewater Generation and Tracking (SEWAGE-TRACK) in the Middle East and North Africa Region.

Shifting waters: the challenges of transitioning from freshwater to treated wastewater irrigation in the northern Jordan Valley.

Water reuse in the Middle East and North Africa: a sourcebook. In Arabic.

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Current Projects

(3 ongoing projects listed)

Protecting Human Health Through a One Health Approach

From Fragility to Resilience in Central and West Asia and North Africa

ReWater MENA: more and safer water reuse in Middle East and North Africa