
Mr. Joakim Harlin
Vice Chair of UN-Water
Dr. Joakim Harlin currently serves as the Chief of the Freshwater Ecosystem Unit for UN Environment and as Vice-Chair of UN-Water. His employment record includes periods with the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) – the largest, oldest and most international technical university in Sweden, the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) - a parastatal organization; SWECO - one of Europe’s largest environment and engineering companies and since 2004 the United Nations Development Programme where he held a position as Senior Water Advisor.