Mr. Ney Maranhão
Director of National Water Resources Agency of Brazil
Ney Maranhão is a geologist with specialization in Rock Mechanics and PhD in Civil Engineering in the field of water resources. He has coordinated several infrastructure projects, specially hydroelectric projects and water resources plans. He has along 40 years of professional activity also taught water resources planning courses. In recent years, he has held the positions of Deputy-Superintendent and Superintendent of Water Agency, from 2006 to 2013, and Secretary of Water Resources and Urban Environment of the Ministry of the Environment, from 2013 to 2015. He is currently Director of National Water Resources Agency of Brazil.