Mr. Peter S Lee

Mr. Peter S. Lee (UK), born in 1945, obtained his BSc (Civil Engineering) in 1966 and MSc (Engineering Hydrology) in 1973 from Imperial College, University of London. After his early professional work in Turkey and Zambia, Mr. Lee joined the internationally renowned consultancy firm Mott MacDonald in 1973 and has since been involved with their many international land and water resources and environmental activities.

Besides UK, Turkey and Zambia he has worked in Oman, Sudan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Mr. Lee`s broad international water resources and sustainable development experience has given him a deep understanding of many differing forms of public and private sector institutional structures and of the importance of national and regional cultures and characteristics. He also has wide experience of the modus operandi of international funding agencies such as the World Bank, FAO, UNDP, the European Union and DFID (UK).

Mr. Peter Lee was Vice President ICID (1997-2000), and Chair - IPTRID Consultative Group (since 2000), Permanent Finance Committee (since 2003), Special Work Team on Aral Sea Basin (1998-2002), and member ICID Journal Management Team (since 2001), ICID Management Board (since 2004). He has served as Chairman of the British National Committee (1992 - 1994). Mr. Lee has authored many technical publications including "ICID Survey on Funding of Operation, Maintenance and Management of Irrigation Projects".