Petra Hellegers

Dr. Petra Hellegers serves as Professor and Chair of the Water Resources Management group at Wageningen University & Research, where she leads a dynamic team of approximately 20 staff members and more than 30 PhD candidates. Her expertise spans environmental economics, water allocation issues, and irrigation water management, with extensive international experience across multiple continents including Egypt, India, Morocco, Mozambique, Ukraine, and Yemen. She has established herself as a prominent figure in analyzing water allocation decisions and studying economic instruments in irrigation water management. Her leadership extends to various significant projects, including the Water Productivity Improvement in Practice (Water-PIP) initiative, which aims to increase crop water productivity in DGIS partner countries in Africa and the Near East and Northern Africa region. The project combines spatial land surface data with socio-economic analysis to strengthen decision-making processes in water management.