Development for all and everywhere - the promise of the SDGs and how to deliver it

Dr. Catarina de Albuquerque

Sanitation and Water for All (SWA)

Catarina de Albuquerque is the Executive chair of Sanitation and Water for All (SWA), a multi-stakeholder global partnership. She joined SWA in 2014 and her priorities include advocating for a pivotal role for SWA within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), political prioritization of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) at a global high-level, helping build consensus between partners, establishing strategic partnerships with other initiatives and sectors and leading SWA’s Steering Committee. Ms. de Albuquerque is an invited Professor at the Law Faculties of the Universities of Braga and Coimbra (Portugal) and a Senior Legal Adviser at the Office for Documentation and Comparative Law, an independent institution under the Portuguese Prosecutor General’s Office. She was awarded the Human Rights Golden Medal by the Portuguese Parliament (10 December 2009) for outstanding work in the area of human rights. Her work in human rights was also honoured by the Portuguese President of the Republic (October 2009) with the Order of Merit, which is a recognition of an individual’s personal bravery, achievement, or service. She holds a Law Degree from the Law Faculty of the University of Lisbon (Portugal) and a DES from the Institut Universitaire de Hautes Etudes Internationales (Geneva, Switzerland).