Willem J.H. Willems (1950-2014) was professor of archaeological heritage at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands. Previously he was Dean of the Faculty, after a career at the State Antiquities Service where he became director and Chief Archaeologist of the Netherlands. He was a member of the Committee of the Council of Europe that drafted the Valletta Convention ... Read moreand served as president of the European Association of Archaeologists. After that he served as co-President of the ICOMOS Committee for Archaeological Heritage Management (ICAHM). He was an honorary member of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of London and of the EAA. In 2012 he was awarded the European Archaeological Heritage Prize and in 2013 he received a knighthood in the Order of the Nederlandse Leeuw in recognition of his national and international heritage activities. Dr. Willems has published extensively on aspects of heritage resource management. While in the process of co-editing Water & Heritage he passed away on December 13th 2014. He will be greatly missed. Over 40 years Henk van Schaik has built up professional experience in water covering the areas of water supply, waste water collection and treatment, water resources management, water and climate, water and heritage, water diplomacy, water and transparency. Mr van Schaik has worked in leadership positions, as Director, Coordinator, Manager, and in advisory capacities. He worked on policy development, project design, planning, implementation, research and evaluations as well as training. He has worked in more than 30 countries in Europe, Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East as Team Leader, Coordinator including longer stays in Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and many short time missions in Colombia, India, Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan and has worked in Yemen, China, Turkey, Mexico, Syria, Cameroon, Ghana, Bhutan. Mr van Schaik has been co-editor of several books, has written several publications, initiated three films, prepared teaching materials, has organized several international conferences on Water and Climate, Water Diplomacy, Green Growth and Water and Heritage. He has given many presentations in World Water Fora, World Water Weeks, and specific conferences around the world on WATER issues. Show Less