Diego Juan Rodriguez

Senior Economist
Diego Rodriguez is currently a Senior Economist at the Water Global Practice of The World Bank Group. He is the task team leader of the World Bank initiative on the quantification of the tradeoffs of the energy-water nexus (Thirsty Energy) and the Program Manager of the Water Partnership Program. He is currently also providing support to operational teams on the use of economic analysis in large water infrastructure investments under deep uncertainty. Prior to joining the World Bank he worked at the Danish Hydraulic Institute and the Inter-American Development Bank. He has more than 20 years of experience in sectoral, operational, policy and strategy development in water supply, sanitation, and water resources management. He holds a PhD in Economics (Water), an MA in Applied Economics and a BS in Economics.
Blogging on: The Water Blog
- Thirsty Energy: A five-year journey to address water-energy nexus challenges
- Wastewater treatment: A critical component of a circular economy
- Tratamiento de aguas residuales: Elemento necesario en una economía circular
- Investing in wastewater in Latin America can pay off
- How can we ensure that we build water and climate resilient cities?
- Water Security: Can we be a step ahead of the challenge?
- 4 Ways Water Shortages Are Harming Energy Production
- أربعة طرق يضر بها نقص المياه توليد الطاقة
- World Food Day: Reggae, Food, and Water
- Thirsty Energy: Making the Energy-Water Nexus Work For Us
- Stepping Up Efforts to Address Water Issues
- No Water, No Food Security
Blogging on: The Water Blog