Katerina Schilling

Katerina Schilling joined IAWD in 2016 as Knowledge Management and Capacity Building Coordinator and has since held several roles within the association. She played a key role in implementing the Danube Learning Partnership (D-LeaP) and leading knowledge-sharing and outreach activities. In September 2025, she was appointed IAWD Secretary General. Katerina holds a Master’s degree in Biology specializing in freshwater ecology from the University of Vienna and a PhD from the Vienna Doctoral Program on Water Resource Systems at TU Vienna. Before joining IAWD, she spent over ten years as a Research Assistant. Actively involved with IWA since 2006, she co-founded the Austrian Young Water Professionals Chapter, is an IWA Fellow, a member of the IWA Strategic Council and a member of the IWA Endowment Growth Fund Committee.