Sharif Jamil elected Waterkeeper Alliance’s Asia regional representative

Sharif Jamil has been elected as the Asia regional representative of the US-based international organisation Waterkeeper Alliance for 2026, marking a new milestone for Bangladesh’s participation in global water conservation efforts.

The election results were announced during the organisation’s annual general meeting on Wednesday.

At the meeting, the results for different regional representatives to the Waterkeeper Alliance Council Board were announced.

This year, the organisation restructured its South Asia and East Asia regions into a single new Asia region.

In the first election under the newly formed regional structure, Sharif Jamil, coordinator of Waterkeepers Bangladesh, was elected as the representative for Asia on the Waterkeeper Alliance Council Board.

Following his election, Sharif Jamil expressed commitment to strengthening knowledge-sharing and cooperation among Waterkeeper members across Asia.

He also pledged to build stronger coordination between grassroots initiatives for river, water and environmental protection and Waterkeeper Alliance’s global activities and policymaking processes.

Waterkeeper Alliance is one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing global networks of grassroots clean water organisations.

The organisation works through local Waterkeepers in different countries to protect rivers, lakes, coastal waters and water resources.