Claudia Ringler is Director, Natural Resources and Resilience at the International Food Policy Research Institute. A thought leader on water for food, she has close to 30 years of experience in conducting research on the intersection of water, food and ecosystem health, in partnership with collaborators from Africa, Asia and Latin America. In 2021, she was awarded honorary life memberships by the International Water Resources Association and the International Association of Agricultural Economics for her lifelong contributions to water resources and agricultural economics.