IUCN SSC-WCPA Dams Inter-Commission

Ian Harrison obtained his Ph.D. in systematic ichthyology at the University of Bristol, UK. He has conducted research on marine and freshwater fishes from several parts of the world, including fieldwork in Europe, Central and South America, West and Western Central Africa, the Philippines, and the Central Pacific. He was based at the American Museum of Natural History from 1996 to 2008, conducting research on systematic ichthyology and freshwater conservation biology, before working with Conservation International (CI) until 2024. He has served as the Technical Officer for the Freshwater Fish Specialist Group of IUCN’s Species Survival Commission (SSC), is part of the Steering Committee for SSC, and co-chair of the IUCN-SSC Freshwater Conservation Committee. He is an Adjunct Professor for the School of Earth and Sustainability, Northern Arizona University. He is currently based in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Félix is a conservationist, originally from Luxembourg, based in London and currently serving as Senior Programme Officer at Synchronicity Earth, where he leads the Freshwater Programme and Chrysalis Youth Fund. He holds a BSc in Marine Sciences from the University of Galway and an MSc in Conservation from University College London. He previously worked for the Secretariats of the Convention on Biological Diversity and Convention on Migratory Species, as well as the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. He is a member of the IUCN SSC Freshwater Conservation Committee, the WCPA Freshwater Specialist Group, and the SSC/WCPA Tsk Force on Dams.