Solidaridad Network
Dr. Uthpal Kumar currently serves as Manager of Water Security and Sustainability at Solidaridad Network, a position held since September 2025. Prior to this role, Dr. Uthpal Kumar worked as a Water Management Specialist at the International Fertilizer Development Center from January 2024 to September 2025 and as Manager of Integrated Water Resources Management for Climate Smart Agriculture at Solidaridad Network in 2023. A Postdoctoral Researcher at Wageningen University & Research from January 2017 to January 2023, Dr. Uthpal Kumar contributed to the WaterappScale project, focusing on weather and climate information services for smallholder farmers in Bangladesh. Educational qualifications include a PhD in Water Systems and Global Change from Wageningen University & Research and a Master's degree in Water Resources Development from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. Dr. Uthpal Kumar's extensive experience encompasses research, project management, curriculum development, and academic supervision, with numerous scientific publications to date.
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Solidaridad Network
Solidaridad is an international solution-oriented civil society organization. We envision a world in which all we produce and consume can sustain us while respecting the planet, each other and the next generations. Our mission is to bring together supply chain actors and engage them in innovative solutions to improve production, ensuring the transition to a sustainable and inclusive economy that maximizes the benefit for all. We aspire to transform production practices in such a way that it provides fair and profitable livelihoods and business opportunities, guarantees decent working conditions and a living wage, and does not deplete landscapes where people thrive. Our Ambition 2020 strategy focuses on bringing our innovative solutions, models, tools and policies for more sustainable production to scale and speed.