Prof. Fiona Regan has recently been appointed to the JPI Scientific and Technical Advisory Board and the Royal Irish Academy’s Environment and Climate Change Committee. The Advisory Board give advice to the Water JPI Governing Board and Management Board on specific issues as requested. Their main role is to ensure that the Water JPI activities continue to be relevant to water research needs, relevant to the needs of water sector stakeholders (enterprises, policy-makers, researchers, society) and of high scientific quality.