Carlos Dionisio Pérez-Blanco is an Associate Professor at Universidad de Salamanca and Research Associate at the Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici. He is also the Principal Investigator of the TRANSCEND, TALANOA-WATER and IRENE projects. He was the coordinator of Water Future's Economic Instruments of Water Security Working Group, an international network of 25 renowned scientists codeveloping the pioneering Global Water Assessment. He has published extensively in major international peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary journals with impact factor, including top-field journals such as Nature Sustainability.