Daniel Zimmer

Director of The Sustainable Land Use Team
EIT Climate-KIC

Daniel Zimmer is the Director of the Sustainable Land Use theme of EIT Climate-KIC, which he joined in 2010 as its Director for Innovation. He developed and supervised the implementation of its portfolio of innovation projects aiming to accelerate the transition to a low carbon and climate-resilient economy and society. He has a global experience on climate and water related issues spanning from engineering to geopolitics. He was for 8 years the Executive Director of the World Water Council, an international umbrella organisation of the water sector.