Chris Govers is an international development and humanitarian response specialist, focused on supporting inclusive resilience of vulnerable communities and settlements through housing and basic services such as water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH) in both urban and rural contexts across Asia and the Pacific. Civil/environmental engineer by background with substantial professional experience working in urban planning, project management and development policy in public, private and civil society sectors. Masters degrees in international urban development with highly-developed academic and practical experience in the context of housing and infrastructure development. Multi-lingual through working and studying in Europe and Latin America for 14 years. Passionate about the power of sharing local experience and insights to enlighten and inspire advocates for change, as a means of informing better policy with respect to global scale issues.