Alison Baker is currently the fund manager of the Water for Women Fund — the Australian Government’s flagship water, sanitation, and hygiene initiative under the Australian Aid program. Gender and social inclusion are central to the delivery of inclusive WASH projects and research undertaken through the fund, with an increasing focus on building climate resilient communities and systems. Alison has worked in the international development sector with GHD since 1997, where she has held both technical and management roles in the areas of water and sanitation, environment, water resource management, and climate change.