CGIAR Research Program Directors

Patrick Dugan is Deputy Director General of the WorldFish Center. In this role he leads the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS). He reports both to the Director General of WorldFish and the Chair of the AAS Program Oversight Panel.
Patrick joined WorldFish in 2000. He served initially as Deputy Director General for Africa and West Asia, based in Cairo, Egypt, and subsequently as Deputy Director General responsible for overseeing implementation of the Center’s research strategy. He moved to Penang in January 2009.

Prior to joining the CGIAR Patrick held several positions with The World Conservation Union, the most recent being Global Program Director based in Switzerland. Over the course of his career, Patrick has worked extensively in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and has served as advisor to several international organizations. These include the Global Environment Facility, the Mekong River Commission, the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Development Assistance Committee (OECD-DAC), the Ramsar Convention, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Commission on Dams.