Hector R. Fuentes, Ph.D., PE, BCEE, is a Professor of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering at Florida International University. He has been a Consultant to UNESCO, USAID, EPA, NSF, and the Inter-American Development Bank. Fuentes served as National Trustee of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers from 2007 through 2010, representing the Association of Environmental Engineering & Science Professors. General areas of practice include environmental and water resources engineering, green and sustainable engineering solutions, solid and radioactive waste management, appropriate technologies for developing countries, and Latin American and Caribbean environmental policy.