Dr. Roy Brouwer

Biography

Roy Brouwer is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Waterloo, where he joined the faculty in January 2016. He previously served as the Chair of the Department of Environmental Economics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands. Brouwer is also the Executive Director at the University of Waterloo, leading the Water Economics Research Group. In 2018, he was appointed University Research Chair in Water Resource Economics and received the Faculty of Arts Award for Excellence in Research in 2021. His notable work includes co-authoring a book on resource recovery, which won the International Water Association (IWA) Scientific Book Prize in 2024. He has served on multiple prestigious committees, including the International Scientific Advisory Committee for the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences and the Great Lakes Science Advisory Board for the International Joint Commission. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of 'Water Resources Economics', a journal published by Elsevier. Brouwer's research primarily focuses on environmental economics and water economics, emphasizing sustainable development and the effective management of natural resources, particularly in developed and developing countries.

Research Interests

Courses