Stijn Brouwer is a senior researcher and consultant in the fields of water governance, sustainability, policy change and strategic decision making at KWR Watercycle Research Institute in the Netherlands. He obtained his PhD at the VU University Amsterdam, Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), in 2013. Brouwer has a multidisciplinary background, having studied both Social Sciences and Environmental and Resource Management ... Read moreat the University of Pretoria (South Africa), Södertörn University (Sweden), the University of Amsterdam (NL) and at the VU University Amsterdam (NL). He holds a Master of Arts in Social Sciences as well as a Master of Science in Environment and Resource Management, both from the VU University Amsterdam. Brouwer has participated in several projects on water governance and water and climate change, including the EU-FP7 project ‘DEMOWARE’ on innovative water reuse solutions in the European Union, and the EU-FP6 project ‘NeWater’ on adaptive integrated water resources management. He has published both in academic and professional journals, presented his work at various international conferences, delivered guest lectures at a number of professional and academic fora. He is a member of the OECD Water Governance Initiative and has contributed to the recent report ‘Water Governance in the Netherlands: Fit for the Future?’. Show Less