Author Description
Andrea K. Gerlak is Director at the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy and Professor in the School of Geography, Development and Environment at the University of Arizona. Her research agenda focuses on cooperation and conflict in water governance, including questions of equity and access, institutional change, learning, and adaptation. She is an author or co-author of more than 100 publications. Her most recent books include Learning for Environmental Governance Insights for a More Adaptive Future, published by Cambridge University Press (2024) with Tanya Heikkila and The Conversation on Water, published by Johns Hopkins University Press (2023). She serves on the City of Tucson’s Water Advisory Committee and is a senior fellow with the Earth Systems Governance network. Dr. Gerlak has more two decades of experience leading interdisciplinary environmental studies programs and university-community environmental partnerships. She has consulted on water governance and climate resilience efforts for UNESCO and the WMO.
