Dr. Casey Brown is Leader of the Water sub-Program and Associate Research Scientist at the International Research Institute for Climate and Society of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. Dr. Brown specializes in climate risk management for the water sector and sustainable management of water resources. His research focuses on increasing the resilience of water systems to climate variability and change through the use of advanced climate science and hydrologic forecasting, in combination with innovative water resources management techniques and economic mechanisms, including index insurance. Another area of interest is the role of climate variability, infrastructure and water management in poverty reduction and economic development. He is PI and co-PI for several projects in the U.S. and abroad funded by NOAA, the World Bank and other agencies and is a 2007 recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. He is Associate Editor of the ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management and has published in Water Resources Research, Natural Resources Forum, International Journal of Climatology and the ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, where a 2006 paper won the award for Best Policy-Oriented paper. Dr. Brown is Adjunct Assistant Professor in Columbia�s M.A. in Climate and Society program. Dr. Brown obtained his PhD in environmental engineering science as a National Science Foundation Fellow at Harvard University in 2004, is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Colorado and a former U.S. Air Force officer.
