Paul Reig (M.Sc. 2011)
As an IWRM student Paul conducted research under the supervision of Dr. Jan Adamowski, applying an indicator-based evaluation method to assess the adaptive capacity of a watershed management regime in North America. This work was later published in the聽Journal of Environmental Hydrology聽and helped Paul gain an internship at the World Resources Institute (WRI), a global environmental think tank in Washington DC.
His IWRM internship and project at WRI focused on constructing and testing a framework of indicators that would allow for quantifying and mapping water-related risks to businesses. As an intern at WRI, Paul evaluated the availability of indicators and their capacity to accurately measure water-related risks to business in a clear and comprehensive way. He then tested the selected indicators in the Orange-Senqu River basin in Southern Africa. Using publicly available data and engaging with key stakeholders across the basin, Paul and his team calculated and mapped the indicators, using hydrological models and GIS software. This work fed into a larger effort that resulted in the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas, a global and publicly available online platform for measuring and mapping water risk.