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Roy Brouwer is Professor in the Department of Economics, University of Waterloo, Canada and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Environmental Economics, Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His main research interests are in environmental economics and integrated risk assessment.
In his work, he combines practical water policy experience (he worked five years as an economist in the Dutch Water Ministry) and scientific research (Wageningen Agricultural University, University of East Anglia, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, University of Waterloo).
He is founding Editor-in-Chief of the journal Water Resources and Economics that continued in 2026 as Journal of Water Economics, member of the International Joint Commission’s Science Advisory Board (IJC-SAB) for the Great Lakes shared between Canada and the USA and the International Scientific Advisory Committee of the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CRAES). In 2024, he received together with his coauthors the International Water Association (IWA) Best Scientific Book Prize for Resource Recovery from Water: Principles and Application. Between 2016 and 2026 he was also the Executive Director of the University of Waterloo’s Water Institute. See here the link to his personal web page.
Expertise
Environmental Economics, Water Economics, Non-Market Valuation, Discrete Choice Models, Hydro-Economic Modelling.
Education
2001: PhD Environmental Economics, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom.
1993: MSc Agricultural Economics, Wageningen Agricultural University, the Netherlands.
Ancillary activities
- University of Waterloo | Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | Medewerker | 2023-12-02 - present
Ancillary activities are updated daily
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Bio-Inspired Cascade Photocatalysis on Fe Single-Atom Carbon Nitride Upcycles Plastic Wastes for Effective Acetic Acid Production
Wei, W., Du, C., Ge, J., Wang, X., Chen, Z., Zhang, M., Guo, T., Wang, L., Wang, M., Liu, Y., Zhou, H., Sun, C., Chen, N., Chen, W., Billinghurst, B., Shakouri, M., Sprenger, P., Sani, F. F., Quan, Y. & Kendall, B. & 2 others, , 4 Mar 2026, In: Advanced Energy Materials. 16, 9, p. 1-14 14 p., e05453.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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New wine in a new bottle: Continuing to serve our growing global community in the Journal of Water Economics
Ansink, E. & Brouwer, R., 2026, In: Journal of Water Economics. 53Research output: Contribution to Journal › Editorial › Academic
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Testing the effect of ecosystem service and land classification on global values of forested watershed ecosystem services
Mir, K. & Brouwer, R., Dec 2025, In: Forest Policy and Economics. 181, 103667.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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The Role of Probability Information and Choice Complexity in Demand for Crop Insurance under Climate Change
Brouwer, R., Liu, H., Alcón, F., Robinson, P. J. & Botzen, W., Nov 2025, In: Economics of Disasters and Climate Change. 9, p. 519–546 28 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Downstream Willingness to Pay for Upstream Nature-Based Solutions to Improve Water Security in a Thirsty Brazilian Megacity
Sone, J. S., Brouwer, R., Oliveira, P. T. S. & Wendland, E., 21 Oct 2025, In: Water Resources Research. 61, 10, e2024WR039424.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
Projects
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EDC-MASLD: Investigation of endocrine-disrupting chemicals as contributors to progression of metabolic dysfunctionassociated steatotic liver disease
Schaafsma, M. (Project Researcher), Miners, L. (Project Researcher) & Brouwer, R. (Project Researcher)
1/01/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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Linking biodiversity, ecosystem services and conservation policy - a case study on crop pollination
Schulp, C. J. E. (Speaker), Verburg, P. H. (Speaker), Lautenbach, S. (Speaker) & Brouwer, R. (Speaker)
28 Aug 2012Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
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Member of the Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis of the European Chemicals Agency (External organisation)
Brouwer, R. (Member)
2011 → 2012Activity: Membership › Academic
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Environmental and Resource Economics (Journal)
Brouwer, R. (Member of editorial board)
2011 → 2012Activity: Peer review and Editorial work › Editorial work › Academic
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Member Risk Assessment Working Group of the European Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (External organisation)
Brouwer, R. (Member)
2011Activity: Membership › Academic
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Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy (Journal)
Brouwer, R. (Member of editorial board)
2011 → 2012Activity: Peer review and Editorial work › Editorial work › Academic
Prizes / Grants
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CSIRO National Water Research Program Fellowship Award ’Water for a Healthy Country’
Brouwer, R. (Recipient), 1 Dec 2007
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic
Datasets
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Appendix A. Questionnaire for researchers involved in ecosystem services research.
Fisher, B. (Creator), Turner, K. (Creator), Zylstra, M. (Creator), Brouwer, R. (Creator), De Groot, R. (Contributor), Farber, S. (Creator), Ferraro, P. (Creator), Green, R. (Creator), Hadley, D. (Creator), Harlow, J. (Creator), Jefferiss, P. (Creator), Kirkby, C. (Creator), Morling, P. (Creator), Mowatt, S. (Creator), Naidoo, R. (Creator), Paavola, J. (Creator), Strassburg, B. (Creator), Yu, D. (Creator) & Balmford, A. (Creator), Figshare, 2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3513947, https://figshare.com/articles/Appendix_A_Questionnaire_for_researchers_involved_in_ecosystem_services_research_/3513947
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Appendix A. Questionnaire for researchers involved in ecosystem services research.
Fisher, B. (Contributor), Turner, K. (Contributor), Zylstra, M. (Contributor), Brouwer, R. (Contributor), Groot, R. D. (Contributor), Farber, S. (Contributor), Ferraro, P. (Contributor), Green, R. (Contributor), Hadley, D. (Contributor), Harlow, J. (Contributor), Jefferiss, P. (Contributor), Kirkby, C. (Contributor), Morling, P. (Contributor), Mowatt, S. (Contributor), Naidoo, R. (Contributor), Paavola, J. (Contributor), Strassburg, B. (Contributor), Yu, D. (Contributor) & Balmford, A. (Contributor), Unknown, 1 Jan 2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3513947.v1, https://wiley.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Appendix_A_Questionnaire_for_researchers_involved_in_ecosystem_services_research_/3513947/1
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