TIE Affiliation

Environmental Research Fellowship

Research

This project is part of the five-year Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP) with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to build resilience to water security issues through Mission-driven programming. Using the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) system, researchers will engage with local stakeholders to identify the main water vulnerabilities in their communities and support sustainable resource planning. Launched in March 2018, the project is being piloted in the Mara basin in Kenya and Tanzania and Stung Chinit (Tonle Sap basin) in Cambodia. It is currently in the stages of 1) mapping local water security risks; 2) assessing potential trade-offs between stakeholders and expected outcomes of different solutions; and 3) implementing robust, locally-owned solutions.

Biography

Audrey’s research areas include human security, sustainable resource management, and economic development. She is particularly interested in exploring how foreign investment impacts indigenous land rights in Latin America. She has also worked on food policy in the United States. In college, Audrey partnered with local leaders to address the limited availability of fresh produce in Easton, PA by organizing a non-profit vegetable van. Prior to Fletcher, she worked in the Analytics Department at Bloomberg, L.P in New York City.  A Boston native, she graduated from Lafayette College in 2015.