Esther Conrad

PhD Student

Research Description

• Policy frameworks for adapting to climate change in water management
• Equity and role of science in natural resource policy
• Flood management in the California Delta
• Managing climate risks for sustainable development in South and SE Asia

Selected Publications

Brown, C., K.M. Baroang, E. Conrad, B. Lyon, D. Watkins, F. Fiondella, Y. Kaheil, A. Robertson, J. Rodriguez, M. Sheremata, and M. N. Ward, 2010. Managing Climate Risk in Water Supply Systems. International Research Institute for Climate and Society Technical Report 10-15.

“Climate Change and Infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Basin: New Risks to Building Blocks of Resilience.” Background paper for “Fighting for Survival: The Vulnerability of America’s Gulf Coast and the Caribbean Basin.” Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, Aug. 25-26, 2010.

D. Elazegui, M. Rabang, A. Rola, E. Conrad, and S. Someshwar. Managing Climate Risks: Case Study of Angat Reservoir, Philippines. Institute for Strategic Planning and Policy Studies, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines, 2010.

“Living with an Uncertain Monsoon.” ClimateWatch Magazine, October 29, 2009. http://www.climatewatch.noaa.gov/

S. Someshwar, E. Conrad, and M. Bhatt. “From Reactive to Proactive Management of Urban Climate Risks in Asia: Institutional Challenges, Scientific Opportunities.” World Bank Fifth Urban Research Symposium, Marseille, June 2009.

C. Brown, E. Conrad, A. Sankarsubramanian, S. Someshwar, and D. Elazegui. “The Use of Seasonal Climate Forecasts within a Shared Reservoir System: the Case of Angat Reservoir, Philippines.” In Ludwig, F. et al. (eds), Climate Change Adaptation in the Water Sector. London: Earthscan, 2009.

E. Conrad, F. Fiondella, and C. Walkuski (co-writers). “Reducing Indonesia’s Peatland Fires.” 8-minute narrated audio slide show. International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Columbia University, January 2009. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/global/09/02/fires.html

“Institutionalizing Climate Risk Management for Development.” Paper presented at conference, “The Changing Role of Applied Social Science in Agriculture and Community Development.” College of Public Affairs, University of the Philippines Los Baños, January 2008.

Community Action to Address Climate Change: Case Studies Linking Sustainable Energy Use with Improved Livelihoods. GEF Small Grants Programme, United Nations Development Programme, November 2003. http://sgp.undp.org/download/SGPCaseStudiesBook.complete.pdf