About Us

The Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience (CAWR) is driving innovative, transdisciplinary research on the understanding and development of resilient food and water systems internationally.

Increasing scientific evidence and public awareness about the damaging effects of climate change, environmental pollution, biodiversity loss, and political-economic instability mean that CAWR’s research is more important than ever. New knowledge, policies and socio-technical innovations are needed to develop more resilient food and water systems which are better able to withstand and recover from stresses caused by short-term change or long-term events such as climate change, conflicts, economic shocks or pollution.

CAWR aims to advance resilience through creative work on a new generation of complex socio-economic and environmental issues impacting on the ability of people and communities to provide nutritious food, clean water and sustainable environments for all of Earth’s inhabitants. Working hard with our many and varied partners from communities, civil society, enterprise and policy, our staff and students strive to deliver real-world impacts to support more sustainable, equitable and resilient food and water systems locally and internationally.

Research at CAWR is organised into two broad themes: ‘Agroecology and Resilient Food and Water Systems’ and ‘Environmental Processes and Resilience’.

Our Team

We have a large and growing international team of researchers who bring expertise and wide ranging experiences to CAWR. This multidisciplinary team is further strengthened by our association with leading professionals in the Global arena by virtue of their links to CAWR as Honorary Research Fellows and Associates. Through our well-connected team, we have strong links with other academic institutions and organisations to which many of the team act as Advisers.

Our Leadership