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Kevin Grecksch

Kevin Grecksch

Departmental Lecturer and Course Director MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management, University of Oxford
I am a social scientist who specialises in normative and analytical aspects of governance, especially with regard to water and climate change adaptation. My research interests include (multilevel) environmental governance, water governance, climate change adaptation, governance of societal transformation processes, property rights and the governance of natural resources, sustainability and ecological economics. I am particularly interested in why and how power relationships, institutions and knowledge shape the governance of water and climate change.

I am passionate about public engagement with research. I have organised two successful drought walks in Birmingham and London, walking and discussing issues of drought and water scarcity with stakeholders at places where drought happened. A subsequent poster about the two walks won the Best Poster Award at the 2019 European Society for Ecological Economics conference.

The UK is surprisingly short of water – but more reservoirs aren’t the answer

Jan 14, 2025 05:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Despite its rainy reputation, the UKs public water supplies are often threatened by drought and water scarcity. Shouldnt the country do a better job of capturing and using all its rain? In 2023, the governments official...

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