Oliver M. Brandes

Biography:

OLIVER M BRANDES is an economist and lawyer by training, serves as co-director of the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance at the University of Victoria’s Centre for Global Studies and leads the POLIS Water Sustainability Project. His work focuses on water sustainability, sound resource management, public policy development, and ecologically-based legal and institutional reform. 

Oliver is an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Law and School of Public Administration and is a fellow of the Environmental Law Centre. In 2012, Oliver co-developed and delivered B.C.’s first water law course at the University of Victoria. In 2009, he helped lead the writing of the book Making the Most of the Water We Have: The Soft Path Approach to Water Management.

Activities:

• 2023-09-20 – Changing the FLOW: The Future of Freshwater in Canada Symposium
• 2025-09-25 – Ensuring the Flow: Water Security for Canada and the World

Publications:

• 2024-01-01 – The Future Of Freshwater In Canada