Biography

Oliver M Brandes, BA, MSc, LLB

Oliver M Brandes joined the POLIS Project in 2003 to lead the Water Sustainability Project. He is a political ecologist with a Master of Economics degree from Queens University and a Law Degree from the University of Victoria. He also studied ecological restoration through the Restoration of Natural Systems program at UVic and international relations in Europe. Oliver was involved in various environmental and development projects in Costa Rica and Ecuador, including a tropical reforestation initiative, water treatment facility construction and a sea-turtle restoration project. He also worked in Canada’s North for the territorial judges at the Nunavut Court of Justice. His work at POLIS focuses on sound resource management and ecological based legal and institutional reform. As Water Sustainability Project leader, Oliver provides strategic water policy advice to NGOs and all levels of government and has authored several major reports. In 2007, Oliver took on the role of Associate Director of POLIS.