DWFI Postdoctoral Research Associate Renata Rimsaite graduated in the most recent class of the Nebraska Water Leaders Academy, a one-year program that provides leadership training and educates participants about the vital role of rivers, streams and aquifers in the economic sustainability of the State of Nebraska.
Rimsaite has a background in agricultural and environmental economics, is interested in water policy and seeks to provide effective and practical solutions for decision makers managing natural resources. She has a joint appointment with DWFI and the National Drought Mitigation Center, where she manages an economic analysis program created to better understand how incentive-based water management tools, including water markets, could be used to advance drought and water management policies.
A project of the Water Futures Partnership-Nebraska, academy sessions feature classroom as well as field trip experiences presented by experts in leadership and natural resource topics held at locations across the state. The Water Leaders Academy is partially funded through a grant from the Nebraska Environmental Trust and more than 25 other organizations and individuals.
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