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Robert G. Varady, Ph.D.
Deputy Director and Director of Environmental Policy Programs
Research Professor of Environmental Policy and of Arid Lands Studies
Adjunct Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources
Director, Joint International Unit on Water, Environment and Policy

Address: 803 E. First St., Tucson, AZ 85719
Phone: (520) 626-4393
E-mail: rvarady@u.arizona.edu


BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Robert Varady is deputy director and director of environmental programs at the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy at The University of Arizona.  He is also a research professor of environmental policy at the Udall Center, research professor of arid lands studies, and adjunct professor of hydrology and water resources. Varady obtained his Ph.D. in 1981 in modern history from the University of Arizona, and holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in mathematics from the City College of New York and the Polytechnic University, respectively.

At the Udall Center since 1989, Varady's work mostly has addressed environmental and water-management policy in arid regions, with an emphasis on transboundary issues, especially along the U.S.-Mexico border. He spent the 2003-04 academic year on sabbatical in Paris at UNESCO's International Hydrological Programme, studying the history, evolution, and significance of global water initiatives—a subject on which he is continuing to write.

Varady is immediate past president of the International Water History Association (IWHA), having served as vice president, and before that, secretary of the association.

He also has directed environmental and agricultural projects in West Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. He has published essays on environmental history and policy, agricultural development, information management, and transportation systems.

CURRENT PROJECTS

projects and funding sources

> Global Water Initiatives
> Transboundary Environment, Climate, and Water
> Water and Climate in Southwest U.S./Northern Sonora (Inter-American Institute; NOAA)
> Joint International Unit on Water, Environment and Policy (UA/CNRS)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Curriculum Vitae [pdf]

Research [website]