Leila M Harris is Professor with the Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability and with the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at the University of British Columbia. She has also long served as co-Director for UBC’s Progam on Water Governance. Leila Harris’s research analyzes a range of... Read more
Leila M Harris is Professor with the Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability and with the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at the University of British Columbia. She has also long served as co-Director for UBC’s Progam on Water Governance.
Leila Harris’s research analyzes a range of water governance considerations from equity, and sustainability perspectives—with research focused on water politics, governance, and resilience in varied contexts (from Turkey, to Ghana, South Africa, and Canada). Research projects led by Harris have considered fundamental changes underway in the Tigris-Euphrates basin, everyday lived experiences and narratives related to the uneven implementation of the human right to water, efforts to foster more inclusive and Indigenous-led water governance, and other considerations important to foster more resilient water futures.
Leila Harris is currently involved with several international research networks, from the Household Water Insecurity Research Coordination Network (HWISE-RCN), to the Riverhood Network focused on renewed and justice-oriented possibilities for river governance.