SARAH FREEMAN RACINE
CLIMATE STRATEGY AND SYSTEMS DECISION MAKING
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MORE ABOUT SARAH FREEMAN RACINE
I work at the intersection of climate risk, water systems, infrastructure, and institutional decision-making. My focus is not only understanding risk, but helping organizations determine what is feasible, fundable, and durable under real-world constraints.
Across public agencies, utilities, development institutions, and cross-sector partnerships, I support the design of resilient pathways — aligning climate and nature ambitions with institutional capacity, financing realities, and operational complexity.
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
St. George Freeman, S., Ray, P., Wi, S., Brown, C., 2023. When threshold and metric selection matter for resilience planning in an uncertain and changing world. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 149(11), p.04023059.
Tracy, J., Chang, W., Freeman, S.S.G., Brown, C., Nava, A.P. and Ray, P., 2022. Enabling dynamic emulation of high-dimensional model outputs: Demonstration for Mexico City groundwater management. Environmental Modelling & Software, 147, p.105238.
Rodríguez, D.J., Paltán, H.A., García, L.E., Ray, P. and St. George Freeman, S., 2021. Water-related infrastructure investments in a changing environment: a perspective from the World Bank. Water Policy, 23(S1), pp.31-53.
Wunderlich, S., St George Freeman, S., Galindo, L., Brown, C. and Kumpel, E., 2021. Optimizing Household Water Decisions for Managing Intermittent Water Supply in Mexico City. Environmental Science and Technology, 55(12), pp.8371-8381.
Gallagher, L., B. Kopainsky, A. M. Bassi, A. Betancourt, C. Bun, P. Chan, S. Costanzo, S. St. George Freeman, C. Horm, S. Khim, M. Neang, N. Rin, K. Sereyrotha, K. Sok, C. Sovann, M. Thieme, K. Watkins, C. A. Wyborn, and C. Bréthaut. 2020. Supporting stakeholders to anticipate and respond to risks in a Mekong River water-energy-food nexus. Ecology and Society 25(4):29.
Bruce, A., Brown, C., Avello, P., Beane, G., Bristow, J., Ellis, L., Fisher, S., Freeman, S.S.G., Jiménez, A., Leten, J. and Matthews, N., 2020. Human dimensions of urban water resilience: Perspectives from Cape Town, Kingston upon Hull, Mexico City and Miami. Water Security, 9, p.100060.
Freeman, S.S.G., Brown, C., Cañada, H., Martinez, V., Nava, A.P., Ray, P., Rodriguez, D., Romo, A., Tracy, J., Vázquez, E. and Wi, S., 2020. Resilience by design in Mexico City: A participatory human-hydrologic systems approach. Water Security, 9, p.100053.
Brown, C., Boltz, F., Freeman, S.S.G., Tront, J. and Rodriguez, D., 2020. Resilience by design: a deep uncertainty approach for water systems in a changing world. Water Security, 9, p.100051.
Boltz, F., Poff, N.L., Folke, C., Kete, N., Brown, C.M., Freeman, S.S.G., Matthews, J.H., Martinez, A. and Rockström, J., 2019. Water is a master variable: solving for resilience in the modern era. Water Security, 8, p.100048.
Ray, P. A., Taner, M. Ü., Schlef, K. E., Wi, S., Khan, H. F., Freeman, S. S. G., & Brown, C. M. (2018). “Growth of the Decision Tree: Advances in Bottom‐Up Climate Change Risk Management. “ JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association.
Matthews, J., Wickel, A. J., & Freeman, S. (2011). “Converging Currents in Climate-Relevant Conservation: Water, Infrastructure, and Institutions.” PLoS Biology , 9 (9).
Akanda,A.S., Freeman, S., Placht, M. (2007). “The Tigris-Euphrates River Basin: Mediating a Path Towards Regional Water Stability,” al Nakhlah: The Fletcher School Journal for issues related to Southwest Asia and Islamic Civilization.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Costanzo, S.D., Blancard, C., Davidson, S., Dennison, W.C., Escurra, J., Freeman, S., Fries, A., Kelsey, R.H., Krchnak, K., Sherman, J. and Thieme, M., 2017. Practitioner's guide to developing river basin report cards. Cambridge (MD): IAN.
Bertule, M., Bjørnsen, P.K., Costanzo, S.D., Escurra, J., Freeman, S., Gallagher, L., Kelsey, R.H. and Vollmer, D. (2017). Using indicators for improved water resources management - guide for basin managers and practitioners. 82 pp. ISBN 978-87-90634-05-6.
Bartlett, R., Freeman, S., Cook, J., Dongol, B. S., Sherchan, R., Shrestha, M., et al. (2011). Freshwater Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment: The Indrawati Sub-Basin, Nepal. Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions.
Cook, J., Freeman, S., Hill, M., & Levine, E. (2011). Shifting Course: Climate Adaptation for Water Management Institutions. Washington, D.C.: WWF.
Lhendup, P., Wikramanayake, E., Freeman, S., Sindorf, N., Gyeltshen, K., & Forrest, J. (2011). Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of Wangchuck Centennial Park, Bhutan. Thimphu: WWF and Wangchuk Centennial Park.
Matthews, J. H., Wickel, A. J., Freeman, S., & Thieme, M. (2011). The future of African freshwaters. In W. Darwall, K. Smith, D. Allen, R. Holland, I. Harrison, & E. Brooks (Eds.), The Diversity of Life in African Freshwaters: Under Water, Under Threat (p. 347). Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN.
