Brian Eyler

Affiliation

Stimson Center

Track

Biography

Brian Eyler is the director of Stimson’s Energy, Water, and Sustainability (EWS) Program which has achieved significant impacts in the disaster risk reduction and transboundary water management sectors via its partnership with Eyes on Earth, Inc through the Mekong-U.S. Partnership (MUSP) supported Mekong Dam Monitor, a flagship project of the Mekong Water Data Initiative. The Mekong Dam Monitor won The Prudence Foundation’s 2021 Safe Steps Disaster Tech 1st prize for its pioneering work in using remote sensing processes to provide early warning on sudden changes to river levels to vulnerable communities in the Mekong. The Mekong Dam Monitor also won the 2021 Special Achievement in GIS Award from ESRI, and the Renewable Natural Resources Foundation 2021 Outstanding Achievement Award. He is the author of the book, Last Days of the Mighty Mekong, which uses local knowledge and scientific evidence to demonstrate the river’s core environmental challenges.