Dr Dolores Rey has over 10 years research experience on water availability risks and water economics in the agricultural sector. She is the PI of the project “NEXus Thinking for sustainable AGricultural development in Andean countries (NEXT-AG)” using a Water-Energy-Food-Environment nexus approach to inform future irrigated agriculture development policies. She is Co-I of the STAR project (Strengthening Thailand’s Agricultural Drought Resilience) looking at improving farmers adaptive capacity and drought communications in Thailand. Her recent research under the UK Droughts and Water Scarcity Programme seeks to understand farmer decision-making processes during drought events and the financial impacts of droughts on UK agriculture.