Caroline Black
Research Analyst II, Water Program

Caroline Black is a Research Analyst in the Water Program, primarily working on corporate water stewardship projects. Caroline's research focuses on qualitative and quantitative analysis related to corporate water risk, impacts, management, reporting, target-setting, and valuation for companies, sectors, industries, or countries.
Prior to joining WRI, Caroline held roles related to corporate environmental strategy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Beijing, Climate Leadership Council in D.C., and Pfizer, Inc. in New York City.
She holds a MSc in Water Science, Policy & Management from Oxford University and a B.A. in Chinese Studies and Political Science from Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina.
Caroline lives in Washington, D.C. In her spare time, she enjoys walking to the farthest coffee shop.
Projects
Aqueduct
Using cutting-edge data to identify and evaluate water risks around the world
Part of WaterWater for Sustainable Development in Ethiopia
WRI is working with partners in Ethiopia to better understand water risk, improve water-wise planning, and advance integrated water resources management toward a more sustainable and resilient development path.
Part of WaterWater Security
Addressing the security threats countries, cities and companies face from increasing, intensifying water risks
Part of WaterAgriAdapt
AgriAdapt is a free online tool that helps agricultural funders, processors, distributors, government agencies, and other “missing middle” links of agricultural value chains better identify and understand the climate change risks they face.
Part of Climate