Nick Brooks

Nick Brooks has been CARE International’s Emergency WASH Team Leader since 2014, having first joined CARE in 2012.  Previously he worked in humanitarian roles with Oxfam and the UN; prior to overseas work Nick was an Environmental Consultant based in Scotland focussing on waste management and business efficiency.

Nick has worked in 23 countries, across major disasters such as the Indonesian tsunami, the Darfur conflict, Haiti and Nepal earthquakes, and the Syria crisis.  His current areas of interest include Global WASH support and the Localisation agenda; Integration of WASH and Health; WASH, Gender and Vulnerability; and Best Practice Sustainability for Humanitarian Sectoral Teams.  Nick’s published research includes pieces on Working with Community Volunteers and Communities in Humanitarian Emergencies (ODI-HPN) and Plastic bags and Peepoo trials in Haiti (Waterlines). Nick was a member of the Global WASH Cluster Strategic Advisory Group from 2013 – 2017 and remains an active participant in Cluster activities.

Nick has a BA (Hons) in Geography from Leeds University (1996), and an MSc (Distinction) in Rural Planning from Aberdeen University (1999).  He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.