Ms. Emily Lorra Hines is a water policy and sustainability professional whose work focuses on advancing freshwater governance, environmental policy, and cross-sector collaboration.
At UNU-INWEH, she supports government relations and policy initiatives by strengthening engagement with government partners, contributing to policy outreach and coordination, and helping advance the Institute’s strategic priorities within Canada and across the broader UN system.
In her capacity as the Director of the Forum for Leadership on Water (FLOW), based in Canada, she has contributed to the creation of the Canada Water Agency, the commitment to renew and co-develop the Canada Water Act, and securing funding for freshwater in Canada. Globally, Emily has worked with numerous non-profits and youth groups in the water sector, advocating for global water action and collaboration at the UN, UNECE, World Water Week, Toronto Climate Week, the Montreal Climate Solutions Prize, and UNESCO.
Emily holds a master's degree in water science, Policy and Management from the University of Oxford (U.K.) and a BA in Public Policy with Aquatic Resources from St. Francis Xavier University (Canada).