Neil Bettez

Photograph of a man smiling wearing glasses wearing an olive green quarter zip sweater with a stone building in the background. — Neil Bettez. Photo credit Lauren Thomas.

Climate Program Manager, New York State Water Resources Institute

Email: neil.bettez [at] dec.ny.gov (neil[dot]bettez[at]dec[dot]ny[dot]gov)

Neil Bettez coordinates the Climate Resilience team at the NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Program. This team works with the DEC Office of Climate Change, other state agencies, and non-profit partners to help communities plan for future climate risks, such as flooding, heat waves, and droughts using natural and nature-based solutions. Neil earned a Ph.D. from Cornell University in Ecology, an M.S. in Biology from the University of North Carolina Greensboro, and a B.S. in Forestry from the University of New Hampshire.