Asha Ali

Junior Research Fellow

Asha Ali is a Junior Research Fellow in the Research Group on Peace, Conflict and Development where she focuses on climate, peace and security, the effectiveness of peace operations and African-Nordic multilateral cooperation.

Asha earned a master’s degree in Social and Public Policy from Cardiff University focusing on the development of welfare policies in East Africa and the impact of loan conditionalities from development banks on these policies. Asha has a bachelor’s degree in Law from Queen Mary University of London. She has a background from the British Institute of Human Rights working on human rights law in the United Kingdom as well as a research background from the Norwegian Council for Africa focusing on the inclusion of women in the informal sector in trade policy.

Her main research interests are climate, peace and security, human rights and the inclusion of women and youth in peace processes

Education

2020-2021 Master of Science from Cardiff University

2017-2020 Bachelor of Law with Honours from Queen Mary University of London

Work Experience

2021 Norwegian Council for Africa

2019-2020 British Institute of Human Rights

2014-2016 Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Oslo

Publications All publications

Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Publication | 2023
- Asha Ali
- Cedric H. de Coning
- Ingvild Brox Brodtkorb
- Minoo Koefoed
- Thor Olav Iversen
- Anne Funnemark
- Florian Krampe
- Kyungmee Kim
- Kheira Tarif
- Katongo Seyuba
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is faced with a confluence of climate change, environmental degradation, resource exploitation and conflic1
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Somalia
Publication | 2023
- Cedric H. de Coning
- Minoo Koefoed
- Thor Olav Iversen
- Asha Ali
- Florian Krampe
- Kyungmee Kim
- Katongo Seyuba
- Kheira Tarif
Somalia experienced its worst drought on record from 2021 to 2023, with an unprecedented five consecutive failed rainy seasons that displaced hundred1
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Yemen
Publication | 2023
- Cedric H. de Coning
- Florian Krampe
- Minoo Koefoed
- Kyungmee Kim
- Asha Ali
- Katongo Seyuba
- Kheira Tarif
Yemen is facing one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world due to a combination of prolonged conflict, economic crisis and recurrent climate c1
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Iraq
Publication : Report | 2023
- Cedric H. de Coning
- Florian Krampe
- Katongo Seyuba
- Dylan O'Driscoll
- Kheira Tarif
- Kyungmee Kim
- Asha Ali
Iraq is highly exposed to climate change-related extreme weather events. Droughts, floods, heatwaves and dust storms are negatively affecting the env1
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Afghanistan
Publication : Report | 2023
- Cedric H. de Coning
- Andrew E. Yaw Tchie
- Asha Ali
- Florian Krampe
- Jiayi Zhou
- Katongo Seyuba
- Kheira Tarif
In this updated Fact Sheet from the joint NUPI and SIPRI Climate-related Peace and Security Risks Project (CPSR) team explore the nexus between clima1