Asha Ali

Junior Research Fellow

Asha Ali is working as a Junior Research Fellow at the Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network and Africa-Nordic Cooperation, in the Research group on Peace, Conflict and Development.

Asha earned a master’s degree from Cardiff University in Social and Public Policy focusing on the development of welfare policies 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 background from the British Institute of Human Rights and working on human rights law in the United Kingdom as well as research background from the Norwegian Council for Africa focusing on the inclusion of women in trade policy.

Her main research interests are the inclusion of women and young people in political processes in particular peace and security.

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: 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
Climate Security Language in UN Peace Operation’s Mandates
Publication : Policy Brief | 2022
- Anne Funnemark
- Asha Ali
- Elisabeth L. Rosvold
Article 24 of the United Nations Charter confers the responsibility of maintaining international peace and security to the United Nations Security Co1
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Somalia
Publication : Fact Sheet | 2022
- Anne Funnemark
- Asha Ali
- Cedric H. de Coning
- Elisabeth L. Rosvold
- Florian Krampe
- Emilie Broek
- Katongo Seyuba
- Kheira Tarif
- Dr Farah Hegazi
Somalia is experiencing its worst drought in over four decades. More frequent and intense floods and droughts fuel competition over natural resources1
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Central African Republic
Publication : Fact Sheet | 2022
- Cedric H. de Coning
- Elisabeth L. Rosvold
- Anne Funnemark
- Asha Ali
- Florian Krampe
- Katongo Seyuba
- Kheira Tarif
- Dr Farah Hegazi
In this new Fact Sheet from the joint NUPI and SIPRI Climate-related Peace and Security Risks Project (CPSR). The research team explore the nexus bet1