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Asha Ali
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Asha Ali is an Advisor 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
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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
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Climate, Peace, and Security in Yemen
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Yemen
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Yemen
Yemen is facing one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world due to a combination of prolonged conflict, economic crisis and recurrent climate change-related natural hazards. These hazards include temperature increases, rising sea levels and changing patterns in rainfall, causing floods, droughts, reduced water availability and soil degradation. Climate change exacerbates vulnerabilities, threatens livelihoods and influences existing conflicts.
Climate, Peace, and Security in Iraq
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Iraq
Iraq is highly exposed to climate change-related extreme weather events. Droughts, floods, heatwaves and dust storms are negatively affecting the environment, agriculture, water availability, health and other aspects of the everyday lives of Iraq’s population. These climate change impacts undermine development and exacerbate existing vulnerabilities, which, combined with other factors, increases the risk of instability and conflict.
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Iraq
Climate, Peace, and Security in Afghanistan
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Afghanistan
In this updated Fact Sheet from the joint NUPI and SIPRI Climate-related Peace and Security Risks Project (CPSR) team explore the nexus between climate change, peace and security in Afghanistan. Afghanistan is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change with more frequent extreme weather events and temperatures that are increasing faster than the global average. These factors, coupled with the legacy of four decades of war, a complex humanitarian emergency and an economic crisis since the Taliban’s takeover of the government in August 2021, have heightened the vulnerability of the Afghan population. •Climate-related extreme weather events and natural hazards threaten Afghan livelihoods, increase poverty and food insecurity, and erode the resilience of communities, households and individuals •Climate change and environmental stressors contribute to widespread internal displacement and changing migration patterns. Displacement and rapid urbanization can exacerbate food and livelihood insecurity, place additional pressure on environmental resources and increase the vulnerability of marginalized groups, particularly women and girls. •In a security landscape that continues to be marked by the presence of armed actors, climate change may heighten the risk of local conflicts over land and water resources. •In the absence of an inclusive governance system, local natural resource competition and conflict elevate the risks for marginalized social groups and can exacerbate political and economic inequality.
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Afghanistan