Dr. Mohammad Assem Mayar | Climate and Conflict Sensitivity in Post-Conflict Reconstruction

Episode Description

A discussion with Dr.-Ing. Mohammad Assem Mayar, a leading expert on climate, conflict and post conflict recovery, whose research and field experience in Afghanistan, in Syria and in Iraq offer vital insights for practitioners and policy makers worldwide. In conversation with Janani Vivekananda, he discusses the dual challenge of rebuilding in the face of both recurring violence and intensifying climate impacts as countries emerge from conflict. Dr Mayar's recent paper can be found here: Afghanistan’s Climate Crisis: A Call for Decentralised and Inclusive Finance https://toda.org/publications/policy-briefs-and-reports/climate-change-and-conflict/afghanistans-climate-crisis-a-call-for-decentralised-and-inclusive-finance/

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Assem Mayar

Dr.-Ing. M. Assem Mayar is a climate change expert and former lecturer at Kabul Polytechnic University in Afghanistan. He holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Systems Engineering from Nagaoka University of Technology (Japan) and a Ph.D. in Water Resources Management from the University of Stuttgart (Germany). His research focuses on the economic and security impacts of climate change, and water resources management in fragile and conflict-affected settings. Dr. Mayar is a member of the Climate Security Expert Network and currently works as an independent researcher based in Germany. He regularly contributes to environmental and policy discussions related to Afghanistan and the wider region.

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