The IHRR supports postgraduate students travel from all over the world to study in Durham. Through generous donors, such as the Christopher Moyes Memorial Foundation, the Institute serves as a gateway for postgraduate research in hazard, risk and resilience, especially in less developed countries, such as Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal. Through the MSc/MA Programmes in Risk, the IHRR is training the next generation of researchers in hazard and risk.
Started her PhD in 2018 (funded by the Christopher Moyes Memorial Foundation).
PhD title “The Future Lab: Governing Climate Change in Bangladesh”
Her PhD focuses on the intersection of postcolonial geography, climate change, and development. Her study will look into a particular set of development interventions in Bangladesh that promise increased resilience and/or survival for the ‘climate vulnerable’ people.
Started her PhD in 2022 (funded by the Christopher Moyes Memorial Foundation).
PhD title “Avoiding graveyards of drinking water technologies: Building resilience for vulnerable communities in the field of water security, technology and governance in Bangladesh”
In the context of water insecurity and climate and water related risk, her research: aims to examine how the vulnerability of coastal communities in Bangladesh is impacted by the actions and decisions of national and international donor agencies and other stakeholders, who have introduced a myriad of new drinking water technologies locally.
Click here to see a List of Christopher Moyes Memorial Foundation Alumni
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