Rahma Hassan

Postdoctoral Researcher

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Working with Feinstein since May 2023

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Rahma Hassan is a postdoctoral researcher working with colleagues in the Re-examining Early Warning Systems and Humanitarian Responses in Pastoral Areas of the Sudano-Sahel and the Greater Horn of Africa project. Rahma will work on the Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia cross border case study. Previously Rahma worked as a researcher in the East and Horn of Africa on land reforms, pastoralist resilience, governance, and inclusion of marginalized and minorities.

Rahma’s Ph.D. at the University of Nairobi and University of Copenhagen focused on land reforms and pastoralists access to land. Rahma also holds a B.A. in Sociology and M.A. in Development Studies from the University of Nairobi.

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Rahma Hassan addresses pastoralist community networks

Pastoralists in the Horn of Africa are emerging from a devastating three-year drought, resulting in declining livestock productivity, animal deaths, food insecurity, and acute malnutrition. In a blog post for…

Feinstein researchers convene on pastoral resilience

Many of the most pressing climate adaptation challenges facing Africa are concentrated in the drylands, which face drought as well as other shocks like disease outbreaks, floods, or conflicts. Pastoral…

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Early Warning Systems and Humanitarian Response

This project aims to improve the lives and livelihoods of populations in pastoral areas of the Sudano-Sahel and Greater Horn of Africa by ensuring that early warning systems and humanitarian action are better attuned and more responsive to the needs and realities of these communities.