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Jenniver Sehring is a Research Fellow and courtesy faculty member in the Water Resources Policy Management Program at Oregon State University (USA), with affiliations at the Kazakh-German University (Kazakhstan), University of Helsinki (Finland), and FernUniversität in Hagen (Germany). Her work focuses on transboundary water governance, environmental security, and gender dynamics in diplomacy. Previously, she served as an assistant professor in comparative politics at the University of Würzburg and held research roles at the University of Giessen's ZEU institute.
Her education includes a PhD from FernUniversität in Hagen (2008) on water institutional reforms in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, and degrees in Political Science and Social Anthropology from the University of Mainz. She has extensive professional experience with international organizations like the EU, OSCE, and GIZ, advising on water-related security issues in Central Asia.
Research Interests:
- Hydropolitics and transboundary water management
- Gender dimensions in environmental diplomacy
- Climate change adaptation in mountain regions
- Institutional reforms in post-Soviet states
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus in fragile regions
Publications (2022-2024) emphasize gendered practices in water negotiations, multi-track diplomacy strategies, and institutional frameworks for river basin management. Her work bridges political science, environmental policy, and feminist theory to address global water governance challenges.
Awards: None explicitly mentioned, though her contributions to Central Asian water research have been recognized through editorial roles and institutional affiliations.
Grants/Advising: Extensive involvement in OSCE water governance programs, EU-funded initiatives in the Aral Sea basin, and academic partnerships advancing water cooperation. Active in training programs and policy dialogues on gender equity in water sectors.
Labs/Teams: Collaborates with the International Forest Policy Research Group (Helsinki) and the Kazakh-German University's Center for Natural Resources and Sustainability, focusing on cross-disciplinary approaches to environmental challenges.
