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Katie Peters is a Research Associate at the Global Risks and Resilience department of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). She holds a PhD candidacy at the Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, supervised by Dr. Ayesha Siddiqi, focusing on disaster risk governance in conflict settings from a decolonial perspective. With over 15 years of experience in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate security, she has led major projects like the Advancing Integration initiative and contributed to policy-oriented research on the intersection of disasters, poverty, climate change, and conflict.
Research Interests include:
- Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in fragile and conflict-affected states
- Climate Change and Conflict Nexus
- Securitisation of Climate Change
- Resilience Investment and Policy Coherence
- Urban Informality and Fragile Peace
- Humanitarian-Development-Peacebuilding (HDP) Nexus
Scientific awards and grants include:
- 2022: ESRC Cambridge Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP)
- 2008: SOAS Open Scholarship
- 2005: University of Manchester Outstanding Achievement Award
Her work has informed technical advice for governments and NGOs across East Africa, the Sahel, and South/Southeast Asia. She is active in media commentary and has contributed to international frameworks like the Sendai Framework for DRR.
