Amiera Sawas Email & Phone Number

Manchester, Gb

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Global

Climate change and development consultant, working with global, regional and local organisations on policy, research, legal reform and rights-based litigation, MEAL and strategy development. Some projects have included:- Working with climate change and gender justice funders and organizations on strategy and programmatic development e.g. Women Win's development of a climate and gender justice theme- Supporting legal advocates and claimants on human rights based cases in various countries- IRC - Climate Change Advocacy Strategy development- Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham - co-author on report on ethnic minorities' experiences and perceptions of climate change, climate policies and movements in the UK- Karachi Urban Lab - Policy briefs on land rights, displacement and resilience project- London South Bank University - Anti-racism and decolonisation in university research- UNDP/UN-Women - Policy advice and workshop on 'Gender and Responsive Local Government Service Delivery'- We Effect Position Paper on Gender and Land Rights; Gender and Resilience Programming- We Effect & Vi Afgoforestry strategic and technical support on integrating a gender perspective throughout ECCR work- SAGE Fund - Ford Plus Initiative; strategy and research on "Resilient Women and Natural Resources"- Christian Aid Ireland - Global research and participatory evaluation on 'Designing Gender Based Violence programmes in fragile states and contexts affected by violence'- Welsh Women's Aid - Facilitating cross-sectoral workshop on the 'Ask and Act Programme: the National Training Framework on Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence'

Advocacy and technical lead on climate and gender justice.

London, United Kingdom

Stockholm, Sweden

Researcher in Climate Change and Risk.Conducting research and working with policymakers on security and risk related to:- Climate change and gender- UN risk assessment infrastructure - Low carbon transitions and mega-projects- Renewable energy development- Cities and rural-urban corridorsConsortium member for the Planetary Security Conference.

London, United Kingdom

Developed conceptual framework and stakeholder ecosystem for a research programme on the linkages between climate change transitions and peace-building and conflict. Key project: Climate Adaptation, Land Acquisition and Security: the Gendered Politics of Dispossession in Pakistan (see link below)

London And Islamabad

Safe and Inclusive Cities research project; focussed on urban violence, gendered access to livelihoods/WASH and how these are connected to and mediated by vulnerability and social capital. More details to come. Funded by IDRC and DFID.

London, United Kingdom

Environment, Politics and Development Group, KCLResearched different approaches to the local management, and ownership, of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in rural and urban contexts in Pakistan, in the context of climate change and disaster. Analysed climate risks, water management approaches from a gender perspective, paying attention to how they understood and mitigated for marginalising power (im)balances. Evaluated, from a range of programmes, which was the most equitable and sustainable.

London, United Kingdom

The Climate and Development Knowledge Network supports decision-makers in designing and delivering climate compatible development. We do this by combining research, advisory services and knowledge sharing in support of locally owned and managed policy processes. We work in partnership with decision-makers in the public, private and non-governmental sectors nationally, regionally and globally.

London

The Climate and Development Knowledge Network supports decision-makers in designing and delivering climate compatible development. We do this by combining research, advisory services and knowledge sharing in support of locally owned and managed policy processes. We work in partnership with decision-makers in the public, private and non-governmental sectors nationally, regionally and globally.

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Advised clients on reputation strategy, corporate responsibility, stakeholder engagement, risk analysis, public affairs, communications strategy and media relations. I also lead on empirical research projects, underpinning the advice we give to clients.Portfolio of clients ranges across a number of sectors including FMCG, Leisure, Healthcare, Financial, Government, NGO and Consumer.

Supported a project being run by the Human Security Research Group My responsibility was to research and write a chapter for a special paper on "Intervention and State-building in the Western Balkans – between ownership and EU driven ‘member-state building’".

Responsibilities included supporting the Director of Communications and Marketing through organising events and advocacy work; supporting Programme Officers with research; engaging with partner organisations in the developing world to develop case studies and putting sponsored children in contact with their sponsors.

Responsibilities included preparing research briefings and casework in the constituency office

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Human Geography - Environment, Politics And Development

Msc, Global Politics

Activities and Societies: Student representative

Bsc, Psychology, 1St Class

Activities and Societies: Student representative