I am Associate Professor in Development Management and Governance at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands, as well as senior researcher on Global Governance at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. I have completed both my MPhil in Modern Middle Eastern Studies and my DPhil in Development Studies at the University of Oxford, having previously obtained an MA in Arabic and International Relations from the University of St. Andrews. My research interests are governance, climate change adapation (heatwaves), and AI.