Abeer S. Ahmad

Abeer is a Research Assistant in the SIPRI Climate Change and Risk Programme. Her research examines the intersection of health policy, climate and peace in fragile and conflict-affected settings, with a focus on enhancing health and climate resilience. 

Prior to joining SIPRI, Abeer was a board member of the Swedish Network for International Health. She completed her graduate thesis with a focus on analysing Sida’s development assistance for gender and health as a sub-study with the Expert Group for Aid Studies (EBA). She also co-authored a comparative analysis of health policy implementation and disease burden in the Middle East and African region with the Swedish Institute for Health Economics (IHE). Further, Abeer served as a programme manager and trainer for several humanitarian and development organisations where she worked on poverty reduction, women’s empowerment and social cohesion.