Dr Daanish Mustafa obtained his BA in Geography from Middlebury College, USA, his MA from University of Hawai’i Manoa, and his PhD in Geography from University of Colorado. Daanish was the co-author of the first climate change response strategies for Pakistan, in addition to being the lead author for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Pakistan five-year flood response strategy.

In addition, he has also undertaken policy-related work with the DfID, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Stimson Centre, and United States Institute for Peace (USIP). Daanish’s research interests have been in water resources geography, environmental hazards, development and critical geographies of violence and terror.