Martina Jaskolski

(Mar)Tina Jaskolski is a Climate, Peace, and Security Policy Scientist II on the Alliance's FOCUS Climate Security Team. She acts as the team's Regional Lead for the CWANA region, managing the MENA Regional Climate Security Hub in Cairo, Egypt. Tina is also the Alliance's Country Representative for Egypt and acts as the Gender and Social Inclusion Research Area Lead on the Climate Action (Lever 3) Leadership Team.

Tina holds a PhD in Human Geography from the Australian National University, a Diploma in Geography from the University of Frankfurt, Germany, a Master's Degree in Southeast Asian Studies from the University of Frankfurt, and a Bachelor's Degree in Geography with First Class Honours from the University of Tasmania.

She has been carrying out research and development work in the fields of sustainability, resource management, climate change, community development and gender equality for over 20 years. Based in Egypt since 2006, she is familiar with the MENA region's food system challenges and policy landscapes. Tina has held senior positions in research and academia, including Assistant Professor at The American University in Cairo and Associate Director of Research of the Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment of The American University in Cairo (AUC). She has also worked as a consultant for UNDP RBAS in Amman, GIZ, The Arab Water Council, and Princeton University, among others.

Tina is interested in the topics of social vulnerability, equality and the just transition. She practices participatory research methodologies and Design Thinking approaches.