Ayan Mahamoud: "East Africa and the Poly-Crisis"

The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens

Nate Hagens

Natural Sciences, Science, Earth Sciences

4.8 • 555 Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2022

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

On this episode, Nate talks with Ayan Mahamoud, a climate and resilience planner from Djibouti. They discuss the growing challenge the poly-crisis poses for the Global South and how climate change is already creating challenges for people (and animals) in East Africa.In many ways, the discussions in our world are not only energy blind but also blind to accelerating threats to nations outside our own. What does managing and coordinating responses look like? What can we learn from communities already dealing with increasing poverty and climate impacts?

About Ayan Mahamoud:
Ayan Mahamoud (PhD) is the Head of the Socioeconomic, Policy, Research and Marketing Department of ICPALD. She is an expert in Regional and Transboundary Polycrisis, Climate Security and Climate Fragility and their policy dimensions for sustained coordinated action. She contributes to the IGAD Climate Security Agenda and collaborates with institutions across the IGAD Member States, Divisions, Specialised Institutions, the UN Office of the Special Envoy, UNDP, CGIAR and various independent think tanks such as Adelphi, the Clingendael Institute. She also manages the USAID Programme Portfolio at IGAD and deals with issues related to Resilience/Climate Fragility Risks/Climate Adaptation/Dryland Development, Cross-Border Health, Countering Violent Extremism, and Conflict Prevention/Early Warning.

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0:00.0	You're listening to The Great Simplification with Nate Higgins.
0:06.0	That's me.
0:07.0	On this show, we try to explore and simplify what's happening with energy, the economy, the environment, and our society.
0:17.0	Together with scientists, experts, and leaders, this show is about understanding the
0:22.7	bird's eye view of how everything fits together, where we go from here and what we can do
0:28.3	about it as a society and as individuals.
0:32.9	Today, I am pleased to introduce Ayan Mahamud.
0:37.8	Ayan coordinates regional programming tasks within the initiative on drought resilience,
0:44.9	which covers seven countries in the Horn of Africa.
0:47.8	She currently manages the USAID program portfolio at the intergovernmental authority on development, working on issues
0:57.1	related to resilience, climate adaptation, dry land development, cross-border health, countering violent
1:03.5	extremism, and conflict prevention. But on today's episode, I talk with Ion, not in her professional capacity, but as a friend and as a citizen of Africa and of the world.
1:17.6	We discuss the growing challenge that climate change faces for Africa and many areas in the global south,
1:24.4	and how what we call the polycrisis is already happening around the world.
1:29.9	In many ways, the discussions in our culture are not only energy blind, but also people
1:36.9	outside our country blind.
1:39.0	What has managing and coordinating polycrisis responses in Africa looked like?
1:48.8	What can we learn from communities already dealing with poverty and climate impacts?
2:10.2	I hope you learn and are inspired by this conversation with Ayan Mahmoud. Salam alaqa-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-fram, my friend. How are you?
2:16.0	I am good. Good to see you. Good to see you in person six weeks ago or so.
2:17.5	Yes, absolutely. It was a good bubble.
2:19.4	That was really a good time.
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