Farah is a doctoral researcher and guest researcher with the Climate Policy and Development working group at PIK. Her research explores questions on public support for fossil fuel subsidy reform and carbon pricing policies and political economy of climate policy implementation. She primarily employs mixed methods including meta-analysis, survey experiments, and semi-structured interview text analysis. Farah holds a BA in International Relations from Boston University (2009) and a MA in International Affairs: Environment, Sustainable Development and Risks from Sciences Po Paris (2011).
Prior to starting her PhD, Farah worked for ten years in the energy and development sector. At Agora Energiewende, she led a team and created the training program for climate and energy transformation experts from low- and middle-income countries. She also worked with the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank co-managing policy and infrastructure projects on renewable energy, energy access, and energy efficiency across Latin America, the Caribbean, and Sub-Saharan Africa. She is fluent in English, German, Spanish, and French, and has worked professionally in all four languages.
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