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By: Sara Belligoni, Ph.D. Candidate<\/p>\n
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Sara Belligoni, Ph.D. Candidate in Security Studies at the School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs, participated to the International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) organized by the Center for Sustainable Development (CSD), The Earth Institute at Columbia University, the Global Master\u2019s in Development Practice (MDP), and the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). The Conference, first held in 2013, is a yearly forum where professionals working in academia, civil society, government, private sector, and United Nations (UN) agencies discuss topics related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/p>\n
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The two-day conference was scheduled to happen in New York City but was moved online due to COVID-19. Sara, currently in her third year, presented her study titled Overcoming the Mistrust: How State Capacity Challenges Civil-Military Humanitarian Coordination when Responding to Disasters<\/em> within the panel Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction for Cities<\/em>. Sara had the opportunity to connect with fellow scholars and professionals working in the field that intersects climate change and disasters.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n She says of the conference \u201cI was excited to travel to New York City to meeting with fellow scholars and professionals in my field, but the organizer went the extra length and allowed us to engage in a virtual environment that felt like being there in person.\u201d Sara adds, \u201cI am honored of having had the chance to discuss the preliminary findings of my study that underlines how governments\u2019 capacities in emergency management can make a whole difference when responding to disasters. This, ultimately affects how international interveners coordinate their efforts when delivering emergency-affected populations with humanitarian aid.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sara is motivated in defending her dissertation in about a year to going back to her passion, \u201cI look forward to going back to work in the world of international organizations and public policy and apply the knowledge I gained during my doctoral studies.\u201d She says, \u201cI do not exclude an academic career in the future, but I am working hard to be that person you will see deployed in the field when a natural hazard strikes and experts can make a difference in saving lives.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By: Sara Belligoni, Ph.D. Candidate Sara Belligoni, Ph.D. Candidate in Security Studies at the School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs, participated to the International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) organized by the Center for Sustainable Development (CSD), The Earth Institute at Columbia University, the Global Master\u2019s in Development Practice (MDP), and the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":27331,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[18,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ps-phd-highlight","category-political-science-departments"],"yoast_head":"\n