Raha Hakimdavar is Visiting Assistant Professor in the Science, Technology, and International Affairs program at Georgetown University in Qatar for the 2026–27 academic year.
Previously, she was Director of Space Sciences at Ball Aerospace and held public-service roles at NASA Goddard and the USDA Forest Service. Her work focuses on environmental security, climate action, water resources, disaster risk reduction, and the use of Earth observation technologies. She has active research projects addressing water scarcity in Greece, water and food security in the Middle East, and flood risk and nature-based solutions in Indonesia. She has also advised UN Environment, the World Bank, and USAID.
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