Agents of Change Youth Fellowship

Agents of Change Youth Fellowship

This year's cohort represents young professionals from Morocco to Iraq who are working on climate-related issues in their communities from water resource management to conflict stabilization.

2023 Fellows

Khalil Abu Allan

Khalil Abu Allan

Agents of Change Youth Fellow;
Faculty Member, Hebron University, West Bank

Abdullah J. Alfayadh

Abdullah J. Alfayadh

Agents of Change Youth Fellow;
Program Coordinator, United Nation’s Iraq Mission

Josiane Atallah

Josiane Atallah

Agents of Change Youth Fellow;
Senior Partnership Officer, International Rescue Committee

Nour Barakeh

Nour Barakeh

Agents of Change Youth Fellow;
Energy and Communication Consultant for the International Forum for Understanding, Cambridge

Adina Halevi

Adina Halevi

Agents of Change Youth Fellow;
Environmental Consultant at EcologyWise; Transboundary Water Management Researcher, The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies

Eslam A. Hassanein

Eslam A. Hassanein

Agents of Change Youth Fellow;
Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Politics and Economics, Beni Suef University, Egypt

Jezia Labidi

Jezia Labidi

Agents of Change Youth Fellow;
Project Specialist, Tunisia, Center for Middle East and North Africa, United States Institute of Peace

Hamza Saidi

Hamza Saidi

Agents of Change Youth Fellow;
Project Manager, Regional Program on Energy Security and Climate Change Middle East and North Africa, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Rabat

Gokce Sencan

Gokce Sencan

Agents of Change Youth Fellow;
Water Researcher

Neeshad Shafi

Neeshad Shafi

Agents of Change Youth Fellow;
Co-Founder, Arab Youth Climate Movement Qatar

Fellowship Team

Merissa Khurma

Merissa Khurma

Director, Middle East Program

Lauren Herzer Risi

Lauren Herzer Risi

Program Director, Environmental Change and Security Program

Alexander Farley

Alexander Farley

Program Associate

Claire Doyle

Claire Doyle

Program Associate, Environmental Change and Security Program

2023 Capstone Briefers

ACYF Final Paper First Page Photo_Nour Barakeh

Enabling Sustainable Energy Security in Syria

ACYF Final Paper First Page Photo_Gokce Sencan

Managing Scarcity in the Euphrates-Tigris River Basin in the Age of Climate Change

By Gokce Sencan

ACYF Final Paper First Page Photo_Eslam Hassanein

Climate Finance and Gender Inequality in Egypt

By Eslam A. Hassanein

ACYF Final Paper First Page Photo_Abdullah J. Alfayadh

The Cradle of Civilization in Peril: A Closer Look at the Impact of Climate Change in Iraq

By Abdullah J. Alfayadh

ACYF Final Paper First Page_Josiane Atallah

Localizing Climate Action: The Best Path Forward for Low and Middle- Income Countries in the MENA Region

By Josiane Atallah

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