Summer 2023 Fellow: Ava Claire Kerkorian
Office Description
The International Crisis Group is an independent organisation working to prevent wars and shape policies that will build a more peaceful world. Crisis Group sounds the alarm to prevent deadly conflict. We build support for the good governance and inclusive politics that enable societies to flourish. We engage directly with a range of conflict actors to seek and share information, and to encourage intelligent action for peace. Our work is urgently needed as the world is confronted with both new and chronic existing conflicts, each of which has devastating humanitarian, social and economic costs. Efforts to resolve conflicts are complicated by the profound shift in geopolitics, as well as the increasing prominence of non-state actors ranging from religious militants to criminal gangs.
Description of Work
The intern will be placed within the Climate, Environment and Conflict team, which is currently building climate security monitoring and early warning system, EEARTH, that blends data and field based insights to shape global political discoursed and shape regional and national decisions.
Previous interns’ analysis fed in to Congressional Hearings, UNSC discussions, COP28 Declaration on Relief, Recovery and Peace, among others.
Desired Skills
- Fluency in R; Python GIS (ArcGIS, etc) a plus.
- Team player, ability to take initiative and and work on high impact tasks independently.