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Farah Hegazi @FarahHegazi

Farah Hegazi is currently a Ph.D. student in environmental politics at Duke University. Her research interests are in the areas of political institutions and environmental politics in developing countries. Through her work, Farah focuses on understanding and explaining the challenges governments face in delivering water and sanitation services to un-served and under-served areas. Farah previously worked at the Center on International Cooperation, the Center for International Earth Science Information Network, and the Environmental Law Institute, on issues of environmental security and environmental peacebuilding. Farah holds a BSc in environmental science from McGill University and a Master of Environmental Management from Duke University

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