Elizabeth A. Yaari

Elizabeth A. Yaari is a Senior Programme Manager at Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and the UNESCO Category II International Centre for Water Cooperation (ICWC), where she is responsible for managing regional water diplomacy processes in conflict and post-conflict environments. Elizabeth also leads SIWI’s work on water and faith issues, and as SIWI’s former Gender Focal Point, oversees SIWI’s gender work in the context of transboundary water cooperation. Elizabeth A. Yaari holds an MA in Government, Diplomacy and Strategy and BA in International Relations.

Publications:

• Yaari, E., Johansson, K., Sundqvist, J., Abu Moghli, I., and Littorin, B. ’People and Planet: Faith in the 2030 Agenda.’ SIWI Report, Stockholm. June 2020.
• Elizabeth Yaari, Martina Klimes, Water – A Shared Resource Requiring Inclusive Water Diplomacy, Rural 21, The International Journal of Rural Development, March 2020
• Klimes, M., Michel, D., Yaari, E.A., Restiani, P. (2019). “Water diplomacy: The intersect of science, policy and practice”, Journal of Hydrology, Volume 575, August 2019, Pages 1362-1370.
• Klimes, M, Yaari, E. (2019). “Water and Security in the Middle East – Opportunities and Challenges for Water Diplomacy” in Routledge Handbook on Middle East Security – Jägerskog, A., Schulz. M., and Swain, A. (eds).