Abdulrasheed Isah

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I am a WBG Africa Fellow in the Climate Change Group at the World Bank, a PhD candidate in the Energy and Technology Policy Group at ETH Zurich,  and a CEGA Fellow at UC Berkeley. 

My research quantifies the climate finance needs of developing countries to meet their climate goals under the Paris Agreement. I also examine the underlying political and economic forces that influence climate pledges in multilateral climate policy.  I collaborate with engineers, economists, and scientists to do this research. 

I have worked on the role of finance and public policy in the energy transition, the impact of weather shocks on structural transformation, and the techno-economic-environmental impacts of energy policy in developing countries. My research has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals, and I have experience engaging with policymakers at the local, national, and global levels. 

I completed an MSc in Development Economics from SOAS University of London and a BSc in Economics from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Outside of work, I enjoy volunteering, hiking, listening to Afrobeats, and reading The New Yorker.

Research Fields: Climate finance, climate risk, energy policy, development economics