Mariya Aleksandrova

Dr. Mariya Aleksandrova

Function
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin und Projektleitung

Specialization
Climate risk governance

Work areas

Adaptation and Loss and Damage governance and finance
Climate funds
Social protection and just transitions for resilience to climate change

Vita

seit 02/2019	German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) (bis 06/2022 Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)) Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Forschungsabteilung "Umwelt-Governance"
11/2014-01/2019	Freelance Consultant, Climate and Disaster Resilience Specialist
09/2011-01/2015	Department of Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy Ph.D. in Science and Management of Climate Change Dissertation title: “Water scarcity under climate change: impacts, vulnerability and risk reduction in the agricultural regions of Central Asia”
11/2013-12/2014	Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change (CMCC), Venice, Italy Research affiliate
09/2012-12/2013	Centre for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn, Germany Visiting Ph.D Researcher
07/2008-09/2008	United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Fukuoka, Japan Internship
09/2007-06/2009	International University of Japan Master of Arts in International Development
09/2001 - 09/2006	University of Economics Varna, Bulgaria Bachelor’s in Construction Economy Specialization: Regional planning

Mitgliedschaften

Technical Expert Group on Slow Onset Events established under the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Working Group on Social Protection and Climate Change (sub-group on climate finance), established under the Global Partnership for Universal Social Protection to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (USP2030)

Refereed Publications

Aleksandrova, Mariya / Laura Kuhl / Daniele Malerba (2024)
Unlocking climate finance for social protection: an analysis of the Green Climate Fund
in: Climate Policy 24 (7), 878-893
Lu, Yu / Lu Yu / Wen-Jun Li / Maria Aleksandrova (2022)
Impacts and synergies of weather index insurance and microcredit in rural areas: a systematic review
in: Environmental Research Letters 17 (10), article 103002
Alkesandrova, Mariya / Daniele Malerba / Christoph Strupat (2021)
“Building Back Better” through social protection
in: Bündnis Entwicklung hilft, Bochum: Ruhr University Bochum – Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, 33-37
Serraglio, Diogo Andreola / Mariya Aleksandrova / Benjamin Schraven (2021)
Human mobility in the context of LFDD in Latin America and the Caribbean: a review of national climate and desertification policies
in: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability (50), 197-207
Aleksandrova, Mariya / Cecilia Costella (2021)
Reaching the poorest and most vulnerable: addressing loss and damage through social protection
in: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability (50), 121-128
Aleksandrova, Mariya (2019)
Principles and considerations for mainstreaming climate change risk into national social protection frameworks in developing countries
in: Climate and Development Vol. 12(6), 511-520
Aleksandrova, Mariya / Animesh K. Gain / Carlo Giupponi (2016)
Assessing agricultural systems vulnerability to climate change to inform adaptation planning: an application in Khorezm, Uzbekistan
in: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 21 (8), 1263–1287
Aleksandrova, Mariya / John P.A. Lamers / Christopher Martius / Bernhard Tischbein (2014)
Rural vulnerability to environmental change in the irrigated lowlands of Central Asia and options for policy-makers: a review
in: Environmental Science & Policy 41 (August), 77-88

Non-refereed Publications

Aleksandrova, Mariya / Svea Koch (2026)
Ein Wettbewerb, der keiner sein sollte
in: Internationale Politik Special (1/2026), 16-20
Bauer, Steffen / Clara Brandi / Mariya Aleksandrova (2025)
The G7 and climate change
in: Andrea Freytag / Peter Draper (Hrsg.), The Elgar Companion to the G7, Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 154-174
Aleksandrova, Mariya / Washington Onyango Kanyangi / Assouhan Jonas Atchadé / Joanes Atela / Charles Tonui (2025)
Allocating international loss and damage finance through national climate funds: prospects for African LDCs
(Policy Brief 6/2025)
Aleksandrova, Mariya / Svea Koch (2025)
How does the new collective quantified goal on climate finance reshape the climate–development finance nexus?
in: Stephan Klingebiel / Jorge A. Pérez-Pineda / Kathrin Berensmann, Financing for development: From Monterrey to Seville, Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), 33-36
Interview with Mariya Aleksandrova (2024)
Climate conferences and no end in sight: are the targets still achievable?
in: Diplomatisches Magazin 09-10/24, 8-11
Interview mit Dr. Mariya Aleksandrova (2024)
Klimakonferenzen und kein Ende: sind die Ziele noch erreichbar
in: Diplomatisches Magazin 09-10/24, 8-11
Aleksandrova, Mariya / Aparajita Banerjee / Marcelo Inacio da Cunha / Jean Carlo Rodríguez de Francisco / Michael Brüntrup / Daniele Malerba (2024)
Fostering justice across the Rio Conventions: emerging levers for cooperation and coordination
(Policy Brief 31/2024)
Koch, Svea / Mariya Aleksandrova (2024)
The new UN climate finance goal: will the EU deliver what’s needed for a fair, ambitious and balanced new collective quantified goal?
in: Christine Hackenesch / Niels Keijzer / Svea Koch (eds.), The European Union’s global role in a changing world: challenges and opportunities for the new leadership, Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), 49-51
Koch, Svea / Mariya Aleksandrova (2023)
The future of climate and development finance: balancing separate accounting with integrated policy responses
(Policy Brief 19/2023)
Aleksandrova, Mariya / Urwah Khan / Archimedes Muzenda / Steffen Bauer / Rishikesh Ram Bhandary (2023)
The role of the G7 in strengthening the global landscape of climate finance for adaptation and loss and damage
in: T7 Task Force Wellbeing, Environmental Sustainability, and Just Transition Policy Brief (April 2023)
Bauer, Steffen / Mariya Aleksandrova (2023)
Loss and Damage: ein Wendepunkt multilateraler Klimapolitik
in: Jahresbericht 2021-2022 - German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), 24-28
Bauer, Steffen / Mariya Aleksandrova (2023)
Loss and Damage: a game changer for multilateral climate governance
in: Annual Report 2021-2022 - German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), 24-28
Anisimov, Ariadna / Mariya Aleksandrova / Steffen Bauer / Lola Vallejo (2022)
The EU and the Glasgow Dialogue: advancing a balanced approach to loss and damage
IDDRI Policy Brief 5/22
Aleksandrova, Mariya (2021)
Das Potenzial globaler Klimafonds für Investitionen in soziale Sicherung
(Analysen und Stellungnahmen 9/2021)
Lu Yu / Mariya Aleksandrova (2021)
Wetterindexversicherungen als Instrument der Förderung sozial-ökologischer Resilienz gegenüber dem Klimawandel
(Analysen und Stellungnahmen 8/2021)
Aleksandrova, Mariya / Sayanti Sengupta / Teresa Anderson / Cecilia Costella / Harjeet Singh / Harpreet Paul (2021)
Social protection for climate-induced loss and damage: priority areas for increasing capacity and investment in developing countries
Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre (RCCC)
Yu, Lu / Mariya Aleksandrova (2021)
Weather index insurance: promises and challenges of promoting social and ecological resilience to climate change
(Briefing Paper 14/2021)
Aleksandrova, Mariya (2021)
The untapped potential of global climate funds for investing in social protection
(Briefing Paper 7/2021)
Leininger, Julia / Christoph Strupat / Yonas Adeto / Abebe Shimeles / Wilson Wasike (2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic and structural transformation in Africa: evidence for action
(Discussion Paper 11/2021)
Stange, Gunnar / Harald Sterly / Patrick Sakdapolrak / Marion Borderon / Benjamin Schraven / Diogo Andreola Serraglio / Mariya Aleksandrova (2020)
Impeded migration as adaptation: COVID-19 and its implications for translocal strategies of environmental risk management
published on Environmental Migration Portal, 22.10.2020
Aleksandrova, Mariya (2019)
Social protection as a tool to address slow onset climate events: emerging issues for research and policy
(Discussion Paper 16/2019)
Aleksandrova, Mariya (2013)
Climate change and hazards in Central Asia: risk patterns in Khorezm region of Uzbekistan and implications for disaster risk reduction in rural areas
Conference proceedings abstracts of the IGU 2013 Regional Conference, Hazard and Risk Session, August 4-9 2013, Kyoto, Japan

Opinion Pieces

Bauer, Steffen / Svea Koch / Mariya Aleksandrova (2025)
Ohne Wumms: die EU auf der Weltklimakonferenz in Brasilien
published on klimareporter.de, 22.12.2025
Bauer, Steffen / Mariya Aleksandrova / Svea Koch (2025)
A Weak COPirinha: reflections on COP30 in Belém and the Role of the EU
published on blogs.idos-research.de, 05.12.2025
Wagner, Niklas / Mariya Aleksandrova (2025)
EU Credibility Demands Bold Climate and Finance Commitments
Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), The Current Column of 14 July 2025
Koch, Svea / Mariya Aleksandrova (2025)
Towards a stronger shared climate and development finance agenda: what role for the FfD4?
published on blogs.idos-research.de, 08.05.2025
Brandi, Clara / Steffen Bauer / Mariya Aleksandrova (2025)
The heat is on: climate policy must not simmer on the back burner
Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), The Current Column of 19 February 2025
Aleksandrova, Mariya / Steffen Bauer / Svea Koch (2024)
Wilder Westen bei der Klimafinanzierung wird noch wilder
published on klimareporter.de, 17.12.2024
Koch, Svea / Mariya Aleksandrova / Steffen Bauer (2024)
It ain’t over till it’s over: COP29’s decision on the new climate finance goal – the fine line between compromise and compromising
published on blogs.idos-research.de, 29.11.2024
Koch Svea / Mariya Aleksandrova (2024)
Das Vertrauen des globalen Südens in die EU steht auf dem Spiel
published on klimareporter.de, 19.11.2024
Koch, Svea / Mariya Aleksandrova (2024)
Why it's Europe’s chance to rebuild trust with the Global South
Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), The Current Column of 13 November 2024
Aleksandrova, Mariya / Svea Koch (2024)
Why a new quantum must go hand in hand with higher quality
Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), The Current Column of 27 May 2024
Aleksandrova, Mariya / Benjamin Schraven / Diogo Serraglio (2020)
The implications of the UN’s ruling on 'climate refugees'
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), The Current Column of 24 February 2020
Aleksandrova, Mariya/ Idil Boran (2019)
Slow onset climate risks require a strong governance mechanism
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), (The Current Column of 14 October 2019)
Bauer, Steffen / Mariya Aleksandrova (2019)
Global commission calls for urgent action on climate adaptation
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), (The Current Column of 11 September 2019)

Aleksandrova, Mariya

Dr. Mariya Aleksandrova

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