Olivia Dun
e-mail: dun (at) ehs.unu.edu
BACKGROUND
Olivia has obtained a Bachelor of Science (Environmental) degree from the University of Sydney and a Master of Arts (Forced Migration, Asylum and Refugees) degree from Charles Sturt University, Australia. She has spent the past four years working for the Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, particularly on refugee matters. She spent two years in Lao PDR as an Australian Youth Ambassador for Development working in the field of natural resource management.
Olivia is a Research Associate within the Environmental Change in Forced Migration (EACH-FOR) project at UNU-EHS, as well as the Groundwater and Human Security–Case Studies (GWAHS-CS).
WORKING AREA AT UNU-EHS
Additionally, Olivia is also a PhD Researcher at UNU-EHS in Bonn and at the University of Sydney, Australia. Her PhD research focuses on the role of the environment in forcing people to migrate and the level of protection, aid and assistance provided to such forced migrants.
PUBLICATIONS
Dun, O. (2009): Linkages between Flooding, Migration and Resettlement in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam: Case Study Report for the EACH-FOR Project. UNU-EHS, Bonn, Germany.
Renaud, F.; Dun, O.; Warner, K.; Bogardi, J. (2009): Deciphering the Importance of Environmental Factors in Human Migration. Paper submitted to the journal International Migration.
Warner, K.; Afifi, T.; Dun, O.; Stal, M.; Schmidl, S.; Bogardi, J. (2008):
Human security, climate change, and environmentally induced migration
. In: Climate Change: Addressing the Impact on Human Security. Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) and Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2007-2008 Greek chairmanship of the Human Security Network. Athens.
Renaud, F.; Bogardi, J.J.; Dun, O.; Warner, K. (2007):
Control, Adapt or Flee: How to Face Environmental Migration?
UNU-EHS, Bonn, Germany.
