Dina Kaskina is a Doctoral Researcher with a background in environmental science and water governance.
She holds a Joint Master's Degree in Water Cooperation and Diplomacy from the University for Peace (Costa Rica), IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (the Netherlands), and Oregon State University (USA). She also holds a Master's Degree in Environmental Science and Technology from Lancaster University (UK) and a Bachelor's Degree in Geography from Academician Y.A. Buketov Karaganda University (Kazakhstan). Before joining UNU, she taught environmental science and policy courses to undergraduate students at universities in Central Asia. Her current research focuses on mining impacts on socio-ecological systems in Kazakhstan.
UNU Resource Nexus Focus Area
- Transformed Landscapes
Research Interests
- Environmental Change & Sustainable Development
- Central Asia
Appointments
- 2023 - 2026 Lecturer, Earth and Environmental Sciences Department, University of Central Asia, Tajikistan
- 2014 - 2019 Teaching Assistant, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan