Farzana is a graduate student in the International Public Policy program (MIPP) at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. She graduated from Dhaka University with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in economics. She has taught undergraduate economics classes at one of Bangladesh’s private universities for over three years. From 2012 to 2013, Farzana was a Research Assistant for a collaborative study between the University of Guelph’s Department of Food, Agricultural & Resource Economics (FARE) and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). She wants to research and contribute to international environmental policy and human security.

She is highly motivated to work in urban climate justice to address the disproportionate impacts of climate change and actions on vulnerable populations. Because over half of the world’s population lives in cities producing more than half of greenhouse gas emissions and now more susceptible to catastrophic weather events. Besides, she also aims to investigate how frontier technologies like artificial intelligence compromise the human security of migratory communities as a second area of her expertise. As she pursues her master’s degree at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, Farzana hopes to hone her research, analytical, and communication abilities to increase her knowledge of global environmental policy and human security and to broaden her policymaking opportunities.