Professor Daanish Mustafa

Professor in Critical Geography, King's College London

Professor Daanish Mustafa obtained his BA in Geography from Middlebury College, USA, his MA from the University of Hawai'i Manoa, and his PhD in Geography from the University of Colorado.

He taught at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA, and then at the University of South Florida, St Petersburg, before finding his intellectual home in the Department of Geography. While at King's, he has received the School of Social Science and Public Policy Excellence in Teaching award.

His research has been funded by the Belmont Forum, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Department for International Development (DfID), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), National Geographic Society, Royal Geographical Society, and the British Academy.

Daanish was the co-author of the first climate change response strategies for Pakistan, in addition to being the lead author for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Pakistan's five-year flood response strategy. In addition, he has also undertaken policy-related work with the DfID, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Stimson Centre, and United States Institute for Peace (USIP).