Biography
Professor Naho Mirumachi is Professor in Environmental Politics at the Department of Geography. Trained in political science, international studies and human geography, she has research interests in the politics and governance of the environment, particularly water and energy. Her research brings together thinking on political economy of international transboundary river basins, security and geopolitics over natural resources, particularly in developing country contexts. With over 15 years of experience, she has published extensively and is the author of Transboundary Water Politics in the Developing World [(Routledge 2015) and co-author of Water Conflicts: Analysis for Transformation (Oxford University Press 2020).
Naho is the co-director of the King’s Water Centre that works to incubate, elevate, and empower the best science and innovation to tackle the world’s water problems. She has extensive collaboration with international research networks, policy makers and the cultural sector. She has experience in training over 200 policy makers and professionals on water security and water cooperation. Naho recently served as lead author on freshwater policy for the 2019 UN Environment GEO-6 report and worked on the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report.
Research
- Transboundary water conflict and cooperation
- Water governance
- Environmental security
- Framing of natural resources management
- Institutions for environmental governance
- Power and environmental discourse
- Scale and agency
Stemming from her research interests in the politics of natural resources management, Naho examines three inter-related themes: institutions of water allocation; power and environmental discourse; scale and agency.
She has fieldwork experience in the Orange-Senqu River basin in Southern Africa, Ganges River basin in South Asia, and the Mekong River basin in Southeast Asia, and most recently Tanzania.
Teaching
Postgraduate
- Water and Development
- Security and the Global Natural Environment Geopolitics of Natural Resource Disputes
PhD supervision
Naho would be interested in discussing potential PhD topics such as:
- Transboundary water conflict and cooperation
- Water governance
- Water security, environmental security
- Low carbon development
Further details
See Naho's research profile
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Zeitoun, M., Cascao, A., Daoudy, M., Greco, F., Mirumachi, N. & Warner, J., 17 Oct 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: WATER INTERNATIONAL. 47, 6, p. 1001-1015 15 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2022.2125234
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Matthews, N., Dalton, J., Matthews, J., Barclay, H., Barron, J., Garrick, D., Gordon, L., Huq, S., Isman, T., McCornick, P., Meghji, A., Mirumachi, N., Moose, S., Mulligan, M., Noble, A., Petryniak, O., Pittock, J., Queiroz, C., Ringler, C., Smith, M., & 3 othersTurner, C., Vora, S. & Whiting, L., Dec 2022, In: Water Security. 17, 100126. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasec.2022.100126
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Manero, A., Mirumachi, N., Everitt, L. & Mueller, A., 2022, London: King's College London. Research output: Book/Report › Report. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.18742/pub01-087
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Mirumachi, N., Griswold, A., Mehta, L., Varghese, S. & Ringler, C., 2022, London: King's College London. Research output: Book/Report › Report. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.18742/pub01-086
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Mirumachi, N. & Hurlbert, M., Jun 2022, In: International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics. 22, 2, p. 317-332 16 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10784-022-09564-9
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Mirumachi, N. & Hautsch, M., 3 Dec 2021, The Foreign Policy Centre. Research output: Book/Report › Report
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Mueller, A., Mirumachi, N., Tickner, D., Louw, D. & Weston, D., 10 Dec 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: WATER INTERNATIONAL. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2021.2004529
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Zeitoun, M. & Mirumachi, N., 20 Jul 2010, The Politics of Water: A Survey: First Edition. Taylor and Francis Ltd, p. 96-118 23 p. Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Mirumachi, N., Duda, A., Gregulska, J. & Smetek, J., 30 Sep 2021, Policy Department for External Relations, Directorate General for External Policies of the Union, European Parliament. Research output: Book/Report › Report › peer-review
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Lomax, J., Osborne, M., Aminga, V., Mirumachi, N. & Johnson, O., 2 Sep 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Energy Research & Social Science. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review