Biography
Kyungmee Kim is a visiting researcher at the ISS during 2024-2026, working with the Political Ecology research group.
She is a researcher at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University (Sweden) focusing on the intersection of climate change and insecurity, examining how climate resilience building can mitigate the risk of conflict and fragility.
Kyungmee’s research also encompasses transboundary water conflict and cooperation, environmental peacebuilding, and the role of Artificial Intelligence in climate and environmental policy.
She is also affiliated with Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) as an associate researcher, contributing to policy-relevant research and actions.
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Work
- Kyungmee Kim (2024) - Grassroots resistance against hydropower dams: Community campaigns and civilian-rebel cooperation in Myanmar - Environment and Security - doi: 10.1177/27538796241283084
- Stefan Döring, Kyungmee Kim & Ashok Swain (2024) - Integrating socio-hydrology, and peace and conflict research - Journal of Hydrology, 633 - doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.131000 - [link]
- Kyungmee Kim, Cedric de Coning, Emma Hakala, Tobias Etzold & Minoo Koefoed (2024) - The Peace and Security Implications of Climate Change for the Nordic Region - Nordic Review of International Studies, 109-116
- Kyungmee Kim & Tània Ferré Garcia (2023) - Climate Change and Violent Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa - International Studies Review, 25 (4) - doi: 10.1093/isr/viad053 - [link]
- Charlotte Grech-Madin, Stefan Döring, Kyungmee Kim & Ashok Swain (2018) - Negotiating water across levels: A peace and conflict “Toolbox” for water diplomacy - Journal of Hydrology, 559, 100-109 - doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.02.008 - [link]
- Kyungmee Kim & Anders Jägerskog (2016) - Overseas investment in land and challenges in the Nile Basin: Evident links from the Middle East and North Africa investment - doi: 10.4324/9781315686172-10 - [link]
- Anders Jägerskog & Kyungmee Kim (2015) - Land acquisition: A means to mitigate water scarcity and reduce conflict? - Hydrological Sciences Journal, 61 (7), 1338-1345 - doi: 10.1080/02626667.2015.1052452 - [link]
