Kayly Ober is the Senior Climate Security Advisor for the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations at the United States Department of State. She has worked at the intersection of climate, migration, and conflict issues for the last 15 years in various capacities, including with the U.S. Institute of Peace, Refugees International, Asian Development Bank, ODI, Woodrow Wilson Center, and World Bank, where she co-authored the flagship publication "Groundswell: Preparing for Internal Climate Migration." From 2020-2022, she served as a member of the Task Force on Displacement established by the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage's Executive Committee. Kayly holds a BA in international studies from American University and an MSc in environment and development from the London School of Economics. She is currently completing her PhD in geography at the University of Bonn.
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