Priyanka Mahat

CFR Staff

Priyanka Mahat

Research Associate, Climate Change Policy

Priyanka Mahat is a research associate for climate change policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Before joining CFR, she was a researcher at Brown University’s Climate and Development Lab and served as a representative at the UN's COP28 climate conference. She holds a bachelor's degree in environmental studies and international and public affairs from Brown University.

Climate Change

Climate Change Is Affecting the Economy. But Proving So Is a Challenge.

Several studies have attempted to model the effects of climate change on the economy, with varying results. But one fact remains certain: The costs of climate change will hit emerging markets and developing countries the hardest.

by Alice C. Hill and Priyanka Mahat May 13, 2025 Energy Security and Climate Change Program
Climate Change

Was COP29 in Azerbaijan a Failure?

The UN climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, was poorly organized, fell far short of goals for climate finance, and raised doubts about the ability of the COP process to halt alarming global warming trends.

by Alice C. Hill and Priyanka Mahat November 25, 2024 Energy Security and Climate Change Program
Climate Change

COP29 Summit in Baku: What to Expect

The 2024 summit in Azerbaijan comes amid fresh reports showing that global warming levels are accelerating, bringing more intense climate-related disasters and an increased demand for funding to mitigate and protect communities from the effects of climate change.

by Alice C. Hill and Priyanka Mahat October 31, 2024 Energy Security and Climate Change Program

United States

What Is Temporary Protected Status?

Temporary Protected Status has long been used as a humanitarian solution for migrants who are unable to return home safely. President Trump’s renewed efforts to scale back such programs have further fueled the debate over the immigration policy’s use and scope.

by Diana Roy and Claire Klobucista July 2, 2025

Sudan

What Is the Extent of Sudan’s Humanitarian Crisis?

More than two years into the civil war in Sudan, at least twelve million people have been forcibly displaced, but experts say the country’s devastating humanitarian crisis is still not getting the international attention it deserves.

by Mariel Ferragamo and Diana Roy June 26, 2025

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

What Is NATO?

The alliance continues to bolster its military deterrent in Europe amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and has expanded its membership in recent years.

by Jonathan Masters June 24, 2025

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