Dr. Daniel Haines
University College London. Network co-leader
Expertise on
Countries: India, Pakistan
Policy Areas & Themes: Climate & Environment, Development Policy, Foreign Policy, Governance, History, Politics, Strategic Partnerships
Bio
Dan Haines is a historian, policy analyst and expert on environmental politics.
Dan can advise on environmental and political risks at national (India and Pakistan) and regional/international levels, and more broadly on foreign policy.
special research expertise on
Trans-boundary water-sharing, especially in the Indus Basin
Natural hazard management, especially earthquakes and floods
Regional colonial history and its ongoing legacies
Engagement experience includes
Research Fellow with the South Asia and Afghanistan Research Group at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (2021-2023)
Continuing role as an invited expert at UK Government roundtables and briefings
Worked in research partnerships with NGOs and government departments in Nepal and Bhutan
Media experience includes presenting a full-length documentary on earthquake resilience in Bhutan for Bhutani national television, and being interviewed on radio (BBC and NPR) and television (Din News, Pakistan)
Read a sample of Daniel’s research outputs
Rivers Divided: Indus Basin Waters in the Making of India and Pakistan (book)
India and Pakistan tension escalates with suspension of historic water treaty (with Kate Sullivan de Estrada), analysis in The Conversation
India and Pakistan Are Playing a Dangerous Game in the Indus Basin, commentary for United States Institute for Peace
Recovering the status quo: Earthquake aftermaths in colonial India, Disasters (open-access journal article)
