Dr. Fabien Cottier

Pronouns: he/him

Associate Research Scientist, Science Applications, Center for Integrated Earth System Information (CIESIN), Columbia Climate School

Lecturer in Professional Studies, M.S. in Sustainability Management

School of Professional Studies

Geoscience 200A
61 Route 9W
Palisades, NY 10964
USA

BIOGRAPHY:

I am an Associate Research Scientist at the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University, where I am  involved in a multidisciplinary NSF-funded project examining the drivers of migration flows in West Africa. I hold a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Geneva (2018) and a Master in Comparative and International Studies from the ETH Zürich (2012).

In my research, I study the causes and consequences of migration and displacement with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa. Specifically, my research investigates how environmental change affect migration pattern, as well as under what condition does in-migration result in intergroup conflict.

Previously, I was a Postdoctoral researcher in the department of political science at the University of Geneva (2018–2020) and a visiting scholar with the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace studies at Columbia University (2019–2020). My research has been appeared in World Development, Global Environmental Change, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Civil Wars and Nature Food.