Aaliya Aaliya

Aaliya is a Ph.D. Candidate working under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Brian McAdoo in PlanetLab in the Division of Earth and Climate Sciences at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment. Her doctoral research focuses on understanding the planetary-scale changes such as climate change impacting the health and well-being of rural mountain communities in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) Region, focusing specifically on Nepal and Pakistan.

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations

Student Earth and Climate Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment

Recent Scholarly Works

From understanding disaster risk to risk reduction solutions

Journal article International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction · June 15, 2026 Anthropogenic global change is intensifying natural hazards necessitating urgent, just and sustainable solutions that mitigate risks without compromising the Earth systems crucial for human survival. Advances in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) h ... Full text Cite

Mental health impacts of glacial lake outburst floods in mountain communities: a cross-sectional study from Hunza Valley, Pakistan

Preprint · April 22, 2026 Full text Cite

Environmental changes as drivers of health risks: understanding community insights from the Middle Hills of rural Nepal

Preprint · 2026 Full text Cite

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