Dr. Ayan Mahamoud is a Senior Programme Coordinator at the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), where she is the Head of Partnership and Resource Mobilisation. Dr. Mahamoud is an expert in regional and transboundary climate security and climate fragility. She is also an international resilience programming expert with over 10 years of experience in supporting strategic programming for the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a leading Regional Economic Commission.