Aghaghia Rahimzadeh is a two-time Fulbright Fellow with a doctorate in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management from UC Berkeley. She has spent the last fifteen years investigating the social implications of climate change in remote mountain communities in Western Himalaya. She is the co-founder and Chairperson of the Himalayan Conservation and Preservation Society https://hcpsusa.org/. Aghaghia’s current work explores the intersection of climate change, infrastructure development, and mass tourism to understand how the region confronts these issues on its resource base. In addition to her current work in the Himalaya, Aghaghia has worked with the UN Development Program and the UN Development Fund for Women in Tajikistan, and with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Iran. Aghaghia also leads cultural immersion, educational tours in the Himalaya. Her publications have appeared in About Place Journal, World Development Perspectives, Land Use Policy, Conservation and Society, Human Ecology, Newfound, and Terrain.org. https://www.aghaghiarahimzadeh.com/