Deborah Lika joined RIFS as a Fellow in March 2024. She holds a scholarship from the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) as part of the Fellowships for university graduates from Middle and Eastern Europe (MOE). Her research topic is on Integrating Human Behavior and Decision Making into Climate Models. She holds a master's degree in Public Law and for the past three years she has been working as a Project Coordinator at the United Nations Association Albania. Among other projects, she has coordinated the Albanian UN Youth Delegates to the UN Programme.