Who We Are

Staff Communications Associate

Alexandra Franco Guajardo

Alexandra Franco Guajardo is a Communications Associate for the Biodiversity and Society (BDS) programme at UNU-IAS.

Staff Administrative Assistant

Kavitha Kalaivanan

Kavitha Kalaivanan is an Administrative Assistant at UNU-IAS.

Expert Research Associate - Climate Justice

Jaffar Abbas is a researcher on urban climate justice and non-economic loss and damage. With a background in human geography, environmental engineering and climate communication, he's passionate about finding innovative solutions to combat climate change through environmental justice approaches, community engagement and interdisciplinary research.

Expert Researcher, Sustainability Transition and Justice

Dr. Miriam Aczel

Dr. Miriam Aczel’s expertise encompasses international energy law and policy, greenhouse gas removal technologies, local-scale clean energy, science communication, and citizen science.

Expert Adjunct Researcher

Nora Adam

As a natural scientist, Nora Adam worked in multiple international and interdisciplinary research institutions focusing on ecology, forestry, and biodiversity research.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Ilke Adam

Ilke Adam is a part-time Professorial Fellow at UNU-CRIS.

Expert Adjunct Professor, Water Resources Modeling and Management

Prof. Jan Franklin Adamowski

Jan Franklin Adamowski is a Full Professor in the Department of Bioresource Engineering in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at McGill University.

Staff Finance Consultant

Samuel Mensah Adevor

Samuel Mensah Adevor is a Financial Consultant at UNU INRA.

Expert Research Assistant

Kwabena Adu-Ababio

Kwabena Adu-Ababio is a research assistant at UNU-WIDER, also pursuing a PhD at the University of Helsinki.

Expert Fellow, Water Governance and Innovation Policy

Nof Afghani

Ms. Nof Afghani is a researcher specializing in water governance, with a focus on the equitable use and management of non-conventional water resources (NCWRs).