Who We Are

Expert Associate Research Professor, Atmospheric Sciences and Climatology

Dr. Amin Dezfuli

Dr. Amin Dezfuli is an atmospheric scientist investigating the physical mechanisms behind regional weather and climate extremes—and how these events impact people and ecosystems.

Expert Student Assistant

Marino Tommaso Dezulian

Expert Assistant Professor

Dr. Stephan Dietrich

Stephan Dietrich is an assistant professor at UNU-MERIT.

Staff Educational Programme Associate

Dinara Dikhanbayeva

Dinara Dikhanbayeva is an Educational Programme Associate at UNU-FLORES.

Staff Head of ICT

Yared Dina

Expert Research Fellow, Environment-Conflict Nexus

Dr. Pınar Dinç is a political scientist specializing in environmental peace and conflict studies, with a particular focus on the interplay between political power, climate and environmental change, ecological degradation, authoritarianism, resistance, and migration.

Expert Research Consultant

Charmaine Distor

Charmaine Distor is a Research Consultant at the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) since 2024. Prior to this, she was a Junior Research Assistant from August 2022 to September 2024.

Expert Researcher Policy Making

Dr. Daniel Domínguez Gómez

Expert Receptionist & Management/Office-Assistant

Mieke Drossaert

Mieke Drossaert is Student Affairs Officer at UNU-MERIT.

Staff Programme Officer

Nicolas du Bois

Nicolas du Bois is a Programme Officer in the Office of the Rector.