Who We Are

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.

Expert Senior Associate

Linda works as a Project Associate within MCII’s Climate Risk Finance Solutions team. She is primarily involved in the Pacific Insurance and Climate Adaptation Program (PICAP), as well as in the development and implementation of a new global program on Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance.

Expert Chief, Administrative and Programme Services

Werner Dubbeling

Werner Dubbeling is the Chief, Administrative and Programme Services at the UNU-MERIT

Expert Assistant Professor

Dr. Talitha Dubow

Talitha Dubow is Assistant Professor at UNU-MERIT and Maastricht University.

Expert Visiting Expert

Hasret Duman

As of July 2026, Hasret is a Visiting Fellow at the UNU-EGOV.

Expert Policy and Communications Officer

Andrew Dunn

Andrew Dunn is the Policy and Communications Officer at UNU-CRIS.

Expert Associate Academic Officer

Dr. David Durand-Delacre

David Durand-Delacre is a human geographer and critical migration scholar interested in the political, cultural, and epistemological controversies arising from growing concern about climate change’s impact on human mobilities.