Who We Are

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Berthy Kpiebaya

Berthy Kpiebaya is part of the Joint PhD Programme of UNU-FLORES and TU Dresden.

Expert Senior Lecturer

Dr. Lutz Krebs

Lutz F. Krebs is a senior lecturer and political scientist with a focus on international relations and conflict research.

Expert Deputy Head of Risk and Adaptation Department, Head of MCII Division

Soenke Kreft

Soenke Kreft leads the work of Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII) which is hosted at United Nations University – Institute for Environmental and Human Security (UNU-EHS).

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Prashant Kumar

Prashant Kumar is a Doctoral Researcher in the Joint Junior Researcher Programme of Technische Universität Dresden and UNU-FLORES.

Expert Visiting Scientist

Amit Kumar

Expert Visiting Research Assistant

Joel Kuria

Joel Mburu Kuria is a visiting research assistant at the United Nations University Institute in Macau.

UNU Council Member UNU Council Member; Executive Director, The African Population and Health Research Center

Prof. Catherine Kyobutungi

Prof. Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi is the Executive Director at the African Population and Health Research Center.

Expert Head Capacity Development Office

Dr. Mindel van de Laar is director of the capacity development office at UNU-MERIT and Maastricht University. She manages the offering of executive certificate programmes and tailor made projects that aim to train working professionals in the field of public policy and development.

Expert Secretary to the Board of Examiners

Lena Ladniak

Secretary to the Board of Examiners

Expert Doctoral Student Fellow, Urban Environmental Justice

Marianne Lahaie Luna

Marianne Lahaie Luna is a public health researcher focused on the complex relationship between precarious housing and food behaviors, particularly for Latinx immigrants in Toronto.