Who We Are

Expert Research Fellow

Sajal Kabiraj

Sajal Kabiraj is a Visiting Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Associate Research Professor, Water Economics and Policy

Dr. Taher Kahil conducts integrated hydrological-economic assessments to guide the selection and design of water management policies that ensure water security for all in the face of future climate and socio-economic changes.

Expert Lead, Nature-Based Solutions and Resilient Cities

Prof. Zahra Kalantari

Professor Zahra Kalantari's work advances the understanding of interactions between urban socio-economic, socio-physical, and biophysical systems, which is essential for developing effective and efficient strategies and transition pathways for climate change mitigation, adaptation, and monitoring.

Expert Communications Intern

Miquela Kallenberger

Miquela is a Communications Intern at UNU-CRIS.

Expert Senior Programme Associate

Tarisai Kanyepi

Expert Associate Academic Officer

Dr. Irmak Karakislak

Dr. Irmak Karakislak is an Associate Academic Officer at UNU-EHS, working on the flagship report, Interconnected Disaster Risks.

Expert PhD Fellow

Maria Karasani

Maria Karasani is a PhD Fellow at UNU-CRIS within the Nature, Climate and Health cluster

Expert Senior Research Analyst

Naci Karkin

Naci Karkin has been with the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) since 2022. Naci's core expertise includes e-participation, social media analysis, public sector innovation, and e-governance.

Expert Head of Research Programme – Resource Nexus for Sustainability Transformations

Prof. Daniel Karthe

Prof. Daniel Karthe currently heads UNU-FLORES’s research programme on the ‘Resource Nexus for Sustainability Transformations” (NEXtra)’.

Staff Programme Assistant

Ikuyo Kaseda

Ikuyo Kaseda is a Programme Assistant for the Biodiversity and Society Programme.