Who We Are

Expert Policy Research Lead

Claudia Abreu Lopes

Dr Claudia Abreu Lopes is a Policy Research Lead at the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH).

Expert PhD Fellow

Maria Lorenzo

Maria Pilar Lorenzo is a PhD Fellow at UNU-CRIS and at Ghent University’s Centre for Higher Education Governance.

Staff Finance Associate

Huantian Lyu

Huantian Lyu is the Operations Manager of UNU Institute in Macau.

Expert Lead, Water, Energy, Food and Environment (WEFE) Nexus

Prof. Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi is a globally recognised researcher, boundary spanner, and science advocate, working on complex water, energy, food, and environmental systems at the interface of science, policy, and society.

Expert Director

Prof. Kaveh Madani

Prof. Kaveh Madani is the Director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH).

Expert UNU INRA ( Operating Unit Namibia, Coordinator)

Samuel Mafwila

Dr Mafwila is the Coordinator of the UNU-INRA Operating Unit in Nambia.

Expert Lead, Sustainable Infrastructure in Cold Regions

Prof. Pooneh Maghoul

Prof. Pooneh Maghoul’s research focuses on the intersection of geotechnical engineering and sustainable development by addressing the challenges posed by climate change in cold and permafrost regions.

Expert Lead, Middle East Climate and Water Policy

Dr. Mohammed Mahmoud

Dr. Mohammed Mahmoud is an expert in water resources management and climate adaptation policy in dry regions, including the Middle East, North Africa, and Western United States.

Expert Emeritus Professor

Prof. Dr. Jacques Mairesse

Jacques Mairesse's research is applied and belongs to econometrics in the proper sense that it tries to connect empirical and theoretical analysis with particular attention to data and to methods.