Who We Are

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’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 Professorial Fellow

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.

Expert Junior Research Associate

Mercy Erhi Makpor

Mercy Erhi Makpor has been with the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) since 2019. She is also a research associate and a visiting professor at the University of Minho, Portugal.

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Yamikani Makwinja

Yamikani Makwinja is a Doctoral Researcher in the Joint Ph.D. Programme in Integrated Management of Water, Soil, and Waste between Technische Universität Dresden and UNU-FLORES.

Staff Programme Asssociate

Zaira Malik

Zaira Malik is a Programme Associate for the Postgraduate Degree and Training Programme.

Expert Capacity Development Coordinator

Cristina Mancigotti

Cristina Mancigotti is a Capacity Development Coordinator at UNU-MERIT and Maastricht University.

Expert Researcher

Dr. Katrin Marchand

Katrin Marchand is a researcher at UNU-MERIT and Maastricht University.

Expert PhD Fellow

Rossella Marino

Rossella Marino is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS and a Postdoctoral Researcher at Ghent University.