Who We Are

Expert Academic Programme Advisor

Dr. Yasushi Katsuma

Yasushi Katsuma is an Academic Programme Advisor at UNU-IAS.

Expert Project Associate

Sarita Gabrielle Katwaroo

Advisory Board Member UNU-IAS Board Member; Executive Director of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation; Senior Research Advisor at the JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development

Dr. Nobuko Kayashima

Nobuko Kayashima is Executive Director of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, and Senior Research Advisor at the JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development.

Expert Professor

Prof. Dr. René Kemp

Professor René Kemp is an eco-innovation and sustainability transition researcher.

Expert Youth Fellow, Water Governance and Justice

Mazen Khan is a Youth Fellow in Water Governance and Justice at UNU-INWEH, supporting research, policy, and outreach initiatives related to water governance, displacement, and international justice, with a regional emphasis on the Middle East and South Asia.

Expert Executive Co-Director, UNU Hub on Remote-Sensing and Sustainable Innovations for Resilient Urban Systems (R-SIRUS)

Prof. Reza Khanbilvardi

Professor Reza Khanbilvardi specializes in water resources and satellite-based remote sensing applications.

Expert Research Fellow, Behavioural Change and Risk Communication

Dr. Mehri Khosravi

Dr. Mehri Khosravi is an environmental social scientist specialising in climate adaptation, behavioural change, risk communication, and the social dimensions of environmental sustainability.

Staff End-User Support Assistant

Nancy Kiarie

Expert Lead, Evidence-Based Water Action

Prof. Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema

Professor Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema's work advances regional capacity development and applied research across Southern Africa and beyond.

Expert Data Developer

Michael Kilumelume

Michael Kilumelume is a Data Developer at UNU-WIDER for the Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) programme.