Who We Are

Expert Researcher in Ethnobiology and molecular plant biology

Dr. Yani Aranguren Díaz

Dr. Yani Cristina Aranguren Díaz

Expert Senior Project Associate

Teresa holds a Bachelor’s degree in Financial Administration and Systems from the University of Guadalajara, Mexico, and a dual Master’s in Science on Technology and Natural Resources Management in the Tropics & Subtropics from TH Cologne, Germany, and the Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

Advisory Committee Member External Member of the Advisory Committee, Professor and Chair of Inclusive AI Cultures, Utrecht University

Payal Arora

Payal Arora is a Professor of Inclusive AI Cultures at Utrecht University and Co-founder of FemLab. A digital anthropologist, she has two decades of experience working with low-income communities to inform inclusive designs and policies. Author of award-winning books like "The Next Billion Users," she is recognized by Forbes and has consulted for major organizations like Google, UNESCO, and Spotify.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Prof. Dr. Anthony Arundel

Anthony Arundel is a Professor of Innovation at the University of Tasmania in Hobart, Australia and concurrently a Professorial Fellow at UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research and Training Centre on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT).

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Waseem Ashraf

Waseem Ashraf is part of the Joint PhD Programme of UNU-FLORES and TU Dresden.

Staff Communications Officer

Vanessa Awanyo

Vanessa Awanyo is a Communications officer at UNU-INRA.

Expert Diaster Risk Modelling & Capacity Building Expert

Muhammad Azmat

Expert Adjunct Professor

Mukand Babel

Mukand Babel is adjunct professor at UNU-FLORES and a full professor at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Thailand, and the Director of the Centre for Water and Climate Adaptation at AIT.

Advisory Committee Member International Advisory Committee Member

Prof. Akissa Bahri

Dr Akissa Bahri is currently a Professor at the National Agricultural Institute of Tunisia (INAT).

Expert Research Assistant

Uzabi Baidar

Uzabi is a researcher specializing in Environment Management and Integrated Water Resources Management. She is working as a researcher with the Climate Risk Analytics team of the Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII). She specializes in water resources management, climate adaptations, disaster risk financing and nature-based solutions.