Who We Are

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Waseem Ashraf

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

Expert Research Fellow

Tamara Avellán

Tamara Avellán is a Visiting Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS within the Nature, Climate and Health Cluster

Staff Communications Officer

Vanessa Awanyo

Vanessa Awanyo is a Communications officer at UNU-INRA.

Expert Diaster Risk Modelling & Capacity Building Expert

Muhammad Azmat

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Keita Azuma

Keita Azuma has been an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS since July 2025

Expert Adjunct Professor

Prof. 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.

Expert Research Intern

Jamiu Badmus

Jamiu Badmus is a research intern at UNU-CRIS

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 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.

Expert Senior Research Officer

Denis Bailly

Denis Bailly is a Senior Fellow at the United Nations University and a leading expert in marine and coastal economics, ocean governance, and integrated socio-ecological assessment.