Who We Are

Expert Lead, Land Subsidence Analytics

Dr. Manoochehr Shirzaei

Dr. Manoochehr Shirzaei's research is focused on space-borne synthetic aperture radar technology, groundwater resources management, green energies, and equitable adaptation to natural and anthropogenic land subsidence, sea level rise, and coastal hazards in the face of changing climate.

Expert Executive Co-Director, UNU Hub on Engineering to Face Climate Change

Prof. Nima Shokri

Professor Nima Shokri’s work bridges fundamental science and applied engineering to tackle soil health and degradation, water risks, and land-use sustainability at local and global scales.

Expert Senior Research Associate

Dr. Stella Shumba

Stella Shumba is a Senior Research Associate, who is committed to evaluating climate risk insurance demand and impact across diverse regions, with a focus on integrating gender perspectives.

Expert Project Coordinator

Amadou Sidibe

Expert Professor

Prof. Dr. Melissa Siegel

Melissa Siegel is a Professor of Migration Studies at UNU-MERIT and Maastricht University and Head of Migration Studies at UNU-MERIT.

Expert Research Associate

Jerome Sardido Silla

Jerome Sardido Silla is a Research Associate for the Innovation and Education (IVE) Programme at UNU-IAS.

Expert Adjunct Assistant Professor

João Marco Silva

João Marco Silva is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) and an Assistant Professor at the University of Minho's Department of Informatics. He is also a Senior Researcher at INESC TEC’s High Assurance Software Laboratory (HASLab), specializing in information security, network security, and energy-aware networking.

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