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Expert Senior Project Associate

Christina Natalia Widjaja

Christina is currently leading a book publication project centered around the Climate Vulnerability Monitor (CVM) 3rd edition Report: A Planet on Fire. Commissioned by the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) and the Vulnerable Twenty Group (V20) and supported by organizations like Climate Analytics, finres and the Lancet Countdown, CVM consolidates the latest scientific research on climate change impacts.

Expert Senior Researcher

Dr. René Wintjes

René Wintjes is senior research fellow at UNU-MERIT since 1998.

Expert Professor

Prof. Dr. Kristof de Witte

Kristof De Witte is a full professor (gewoon hoogleraar) in Education Economics and Political Economy at the Faculty of Economics and Business at KU Leuven, Belgium, and he holds the chair in ‘Effectiveness and Efficiency of Educational Innovations’ (bijzonder hoogleraar) at United Nations University (UNU-MERIT) at Maastricht University, the Netherlands. Kristof De Witte is further a Fellow member of the CESifo Network.

Expert Assistant Professor

Dr. Pui Hang Wong

Pui Hang Wong is a research associate at UNU-MERIT and an assistant professor at Maastricht University.

Expert Lead, Strategic Foresight for the Net-Zero Transition

Dr. Mark Workman

Dr. Mark Workman is an expert in strategic policy making and whole system analysis, specializing in energy transitions, environmental and climate change, and conflict.

Expert Visiting Associate Professor, Water and Power Systems

Dr. Cheng Xiong

Dr. Cheng Xiong specializes in the optimization of water and power systems.

Expert Director

Dr. Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi

Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi is the Director of UNU-IAS.

Staff Programme Asssociate

Tomoko Yamamoto

Tomoko Yamamoto is a Programme Associate for the Biodiversity and Society Programme.

Staff Education Associate

Janette Yamanian

Janette Yamanian

Expert Researcher

Min Yang

Min Yang is a researcher at the United Nations University Institute in Macau who is passionate about building a sustainable and peaceful future for all through knowledge generating and sharing.