Who We Are

Expert Lead, Resilient and Equitable Infrastructure

Prof. Farshid Vahedifard

Professor Farshid Vahedifard's work has centered around studying the resilience and adaptation of critical infrastructure, including levees and dams, in the face of extreme events (e.g., droughts, floods, wildfires, and cascading hazards) in a changing climate.

Expert PhD Fellow

Domenico Valenza

Domenico Valenza is a PhD Fellow with UNU-CRIS label since January 2019.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Thijs Van de Graaf

Professor Dr. Thijs Van de Graaf is a part-time Professorial Fellow at UNU-CRIS.

Expert Policy Research Lead

Remco van de Pas

Dr. Remco van de Pas is the Policy Research Lead for the Climate Justice and Determinants of Health workpackage at the United Nations University’s International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH).

Advisory Committee Member Advisory Committee Member

Prof. Ester van der Voet

Ester van der Voet Associate Professor at Leiden University in the Department Industrial Ecology of the Institute of Environmental Sciences, CML.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Peter Van Elsuwege

Peter Van Elsuwege is a Professorial Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Professorial Fellow

Ann Van Griensven

Ann Van Griensven is a Professorial Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Professorial Fellow

Sven Van Kerckhoven

Dr. Sven Van Kerckhoven is Professorial Fellow at UNU-CRIS.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Luk Van Langenhove

Luk Van Langenhove is a part-time Professorial Fellow at UNU-CRIS.

Expert Visiting Scientist

Douwe Van Schie

Douwe is a Senior Research Assistant at the EMIC Division at UNU-EHS and a PhD Candidate in Loss and Damage at the University of Bonn. He works on topics as Non-Economic Loss and Damage, Social Inequality, Social and Climate Justice, Capabilities and Intersectionality, predominantly focusing on Bangladesh and Suriname.