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Expert Research Associate - Climate Justice

Jaffar Abbas

Jaffar Abbas is a researcher on urban climate justice and non-economic loss and damage. With a background in human geography, environmental engineering and climate communication, he's passionate about finding innovative solutions to combat climate change through environmental justice approaches, community engagement and interdisciplinary research.

Expert Research Fellow, Sustainability Transition and Justice

Dr. Miriam Aczel

Dr. Miriam Aczel’s expertise encompasses international energy law and policy, greenhouse gas removal technologies, local-scale clean energy, science communication, and citizen science. 

Expert Partnerships & Liaison Officer | Focal Point for Biodiversity in the context of the Resource Nexus

Nora Adam

As a natural scientist, Nora Adam worked in multiple international and interdisciplinary research institutions focusing on ecology, forestry, and biodiversity research.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Ilke Adam

Ilke Adam is a part-time Professorial Fellow at UNU-CRIS.

Expert Adjunct Professor

Prof. Jan Franklin Adamowski

Jan Franklin Adamowski is a Full Professor in the Department of Bioresource Engineering in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at McGill University.

Expert Research Assistant

Kwabena Adu-Ababio

Kwabena Adu-Ababio is a research assistant at UNU-WIDER, also pursuing a PhD at the University of Helsinki.

Expert Lead, Water, Climate and Infrastructure Risk

Prof. Amir AghaKouchak

Professor Amir AghaKouchak serves as the Water, Climate and Infrastructure Risk Lead at UNU-INWEH

Expert Adjunct Professor

Prof. Nirupama Agrawal

Nirupama Agrawal is a Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management (DEM) at York University, Canada, with over 30 years of professional experience.

Expert JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. Mark McCarthy Akrofi

Mark Akrofi is a JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow with dual affiliations at UNU-IAS and Kyoto University.

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Rashed Al Mizan

Rashed Al Mizan is a Doctoral Researcher focusing on sustainability in the textile industry and interrelating the waste, energy, and chemical nexus in the production of active thermoregulating functional workwear.

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Abdulhakeem Al-Qubati

Abdulhakeem Amer Abdulhafed Al-Qubati is a Doctoral Researcher in the project “Resource Nexus Issues Revealed by COVID-19 for Professional Communities in the Agri-Food Supply Chain” at UNU-FLORES and TU Dresden since November 2021.

Expert Programme Associate

Federico Alberto Sanchez Santillano

Federico “Alberto” obtained his Master’s degree in Resources management from the University of Applied Sciences in Cologne, Germany and his Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences from the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

Expert Senior Fellow

Eduardo Albrecht

Dr Albrecht is a political anthropologist with a history of work across government, non-profit, academic, and multilateral organizations. His research focuses on uses of artificial intelligence (AI) in state and international organization decision-making processes.

Expert Adjunct Professor

Alexey Alekseenko

Alexey V. Alekseenko is currently an Adjunct Professor at UNU-FLORES and an Associate Professor at the Saint Petersburg Mining University

Expert Lead, Critical Minerals and Inclusive Energy Transition

Prof. Saleem Ali

Professor Saleem H. Ali is an environmental security scholar

Expert Principal Visiting Fellow

Pascale Allotey

Professor Pascale Allotey is Principal Visiting Fellow and former Director at UNU-IIGH. Pascale has three decades of experience as a researcher in global health including multidisciplinary background, and experience working across four continents to promote health and well-being.

Expert Research Fellow, Sustainable Future

Dr. Deema Almasri

Dr. Deema Almasri is a policy researcher and environmental scientist with specialization in sustainability, environmental studies, water resources, and water treatment technologies, including wastewater treatment and reuse.

Expert PhD Fellow

Louise Amoris

Louise Amoris is a PhD Fellow at UNU-CRIS with UNU-CRIS label.

Expert Project Coordinator

Andrés Ángel

Andrés Ángel is a transdisciplinary professional interested in promoting the strengthening of sustainability concepts within the biophysical boundaries of our planet.

Expert Coordinator, UNU-CRIS Brussels Campus

Anthony Antoine

Anthony Antoine is Executive Director of the Brussels School of Governance (VUB) and is coordinator of the UNU-CRIS Campus in Brussels.