UNU Experts

A network of researchers throughout the Global South and North

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Expert Policy Fellow, Rule of Law and Human Rights

Dr. Shokouh Abadi

Dr. Shokouh Abadi is a lawyer (Barrister and Solicitor) and educator with over 15 years of experience in legal practice and academia across multiple jurisdictions. 

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 Intern

Sebrin Abdullahi

Sebrin Abdullahi is a research intern at UNU-CRIS within the Nature, Climate and Health Cluster under the supervision of Nidhi Nagabhatla

Expert Research Fellow, Water and Public Health in Conflict Zones

Dr. Reem Abu-Shomar

Dr. Reem Abu Shomar is a water and public health expert specializing in water safety, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in conflict-affected settings.  

Expert Research Fellow and Academic Associate

Dr. Mesfin Sahle Achemo

Dr. Mesfin Sahle Achemo is a Research Fellow and Academic Associate in the Biodiversity and Society Programme at UNU-IAS.

Expert Researcher, 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 Adjunct Researcher

Dr. 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 Research Associate

Kwabena Adu-Ababio

Kwabena Adu-Ababio is a Research Associate at UNU-WIDER. He is a core Fiscal Space research area member within the SOUTHMOD and Tax Research for Development projects. 

Expert Fellow, Water Governance and Innovation Policy

Nof Afghani

Ms. Nof Afghani is a researcher specializing in water governance, with a focus on the equitable use and management of non-conventional water resources (NCWRs).

Expert JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. Sophie Agborabang

Sophie Ebot Agborabang is a JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Research Fellow jointly affiliated with UNU-IAS and the University of Tokyo. 

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Vaibhav Aggarwal

Vaibhav is a sustainability practitioner, driven by research, innovation and problem solving approaches. He is an IIT Roorkee alumnus and has more than a decade of corporate experience in Strategy and Policy. 

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 Research Fellow

Afnan Agramont

Afnan Agramont is a Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Adjunct Professor, Disaster and Emergency Management

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 Research Fellow, Water and agricultural economics in arid and semi-arid regions

Dr. Ifedotun Victor Aina

Dr. Ifedotun Aina is a policy researcher and economist with an active research portfolio at the intersection of water and environmental economics, agricultural economics, and behavioural economics.

Expert Digital Communications Officer

Arsh Ajmera

Arsh Ajmera is a Digital Communications Officer at the United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT)

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Berna Akcali Gur

Berna Akcali Gur is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS within the Digital Governance Cluster

Expert Consultant

Dr. Mark McCarthy Akrofi

Mark Akrofi is a Consultant with the Governance for Climate Change and Sustainable Development Programme at UNU-IAS.

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.