UNU Experts

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

Alejandro Alvarez-Vanegas

Alejandro Álvarez-Vanegas is a PhD fellow in the Governance and Policy Analysis Programme (GPAC2) at UNU-MERIT / Maastricht University.

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Ghada Amin

Before joining UNU-FLORES, Ghada worked with GIZ on nexus integration policies and ESG reporting. Her current research focuses on corporate biodiversity management in the MENA region.

Expert PhD Fellow

Louise Amoris

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

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.

Expert Researcher

Cara Antonaccio

Cara Antonaccio is a researcher at the UNU Institute in Macau.

Expert Researcher in Ethnobiology and molecular plant biology

Dr. Yani Aranguren Díaz

Dr. Yani Cristina Aranguren Díaz

Expert Senior Project Associate

Teresa Arce Mojica

Teresa holds a Bachelor’s degree in Financial Administration and Systems from the University of Guadalajara, Mexico, and a dual Master’s in Science on Technology and Natural Resources Management in the Tropics & Subtropics from TH Cologne, Germany, and the Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

Expert Research Fellow

Thelma Arko

Thelma Arko is a Research Fellow at the United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA) wokring on a Bosch-funded Sustainable Cities project.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Prof. Anthony Arundel

Anthony Arundel is a Professor of Innovation at the University of Tasmania in Hobart, Australia and concurrently a Professorial Fellow at UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research and Training Centre on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT).

Expert Translator

Ali Arvani

Ali Arvani holds a MSc in mechanical engineering from Science and Research Campus of Tehran, Iran

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Waseem Ashraf

Waseem Ashraf is part of the Joint PhD Programme of UNU-FLORES and TU Dresden.

Expert Principal Visiting Fellow

Ian Askew

Dr Ian Askew is Principal Visiting Fellow at UNU-IIGH.

Expert Adjunct Professor

Mukand Babel

Mukand Babel is adjunct professor at UNU-FLORES and a full professor at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Thailand, and the Director of the Centre for Water and Climate Adaptation at AIT.

Expert Research Fellow, Water, Climate and International Development

Guillaume Baggio

Guillaume Baggio is an interdisciplinary climate change and international development expert

Expert Research Assistant

Uzabi Baidar

Uzabi is a researcher specializing in Environment Management and Integrated Water Resources Management. She is working as a researcher with the Climate Risk Analytics team of the Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII). She specializes in water resources management, climate adaptations, disaster risk financing and nature-based solutions.

Expert Associate Project Manager