UNU Experts

Expert Associate Professor

Rasmus Lema

Rasmus Lema is Associate Professor with dual affiliations at UNU-MERIT and Maastricht University. He also holds an affiliation as Visiting Professor (Global Excellence and Stature) at the University of Johannesburg.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Dries Lesage

Dries Lesage is a Professorial Fellow at UNU-CRIS.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Ine Lietaert

Ine Lietaert is a Professorial Fellow at UNU-CRIS since November 2018.

Expert Researcher

Seoyoung Lim

Seoyoung Lim is a visiting researcher at UNU-FLORES and the Deputy General Manager of the Korea Environment Corporation (K-eco), an affiliate of the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea.

Expert Consultant ASEAN

Connor Lindenberg

Connor is working as a Project Assistant on the Climate Analytics team for the Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII), hosted by UNU-EHS, contributing to the application of the Economics in Climate Adaptation (ECA) methodology in project countries with comprehensive literature research, data collection and climate risk analysis. His responsibilities include supporting the Analytics team with report preparation, policy review and workshop coordination.

Expert Senior Research Assistant

Ann-Christine Link

Ann-Christine Link is part of the EMIC team, and has a research focus on climate-related human (im)mobility and how it can be most effectively integrated into climate policies such as NAPs (National Adaptation Plans) and NDCs (Nationally Determined Contributions).

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Taha Loghmani

As a Doctoral Researcher, Taha Loghmani’s research focuses on the governance of sustainability transitions of agri-food systems, while maintaining system resilience in the face of unforeseen events such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Expert Adjunct Professor, Health Risk and Equity

Prof. Carmen Logie

Dr Carmen Logie is the Canada Research Chair in Global Health Equity and Social Justice with Marginalized Populations and Professor at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto.

Expert Research Lead

Claudia Abreu Lopes

Dr Claudia Abreu Lopes is a Research Lead at the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH).

Expert PhD Fellow

Maria Lorenzo

Maria Pilar Lorenzo is a PhD Fellow at UNU-CRIS and at Ghent University’s Centre for Higher Education Governance.

Expert Lead, Forest and Fire Ecology

Prof. James Lutz

Professor James (Jim) Lutz studies the global applicability of healthy forests to ecosystem and societal well-being.

Expert Lead, Water, Energy, Food and Environment (WEFE) Nexus

Prof. Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi

Prof. Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi is a globally recognised researcher, boundary spanner, and science advocate, working on complex water, energy, food, and environmental systems at the interface of science, policy, and society.

Expert Director

Prof. Kaveh Madani

Prof. Kaveh Madani is the Director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH).

Expert UNU INRA ( Operating Unit Namibia, Coordinator)

Samuel Mafwila

Dr Mafwila is the Coordinator of the UNU-INRA Operating Unit in Nambia.

Expert Senior Web Developer and Security Specialist

Arash Mahlooji

Arash Mahlooji is a skilled Security and IT Specialist with more than 22 years of experience in the field of information technology, information security, and cybersecurity. He has a Master's degree in Information Technology Management and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.

Expert Visiting Scientist