UNU Experts

Expert Professor

Prof. Dr. René Kemp

Professor René Kemp is an eco-innovation and sustainability transition researcher.

Expert Youth Fellow, Water Governance and Justice

Mazen Khan is a Youth Fellow in Water Governance and Justice at UNU-INWEH, supporting research, policy, and outreach initiatives related to water governance, displacement, and international justice, with a regional emphasis on the Middle East and South Asia.

Expert Executive Co-Director, UNU Hub on Remote-Sensing and Sustainable Innovations for Resilient Urban Systems (R-SIRUS)

Prof. Reza Khanbilvardi

Professor Reza Khanbilvardi specializes in water resources and satellite-based remote sensing applications.

Expert Research Fellow, Behavioural Change and Risk Communication

Dr. Mehri Khosravi

Dr. Mehri Khosravi is an environmental social scientist specialising in climate adaptation, behavioural change, risk communication, and the social dimensions of environmental sustainability.

Expert Lead, Evidence-Based Water Action

Prof. Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema

Professor Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema's work advances regional capacity development and applied research across Southern Africa and beyond.

Expert Data Developer

Michael Kilumelume

Michael Kilumelume is a Data Developer at UNU-WIDER for the Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) programme.

Expert Research Assistant

Consolata Makandi Kithinji

Expert Visiting Researcher

Dr. Seung Keun Ko

Under the cooperation MOU of UNU Resource Nexus and K-eco, Seung Keun, Ko is a visiting researcher at UNU Resource Nexus.

Expert Strategy and Policy Adviser

Bianca Kodaira

Bianca is a UNU Research Fellow and Strategy and Policy Advisor at the newly reopened UNU Paris Office

Expert Professor

Prof. Dr. Khalid Koser

Dr Khalid Koser is Executive Director of the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund.

Expert Research Associate

Sayako Koyama

Sayako Koyama is a Research Associate at UNU-IAS.

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Berthy Kpiebaya

Berthy Kpiebaya is part of the Joint PhD Programme of UNU Resource Nexus and TU Dresden.

Expert Senior Lecturer

Dr. Lutz Krebs

Lutz F. Krebs is a senior lecturer and political scientist with a focus on international relations and conflict research.

Expert Deputy Head of Risk and Adaptation Department, Head of MCII Division

Soenke Kreft

Soenke Kreft leads the work of Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII) which is hosted at United Nations University – Institute for Environmental and Human Security (UNU-EHS).

Expert Research Assistant

Markus Kukko

Markus Kukko is a Research Assistant at UNU-WIDER, where he contributes to the Tax Research for Development project. His research interests include development economics, international trade, and urban economics.

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Prashant Kumar

Prashant Kumar is a Doctoral Researcher in the Joint Junior Researcher Programme of Technische Universität Dresden and UNU Resource Nexus.

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Vijay Kumar Chattu

Vijay Kumar Chattu is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS, after having been a Visiting Research Fellow in 2023-2024

Expert Head of EMIC Division

Dr. Katie Kuschminder

Katie Kuschminder is Head of Climate and Migration at United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security, where she leads the Environment and Migration: Interactions and Choices (EMIC) Division.

Expert Research Fellow

Olli-Pekka Kuusela

Olli-Pekka Kuusela is a Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER.

Expert Associate Expert

Dr. Yulia Kuznetsova

Dr. Yulia Kuznetsova is an Associate Expert at UNU Resource Nexus.