UNU Experts

Expert Research Manager

Dr. Ann-Christine Link

Ann-Christine Link is a geographer by training, interested in the connections among the nexus of climate, human (im)mobility and health. Ann-Christine is particularly interested in the well-being outcomes of human (im)mobility in the context of climate change, specifically climate-related planned relocation and retreat. Her research methodologies include mixed-methods, quantitative research involving large datasets (RStudio), spatial analyses (QGIS) and qualitative analyses encompassing interviews, focus group discussions (MAXQDA), Q-method and photovoice.

Expert Research Assistant

Jia An Liu

Jia’an Liu is a computer scientist and research assistant at the United Nations University Institute in Macau focusing on the intersection of AI and Sustainable Development Goals.

Expert Research Intern

Uyanga Lkhagvajav

Uyanga Lkhagvajav is a research intern at UNU-CRIS

Expert Research Associate

Taha Loghmani

As a Doctoral Researcher and Research Associate, Taha Loghmani's research investigates the use of enhanced participation techniques to design and implement transdisciplinary research that couples Citizen Science with Nature-based Solutions (CS-NbS) or Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (CS-LCSA).

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 Policy Research Lead

Claudia Abreu Lopes

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

Expert PhD Fellow

Maria Lorenzo Pilar

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

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Bruno Theodoro Luciano

Dr. Bruno Theodoro Luciano is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Executive Director, UNU Hub on Resilient Environment, Agriculture, Climate and Health for Africa (REACH-AFRICA)

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 Associate Research Fellow

Eric Maertens

Eric Maertens is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert UNU INRA ( Operating Unit Namibia, Coordinator)

Samuel Mafwila

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

Expert Lead, Sustainable Infrastructure in Cold Regions

Prof. Pooneh Maghoul

Prof. Pooneh Maghoul’s research focuses on the intersection of geotechnical engineering and sustainable development by addressing the challenges posed by climate change in cold and permafrost regions.

Expert Visiting Scientist

Dr. Anwesha Maharana

Dr. Anwesha Maharana is a Visiting Scientist at UNU-EHS and an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow specializing in Space Weather at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. She brings physics-based modelling expertise to climate risk analytics for designing effective climate adaptation strategies and providing policy insights for climate finance.

Expert Lead, Middle East Climate and Water Policy