UNU Experts

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 Researcher

Prof. Dr. 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 Communications Assistant

Marjan Asadullah

Ms. Marjan Asadullah is a communications professional with expertise in journalism, multimedia storytelling, and strategic communications, with a focus on global affairs and public interest narratives.

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Waseem Ashraf

Waseem Ashraf is part of the Joint PhD Programme of UNU Resource Nexus and TU Dresden.

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Tamara Avellán

Tamara Avellán is a Visiting Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS within the Nature, Climate and Health Cluster

Expert Research Fellow, Environmental Governance and Justice

Dr. Raphael Ayambire

Dr. Raphael Ayambire is an environmental planner and researcher whose work examines how governance systems produce – or fail to produce – just and effective outcomes for biodiversity and the communities that depend on it.

Expert Diaster Risk Modelling & Capacity Building Expert

Muhammad Azmat

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Keita Azuma

Keita Azuma has been an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS since July 2025

Expert Visiting Professor

Prof. Mukand Babel

Mukand Babel is a visiting professor at UNU Resource Nexus 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 Intern

Jamiu Badmus

Jamiu Badmus is a research intern at UNU-CRIS

Expert Project Associate

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 Senior Research Officer

Dr Denis Bailly

Denis Bailly is a Senior Fellow at the United Nations University and a leading expert in marine and coastal economics, ocean governance, and integrated socio-ecological assessment.

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Nanae Baldauff

Nanae Baldauff is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Emmanuel Balogun

Emmanuel Balogun is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS.

Expert Research Associate

Jana Balzer

Expert Visiting Scientist

Arundhuti Banerjee

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Carlo Angelo Barace

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

Expert Research Assistant

Luís Nuno Barbosa

Nuno Barbosa has been with the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) since 2022.

Expert Deputy Director

Luís Soares Barbosa

Luís Soares Barbosa is the Deputy Director of the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) since 2017.

Expert Research Intern

Alaine Bate Tabenyang

During his virtual research internship at UNU-CRIS, Bate Tabenyang Alaine will primarily work on the governance of space-based/satellite connectivity during natural disasters, under the supervision of Dr. Berna Akcali Gur within the Digital Governance Cluster.