UNU Experts

A network of researchers throughout the Global South and North

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Expert Student Assistant

Nkemakonam Naomi Ukatu

Nkemakonam Naomi Ukatu

Expert Lead, Resilient and Equitable Infrastructure

Prof. Farshid Vahedifard

Professor Farshid Vahedifard's work has centered around studying the resilience and adaptation of critical infrastructure, including levees and dams, in the face of extreme events (e.g., droughts, floods, wildfires, and cascading hazards) in a changing climate. 

Expert PhD Fellow

Domenico Valenza

Domenico Valenza is a PhD Fellow with UNU-CRIS label since January 2019.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Thijs Van de Graaf

Professor Dr. Thijs Van de Graaf is a part-time Professorial Fellow at UNU-CRIS.

Expert Policy Research Lead

Remco van de Pas

Dr. Remco van de Pas is the Policy Research Lead for the Climate Justice and Determinants of Health workpackage at the United Nations University’s International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH).

Expert Professorial Fellow

Sven Van Kerckhoven

Dr. Sven Van Kerckhoven is Professorial Fellow at UNU-CRIS.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Luk Van Langenhove

Luk Van Langenhove is a part-time Professorial Fellow at UNU-CRIS.

Expert Senior Research Assistant

Douwe Van Schie

Douwe is a Senior Research Assistant at the EMIC Division at UNU-EHS and a PhD Candidate in Loss and Damage at the University of Bonn. He works on topics as Non-Economic Loss and Damage, Social Inequality, Social and Climate Justice, Capabilities and Intersectionality, predominantly focusing on Bangladesh and Suriname.

Expert Affiliated Researcher

Dr. Adriaan van Zon

Adriaan van Zon is a Senior Researcher at UNU-MERIT.

Expert Researcher

Dr. Michaella Vanore

Michaella Vanore is a research fellow at UNU-MERIT and holds a secondment to Maastricht University's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, where she is programme director of the BSc Global Studies programme.

Expert Senior Research Associate

Andrea Ortiz Vargas

Andrea is a research associate at the EVES Division, where she supports the FloodAdapt project and UNU-EHS Flagship Report project, in both being the focus of her research: Nature-based solutions for flood risk reduction in central Viet Nam. 

Expert PhD Fellow

Elke Verhaeghe

Elke Verhaeghe is a PhD Fellow at UNU-CRIS.      

Expert Research Associate

Asha Verma

Asha Verma is working at UNU-FLORES as a Research Associate in the Knowledge Academy for Resource Nexus.  

Expert Professor

Prof. Dr. Bart Verspagen

Bart Verspagen is professor of the Macroeconomics of Innovation and New Technologies.

Expert Assistant Professor

Dr. Fabiana Visentin

Fabiana Visentin is an Assistant Professor at UNU-MERIT and Maastricht University, School of Business and Economics

Expert JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. Chethika Gunasiri Wadumestrige Dona

Chethika Gunasiri Wadumestrige Dona is a JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow jointly affiliated with UNU-IAS and the University of Tokyo.

Expert MMPAF and Administrative Coordinator (CDO) and PhD Programme Administrator (PhD Office)

Julia Walczyk

Julia Walczyk is MMPAF and Administrative Coordinator at the Capacity Development Office, and PhD Programme Administrator at the PhD Office. 

Expert Project Manager

Florian Waldschmidt

Florian is a Project Manager in the Climate Risk Analytics Team within MCII. Much of his work and research as an economist focuses on the analysis of monetary and non-monetary impacts of natural hazards.

Expert Associate Progamme Officer for Sustainable Finance

Dr. Matthias Walz

Matthias Walz is an Associate Progamme Officer for Sustainable Finance

Expert Head of EVES Division

Dr. Yvonne Walz

Dr. Yvonne Walz is the Head of the Environmental Vulnerability and Ecosystem Services (EVES) division of UNU-EHS.