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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.
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Julia Walczyk
Julia Walczyk is MMPAF and Administrative Coordinator at the Capacity Development Office, and PhD Programme Administrator at the PhD Office.
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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.
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Dr. Matthias Walz
Matthias Walz is an Associate Progamme Officer for Sustainable Finance
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Dr. Yvonne Walz
Dr. Yvonne Walz is the Head of the Environmental Vulnerability and Ecosystem Services (EVES) division of UNU-EHS.
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Chuting Wang
Chuting (Ivy) Wang is active in promoting international education, encouraging joint interdisciplinary research, and strengthening cross-cultural academic ties with a strong focus on sustainability, especially in the Global South.
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Dr. Lili Wang
Lili Wang is an Associate Professor of Emerging Technologies at UNU-MERIT.
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Dr. Saskia Elisabeth Werners
Saskia E. Werners' main research interest is adaptation to global change in water management.
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Christina Natalia Widjaja
Christina is currently leading a book publication project centered around the Climate Vulnerability Monitor (CVM) 3rd edition Report: A Planet on Fire. Commissioned by the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) and the Vulnerable Twenty Group (V20) and supported by organizations like Climate Analytics, finres and the Lancet Countdown, CVM consolidates the latest scientific research on climate change impacts.
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Dr. René Wintjes
René Wintjes is senior research fellow at UNU-MERIT since 1998.
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Prof. Dr. Kristof de Witte
Kristof De Witte is a full professor (gewoon hoogleraar) in Education Economics and Political Economy at the Faculty of Economics and Business at KU Leuven, Belgium, and he holds the chair in ‘Effectiveness and Efficiency of Educational Innovations’ (bijzonder hoogleraar) at United Nations University (UNU-MERIT) at Maastricht University, the Netherlands. Kristof De Witte is further a Fellow member of the CESifo Network.
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Dr. Pui Hang Wong
Pui Hang Wong is a research associate at UNU-MERIT and an assistant professor at Maastricht University.
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Dr. Mark Workman
Dr. Mark Workman is an expert in strategic policy making and whole system analysis, specializing in energy transitions, environmental and climate change, and conflict.
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Qi Wu
Qi Wu is an Adjunct Professor at UNU-FLORES and an Associate Professor at the Kyoto University of Advanced Science and Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration of Kobe University in Japan.
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Dr. Cheng Xiong
Dr. Cheng Xiong specializes in the optimization of water and power systems.
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Dr. Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi
Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi is the Director (D1) of UNU-IAS.
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Min Yang
Min Yang is a researcher at the United Nations University Institute in Macau who is passionate about building a sustainable and peaceful future for all through knowledge generating and sharing.
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Kim Young Sik
Kim YoungSik is a Senior Associate Expert at the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) since 2022.
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Soha Youssef
Soha Youssef is the Learning and Development Coordinator at United Nations University MERIT, where she coordinates the Dual Career Ph.D. programme and manages various events.
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Haoxuan Yu
Haoxuan Yu is a PhD Fellow at the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH). He graduated in 2022 with a Bachelor's degree in Mining & Mineral Engineering from Central South University in China. Currently, he is pursuing a PhD in Engineering at Monash University and is a visiting PhD scholar at the University of Cambridge, where he focuses on environmental fluid dynamics.