UNU Experts

Expert Professorial Fellow

Ann Van Griensven

Ann Van Griensven is a Professorial Fellow at UNU-CRIS

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 Visiting Scientist

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 PhD Fellow

Flor Vandevelde

Flor Vandevelde is a PhD Fellow at UNU-CRIS

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 Research Associate

Asha Verma

Asha Verma is working at UNU Resource Nexus 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 Research Fellow

Santosh Vijaykumar

Santosh Vijaykumar is a Visiting Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Associate Professor

Dr. Fabiana Visentin

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

Expert Associate Academic officer - Econometrics and Financial Protection Needs

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 Youth Fellow, Global Water Security Assessment

Isaiah Omondi Walwanga

Isaiah Omondi is a Youth Fellow in Global Water Security Assessment at UNU-INWEH.

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.

Expert Public Outreach and Education Associate

Luying Wang

Ms. Luying Wang’s expertise encompasses environmental policy, economic appraisal and valuation, communication, knowledge management, and data-driven policy support.

Expert Development and Partnership Liaison

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.

Expert Associate Professor

Dr. Lili Wang

Lili Wang is an Associate Professor of Emerging Technologies at UNU-MERIT.

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Amalie Weinrich

Amalie Ravn Weinrich is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS.

Expert Senior Project Associate

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.

Expert Senior Researcher

Dr. René Wintjes

René Wintjes is senior research fellow at UNU-MERIT since 1998.