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Research and academic activities aligned with every Sustainable Development Goal

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The University shall devote its work to research into the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of the United Nations and its agencies.
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Prosperity — topics on building a sustainable and fulfilling future

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Staff Geospatial Application and Data Analytics Associate

Dr. Mohammad Daud Haiderzai

Dr. Mohammad Daud Haiderzai is a software engineer and researcher with expertise in software development, enterprise software systems, geospatial applications, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and computer vision.

Affiliate Youth Fellow, Global Water Security Assessment

Sarah Scheucher

Sarah’s expertise lies with anthropological perspectives on safety and disaster management, with a specialization in risk perception, institutional risk framing and the governance of emerging water scarcity. 

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The Long-Run Persistence of Family Ties in Latin America

Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series is pleased to promote an upcoming research seminar featuring Juliana Jaramillo, researcher at the Central Bank and the Center of Regional Studies (CEER) in Colombia and research affiliate at the LSE Historical Economic Demography Group.

Person Policy Fellow, Government Relations and Advocacy

Emily Hines

Ms. Emily Lorra Hines is a water policy and sustainability professional whose work focuses on advancing freshwater governance, environmental policy, and cross-sector collaboration.

Person Lead, Nature-Based Solutions and Resilient Cities

Prof. Zahra Kalantari

Prof. Zahra Kalantari is an environmental engineering and sustainability researcher whose work integrates climate science, urban systems analysis, and geospatial analysis to advance climate mitigation, adaptation, resilience, and livability in cities. 

Affiliate Adjunct Associate Professor, Climate Security and Resilience

Dr. Timothy Clack

Dr. Timothy Clack is an archaeologist and anthropologist whose research examines culture and conflict, heritage and identity, and the ways in which the past is used to shape contemporary social and political narratives.  

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Hiwot Ergetie Temechew

Hiwot is a Doctoral Researcher at UNU Resource Nexus, jointly affiliated with TU Dresden and the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER) under the NEXtra Scholarship Programme. Her research focuses on optimizing the land, space, and materials nexus in gray and green urban infrastructure in the Global South.

News 26 Oct 2026

Mongolian President Witnesses Signing of MoU Between UNU Resource Nexus and GMIT

Partnership to advance sustainable resource management, research, education and policy impact

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Jawad Hussain

Jawad Hussain is a Doctoral Researcher at UNU Resource Nexus, jointly affiliated with TU Dresden and the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER) under the NEXtra Scholarship Programme. His research focuses on optimizing the land, space, and materials nexus in gray and green urban infrastructure in the Global South.