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Research and academic activities aligned with every Sustainable Development Goal

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People — topics on improving lives of people everywhere

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Peace and partnerships — topics on fostering peaceful, just, and inclusive societies

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Expert Doctoral Researcher

Waseem Ashraf

Waseem Ashraf is part of the Joint PhD Programme of UNU-FLORES and TU Dresden. 

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Rayyan Sulieman

Rayyan Sulieman is a Doctoral Researcher in the Joint Ph.D. Programme in Integrated Management of Water, Soil, and Waste between Technische Universitaet Dresden and UNU-FLORES

Expert Head of Programme at UNU-FLORES (Education)

Prof. Serena Coetzee

Serena Coetzee is the Head of Programme at UNU-FLORES (Education).

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Ghada Amin

Before joining UNU-FLORES, Ghada worked with GIZ on nexus integration policies and ESG reporting. Her current research focuses on corporate biodiversity management in the MENA region.

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Hela Hammami

Hela Hammami graduated in rural engineering, water management and forestry, and thus developed a strong foundation in understanding the environmental problems related to flood protection, water management, land conservation and forest management.

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Prashant Kumar

Prashant Kumar is a Doctoral Researcher in the Joint Junior Researcher Programme of Technische Universität Dresden and UNU-FLORES.

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Yamikani Makwinja

Yamikani Makwinja is a Doctoral Researcher in the Joint Ph.D. Programme in Integrated Management of Water, Soil, and Waste between Technische Universität Dresden and UNU-FLORES. 

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Taha Loghmani

As a Doctoral Researcher, Taha Loghmani’s research focuses on the governance of sustainability transitions of agri-food systems, while maintaining system resilience in the face of unforeseen events such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Expert Research Associate

Asha Verma

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

Media Coverage 13 Jun 2024

South Korea Wants the World to Wake Up to the Serious Threats of Cybersecurity

In a new PassBlue UNSCripted Podcast episode, Eduardo Albrecht contextualizes South Korea's increasing focus on cybersecurity.