UNU Experts

Expert Researcher

Lili Wang

Lili Wang obtained her PhD degree from Eindhoven University of Technology and currently works at UNU-MERIT.

Expert Senior Visiting Fellow

Narelle Warren is Senior Visiting Fellow at UNU-IIGH. She is an internationally recognised medical anthropologist and health sociologist specialising in interdisciplinary ethnographic research exploring the experiences of health, illness and care for structurally vulnerable communities.

Expert Senior Programme Coordinator

Dr. Tsunao Watanabe

Tsunao Watanabe is a Senior Programme Coordinator at UNU-IAS.

Expert Visiting Fellow

Ronamali Weerasuriya

Rona Weerasuriya is a Visiting Fellow at UNU-IIGH.

Expert Head of Section & Academic Officer

Dr. Saskia Elisabeth Werners

Saskia E. Werners' main research interest is adaptation to global change in water management.

Expert Project Associate: Climate Risk Analytics

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

René Wintjes

René Wintjes is senior research fellow at MERIT (now the UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology — UNU-MERIT) since 1998.

Expert Lead, Environmental Change Data Visualization and Training

Dr. Qiusheng Wu

Dr. Qiusheng Wu works at the intersection of geospatial data science, remote sensing, and environmental modeling.

Expert Director of UNU-IAS

Dr. Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi

Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi is the Director of UNU-IAS.

Expert Researcher

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.

Expert Senior Associate Expert

Kim Young Sik

Kim YoungSik is a Senior Associate Expert at the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) since 2022.

Expert Senior Academic Fellow

Moinul Zaber

Moinul Zaber is a Senior Academic Fellow at the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) since 2019.

Expert Senior Research Assistant

Azin Zarei

Azin Zarei is a Senior Research Assistant at UNU-FLORES.

Expert Associate Programme Officer | Focal Point for Agri-food and Forest Systems & Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

Lulu Zhang

Lulu Zhang is an Associate Programme Officer at UNU-FLORES.

Expert Senior Researcher

Thomas Ziesemer

Thomas Ziesemer has been an Associate Professor of Economics at the School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, since December 1996.

Expert Research Associate / MCII Initiative Coordinator

Michael Zissener

Mr Michael Zissener is Project Coordinator for the Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII).

Expert Senior Research Consultant

Saleem Zoughbi

Saleem Zoughbi is a Senior Research Consultant at the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) since 2020.

Expert Researcher

Drago Župaric-Iljic

Drago Župarić-Iljić is a sociologist based at the Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies in Zagreb, Croatia, as a research associate.

Expert Project Researcher

Marieke Zwartjes

Marieke Zwartjes is a Project Researcher at UNU-CRIS.

Expert Programme Associate

Sabrina Zwick

Sabrina Zwick works for the Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII), hosted by UNU-EHS.