UNU Experts

Expert Executive Co-Director, UNU Hub on Empowering Communities to Adapt to Environmental Change

Prof. Martyn Clark

Professor Martyn Clark's research focuses on advancing the science and practice of environmental prediction.

Expert Head of Programme at UNU-FLORES (Education)

Prof. Serena Coetzee

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

Expert Digital Governance Capacity Building Consultant

Laura Conti

Laura Conti is a Digital Governance Capacity Building Consultant of the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) since September 2024.

Expert Adjunct Professor

Elsa Costa e Silva

Elsa Costa e Silva has been an Adjunct Professor at the United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV) since 2024.

Expert Senior Research Associate

Davide Cotti

Davide Cotti is Senior Research Associate at UNU-EHS, where he shares his position between the VARMAP and the EVES divisions.

Expert Adjunct Professor, Flood Forecasting and Management

Prof. Paulin Coulibaly

Paulin Coulibaly is a Professor of Water Resources Engineering in the Civil Engineering Department and School of Geography and Earth Science at McMaster University.

Expert Executive Co-Director, UNU Hub on Remote-Sensing and Sustainable Innovations for Resilient Urban Systems (R-SIRUS)

Professor Alexander Couzis is a recognized leader in engineering education and applied research, with expertise spanning advanced materials science, interfacial engineering, and energy storage technologies. His work bridges scientific innovation with real-world applications in sustainability and urban resilience

Expert Professor

Prof. Dr. Robin Cowan

Robin Cowan is Professor of the Economics of Technical Change at the University of Maastricht.

Expert Lead, Wetlands and Aquatic Ecosystems

Prof. Irena Frances Creed

Prof. Irena Frances Creed is a distinguished ecosystem scientist with wide-ranging research interests spanning planetary health, climate change, ecology, hydrology, biogeochemistry, sustainability, communities-at-risk, and the science-policy interface.

Expert Sustainable Development Coordinator

Johannes Cullmann

Johannes is coordinating sustainability related research and partnership activities for UNU-FLORES.

Expert Adjunct Professor, Aquatic Ecology and Ecohydrology

Prof. Allen Curry

Allen Curry is a professor of Biology, Forestry and Environmental Management at the University of New Brunswick (UNB), Fredericton, Canada.

Expert Senior Researcher and Team Lead

Georgina Curto Rex

A Senior AI Researcher and Team Lead at the United Nations University Institute in Macau.

Expert Student Assistant

Marie-Elaine Czabaun

Expert Research Fellow

Michael Danquah

Michael Danquah is a Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER.

Expert Research Manager - Climate Risk Modelling

Dr. David Daou

Dr David Daou is a Research Manager at UNU-EHS.

Expert Head of the Geneva Office

Adam Day

Dr Adam Day is Head of the Geneva Office of United Nations University Centre for Policy Research.

Expert Director of UNU-CRIS

Philippe De Lombaerde

Dr Philippe De Lombaerde is the Director (D1) of the United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS).

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Isabela De Paula Salgado

Isabela de Paula Salgado is part of the Joint PhD Programme of UNU-FLORES and TU Dresden.

Expert Research Assistant

Andrea De San Jorge

Expert PhD Fellow

Alix Debray

Alix Debray is a PhD Fellow at UNU-CRIS and Ghent University.