�� Experts

Expert Senior Associate

Dr. Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola

Dr. Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola possesses senior-level experience in supporting policy influencing projects through advocacy, advisory, evidence gathering and dissemination work across 10 African countries and Europe. Dr. Okunola's research focuses on understanding the responses of individuals, communities and cities to global climate change and their capacities for adaptation and transformation.

Expert Research Associate

Rodrigo Oliveira

Rodrigo Oliveira is a Research Associate at ��-WIDER working on tax-benefit microsimulation models.

Expert Senior Researcher: Water, Climate and Gender

Prof. Grace Oluwasanya

Grace Oluwasanya is a Water Scientist with extensive training (Bachelor��s to Doctoral) in Water Resources Management across developing and western nations with diverse opportunities to explore varied aspects from water science (Hydrology) to resource management including the associated socio-economic themes, with over 20 years�� experience in the areas of water systems risks analysis, water safety planning, water quality and public health protection and water security issues.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Jan Orbie

Jan Orbie is a part-time Professorial Fellow at ��-CRIS. He is involved in the GREMLIN project on Global and Regional Multistakeholder Institutions, with specific attention for the involvement of civil society organisations in EU trade policies. .

Expert PhD Fellow

Dan Orendain

Dan Orendain begins his four-year PhD training with Ghent University (FPPW) and ��-CRIS with a FWO fundamental research fellowship.

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Ramoudane Orou Sannou

Ramoudane Orou Sannou is a Doctoral Researcher at ��-FLORES interested in providing research-based evidence to support the design of policies, programmes, and innovative projects that foster an egalitarian development process in the world, particularly in Africa.

Expert Adjunct Researcher

Patrick O��Farrell

As Adjunct Researcher at ��-FLORES, Patrick O��Farrell��s work is focused on the role of biodiversity within the Resource Nexus and its associated interconnections, linkages, and change implications.

Expert PhD Fellow

Tancr��de Pag��s

Tancr��de Pag��s is a PhD Fellow with ��-CRIS label who will work under the supervision of Dr. Robin Vandevoordt, Assistant Professor in Migration and Refugee Studies at CESSMIR, Ghent University.

Expert Adjunct Professor

Prof. Vishnu Prasad Pandey

Prof. Vishnu Prasad Pandey is a Professor at Department of Civil Engineering and Director at Center for Applied Research and Development (CARD), with Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.

Expert JSPS-�� Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. Jo?o Filipe Papel

Jo?o Filipe Papel is a JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow jointly affiliated with ��-IAS and the Tokai University.

Expert Associate Project Manager

Mariam Parekhelashvili

Mariam is an Associate Project Manager within MCII's Climate Risk Finance Solutions team, where she contributes to ongoing work to address climate change, adaptation and vulnerability by promoting index-based insurance as a climate change adaptation instrument in African, Asian, Pacific and Caribbean developing countries.

Expert Academic Programme Officer

Dr. Jonghwi Park

Jonghwi Park is an Academic Programme Officer and the Head of Innovation and Education at ��-IAS.

Expert Director of ��-CPR

David Passarelli

Dr. David Passarelli is Director (D2) of the �� Centre for Policy Research where he bears overall responsibility for the direction, organization, and administration of the Centre��s research.

Expert Research Fellow and Academic Associate

Dr. Juan Pastor-Ivars

Juan Pastor-Ivars is a Research Fellow and Academic Associate with the ��-IAS Operating Unit Ishikawa / Kanazawa (OUIK).

Expert Research Assistant

Magdalena Peter

Magdalena is working as a Research Assistant in the Climate Risk Analytics team. She supports different projects by providing desk research and report writing, as well as data collection and analysis, including the application of the Economics in Climate Adaptation (ECA) methodology. Further tasks comprise the organization and facilitation of workshops and events.

Expert Student Assistant

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