SDSN Northern Europe welcomes two new members to the Leadership Council
We are pleased to welcome two distinguished experts as new members of our Leadership Council: Dr. Nora Sánchez Gassen and Professor Markku Kulmala.
Dr. Nora Sánchez Gassen is a Senior Research Fellow at the Nordic Research Centre Nordregio in Stockholm, Sweden. She is a political scientist and demographer whose research focuses on the causes and consequences of population dynamics, population projections and their sensitivity analysis, family change and family policies, and the impact of demographic change on democratic polities. Her work contributes valuable insights into how demographic trends shape societies and influence sustainable development.
Professor Markku Kulmala is a world-leading expert in aerosol and environmental physics at the University of Helsinki. His pioneering research has significantly advanced global understanding of the mechanisms driving climate change. Professor Kulmala is one of the founders of the scientific field that explores the interactions between ecosystems and the atmosphere. His integrative approach has reshaped research environments and collaborations, offering new pathways to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
With backgrounds in political science, demography, and aerosol and environmental physics, Dr. Sánchez Gassen and Professor Kulmala will bring important new dimensions to the work of SDSN Northern Europe in advancing sustainable development across the Nordic region and beyond.
The role of the council is to provide advice and intellectual stewardship, as well as strategically source and mobilise human and financial resources. It is currently composed of ten experts on sustainable development from network member organisations in all five Nordic countries.
