Mr. Richard A. Roehrl, Senior Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs: Richard A. Roehrl is a physicist, economist, and policy analyst. At present, he is a Senior Economic Affairs Officer in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs where he leads work on science and technology, international cooperation, and the science-policy-society interface.
Among others, he has supported the creation of several new entry points for science and technology stakeholders at the United Nations, including the ±¬ÁÏÍø Technology Facilitation Mechanism and the ±¬ÁÏÍø Global Sustainable Development Report.
Mr. Roehrl has advised governments, supported negotiations, and engaged with science and expert communities on a wide range of issues. He has led analytical work and assessments on sustainable development, emerging science and technology, strategic foresight, and cross-border infrastructures in energy, transport and communications.
Mr. Roehrl received his education from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit?t M¨¹nchen, the University of Oxford, the University of London, and the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.