Dr. Charlotte Gotangco Gonzales

Biography

Kendra is currently a Research Fellow at the Fenner School of Environment and Society at the Australian National University. Her work, funded by the Australian Research Council Discovery Project, involves the development of earth system impact metrics for companies and investors. She studies interactions within the earth system and is a member of the extended secretariat of the Earth Commission. Additionally, she holds an Associate Professor appointment in the Department of Environmental Science at Ateneo de Manila University, where she previously served as Program Manager for Climate Change and Disaster Risk at the Ateneo Institute of Sustainability. Kendra is the AIS Director and Leadership Council Chair of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN Philippines) for the period 2021-2024. She is also part of the Joint Scientific Committee of the World Climate Research Programme and collaborates with the MCR Hub based at Ateneo. Kendra's teaching experience includes undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Environmental Science, Environmental Management, and Sustainability Management. She has led sub-teams on consortia/projects funded by Erasmus+ and the International Development Research Centre.

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