About MCR

The hub hosted by Ateneo de Manila University reflects on what it means to truly understand and address climate risk with people's experiences on the ground as a key component in the analyses. We aim to be interdisciplinary in scope, bringing the perspectives and methods of the different sciences and humanities to bear, and inclusive in approach, engaging with actors of all sectors and ages!

The Ateneo Regional Hub is housed in and led by the Climate and Disaster Resilience Program of the Ateneo Institute of Sustainability. This program is managed by Daniel C Ratilla, and supported by program officer, Ivy Geraldine Ferrer. Within the University, Dr C Kendra Gotangco Gonzales (former AIS Director; Research Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University; Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Ateneo de Manila University), sits on the Scientific Steering Committee of WCRP’s My Climate Risk Lighthouse Activity.

The Ateneo Regional Hub is implemented in collaboration with:

The School of Science and Engineering - Ateneo Research Institute of Science and Engineering (ARISE), through its Climate and Disaster Resilience Laboratory

The Coastal Cities at Risk in the Philippines (CCaRPH) Project

The Manila Observatory, an affiliate of Ateneo de Manila University

Members of the core group also include: 

• Ram Paulo A Anayan (Department of Filipino, School of Humanities)
• Reginald Rex E Barrer (Ateneo School of Government)
• Ian Harvey A Claros (Department of Filipino, School of Humanities)
• Faye Abigail Cruz (Manila Observatory)
• Nikki Carsi Cruz (Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, School of Humanities
• Priscilla Angela Cruz (Department of English, School of Humanities)
• Assunta Cuyegkeng (Gokongwei Brothers School of Education and Learning Design)
• Charlotte Kendra Gotangco Gonzales (Department of Environmental Science, School of Science and Engineering; Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University)
• Maria Leonora C Guico (ARISE; Department of Electronics, Computer, and Communications Engineering, School of Science and Engineering)
• Ma. Laurice Jamero (Manila Observatory)
• Inez Ponce de Leon (Department of Communication, School of Social Sciences)
• Emma Porio (CCARPH; Department of Sociology and Anthropology, School of Social Sciences)
• Raymond S Rodolfo (Department of Environmental Science, School of Science and Engineering)
• Philip Arnold P Tuaño (Ateneo School of Government) 
• May Celine Vicente (Manila Observatory; Department of Physics, Department of Environmental Science)
• Jose Ramon Villarin, SJ (Manila Observatory; Department of Physics, School of Science and Engineering)