Kim Yeyzleen Macarasig
Ateneo de Manila University,Phillipines
Biography
Ms. Kim Yeyzleen Macarasig is a graduate student taking a Master of Science in Atmospheric Science at the Ateneo de Manila University – Philippines. Her research focuses on atmospheric events and particulate matter in Manila. She is also a part of the Manila Observatory, Air Quality Dynamics Program (AQD) Group. The Manila Observatory in the Philippines is the oldest observatory in Southeast Asia (since 1865) which advocates a science-based approach to sustainable development and poverty reduction through its principal focus on the areas of climate change and disaster science. The Manila Observatory provides scientific guidance not only to air quality assessment but also to mitigation policy development. It envisions itself as doing science that effectively enhances resilience through evidence-based scientific information.