Master’s Degree in
Climate Science and Diplomacy

Professor and Head of the International Research Institute for Environment and Climate Change, IPB University. Has extensive experience in climate change mitigation and adaptation, particularly in AFOLU sector. He chaired the WMO RA-V Agricultural Meteorology Working Group and served on the IPCC Task Force Bureau. Adviser of the Working Group GHG Inventory Asia (WGIA) and Low Carbon Asia Research Network (LoCARNet). He is part of the Nobel Peace Prize Winning IPCC as Lead Author of IPCC Reports in 200. Rizaldi Boer received PhD from University of Sydney, Australia.

Senior Lecturer on Climate Science and Modelling at the Department of Geophysics and Meteorology, and currently Vice Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, IPB University. His research focuses on climate modelling and adaptation strategies for Southeast Asia and the Pacific region and analysis of climate change impacts and future projection scenarios to improve climate risk assessments. A PhD degree was granted to Akhmad Faqih by the University of Southern Queensland, Australia.

Senior Lecturer and former Head of the Department of Geophysics and Meteorology, IPB University. His expertise in tropical air-sea interaction has brought him to a strong collaborative study with the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) on Climate Variability and Societal Applications, including diurnal to interannual rainfall variability using in-situ measurements, satellite observations and weather/climate models. Rahmat Hidayat was granted a PhD degree from Tohoku University, Japan.

Professor of Atmospheric Science at the Department of Geophysics and Meteorology, IPB University. His research focuses on land-use change associated biogeochemical cycles and wetlands ecology. He is a Principal Scientist in Climate Change, Energy, Low Carbon Development Team at the Centre for International Forestry Research - World Agroforestry. Former Deputy Minister of Environment and National Focal Point to the UNFCCC. He is part of the Nobel Peace Prize Winning IPCC as Lead Author of IPCC Reports in 2007. Daniel Murdiyarso holds PhD from the University of Reading, UK.

Senior Lecturer and Head of the Master Program in Applied Climatology, IPB University. A recognized expert in water resources and climate modelling, he consulted for international organizations including UNESCO, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and Plan International. Project Lead on flood risk management, drought assessment, and climate adaptation. Putu Santikayasa earned a PhD degree from the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.

Professor and Rector of IPB University for the 2023-2028 term for the second term. He holds PhD degree in marine policy from Kagoshima University, Japan. His career spans various leadership roles in academia, government institutions, and professional organizations, including serving as Deputy Head of the Selection Committee for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in 2024 and President Commissioner of PTPN Holdings (2018-2022). His research focuses on coastal resource management, climate change mitigation, and ecotourism sustainability, and he has authored several books on marine policy and fisheries management.