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Jayvy Gamboa

International Liaison Officer

Based In: Philippines

Affiliation: Manila Observatory

Jayvy Gamboa: Just Transition Lawyer & Climate Governance Specialist

Jayvy Rosales Gamboa is a Filipino lawyer and climate policy expert whose work spans law, advocacy, research, and education in support of socio-economic rights amid climate disruptions and technological shifts. His approach blends developmental legal practice and reform-oriented scholarship with stakeholder engagement across government, international institutions, and grassroots coalitions. Currently Assistant Director for Policy and Governance at the Manila Observatory’s Klima Center, Jayvy provides legal and strategic direction on just transition, climate accountability, and loss and damage mechanisms under international, regional, and domestic frameworks.

He designed and teaches pioneering law and policy courses on just transition—among the first of their kind in the Philippines and globally. As a legal scholar and practitioner, his thought leadership guides climate justice litigation, labor policy reform, and institutional strategies for inclusive and equitable transition.

🌏 Current Roles & Contributions

  • Assistant Director for Policy and Governance, Klima Center – Manila Observatory
    → Leads legal research for climate negotiations including SB58, COP28, SB60, COP29.
  • Senior Associate, La Viña Zarate & Associates
    → Handles climate litigation and environmental law cases.
  • Lecturer, UP College of Law
    → Teaches LAW 99: Legal Bibliography and LAW 116: Legal Method.
  • Assistant Professorial Lecturer, De La Salle Lipa College of Law
    → Designed and teaches the course on Just Transition Law.
  • Lecturer, Ateneo de Manila University
    → Co-designed climate-labor policy modules in Economics and Development Studies.

📚 Academic Excellence & Recognitions

  • Juris Doctor, UP College of Law – Dean’s Medal for Academic Excellence
  • BA Economics – Honors, Ateneo de Manila University – Best Thesis Award (2nd Place)
  • 13th Placer – Philippine Bar Examinations
  • Member of Order of the Purple Feather & Editorial Board of the Philippine Law Journal

🌍 Affiliations & Influence

  • Just Transition & Green Jobs Specialist, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
  • Legal Consultant, Fairwork Philippines
  • Climate & Labor Consultant, International Labour Organization
  • Private Sector Representative, National Executive Board – Boy Scouts of the Philippines
  • Fulbright Global UGrad Scholar & Hansen Fellow for Leadership & Cooperation

📝 Publications

🎤 Extension & Outreach

  • Panelist – Loss and Damage in Southeast Asia, UN COP29 Pavilion in Baku, Azerbaijan
  • Moderator – Responses to Loss and Damage in Coastal Communities, UN COP28 Pavilion in Dubai, UAE
  • Facilitator – Validation Workshop on Sustainable Finance Ecosystem, International Labour Organization
  • Resource Person – Climate Accountability Act Workshop, Manila Observatory
  • Speaker – Climate Talks Manila, German Embassy in Manila
  • Selection Committee Member – Fulbright’s Global UGrad Scholars Program
  • Technical Evaluation Chair – Ten Outstanding Boy Scouts of the Philippines National Search

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