Francis Uldric San Juan: Climate Education & Loss and Damage Researcher
Francis Uldric San Juan is a climate researcher specializing in loss and damage, climate education, and the decolonization of climate science and sustainable development. A Research Assistant at the Klima Center – Manila Observatory, he has contributed to projects on indigenous responses to climate change, climate justice, Enhanced Transparency Framework reporting, and flood risk governance in Marikina City.
Francis also works as a Training Specialist and Assistant Science Communication Officer for the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Academy, where he curates climate science training resources and strengthens global research capacity. He supports internal analysis of the WCRP digital catalogue, global partnership building, and the Global South Inclusion Task Team.
He was a researcher for Heinrich Böll Stiftung’s Loss and Damage–Just Transition nexus project, and wrote a policy brief on blackouts in Siargao for the Center for Energy Research and Policy. He served as workshop documenter for the PRISM PH project on sea level rise, supported by the World Bank, NASA, and PEERS.
🌏 Current Roles & Contributions
- Research Assistant, Klima Center – Manila Observatory
- Training Specialist & Assistant Science Communication Officer, WCRP Academy
- Researcher, Heinrich Böll Stiftung: Loss & Damage + Just Transition Nexus
- Project Staff, Paris Agreement Transparency Project (CI, MO)
- Workshop Documenter, PRISM PH Project – PEERS, World Bank, NASA
- Policy Brief Writer, Center for Energy Research and Policy
📚 Academic Excellence & Recognitions
- BA Sociology, University of the Philippines – Diliman (Magna Cum Laude)
→ Thesis on flood risk governance and grassroots perspectives in Marikina City - University Scholar – First to Third Year
- Gold & Silver Medal Awards, Ateneo de Manila University (Senior & Junior High School)
🌍 Affiliations & Influence
- Manila Observatory – Klima Center
- World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) – Academy Support Unit
- Global South Inclusion Task Team – Contributor
- Heinrich Böll Stiftung – Climate Advocacy Researcher
- PEERS Philippines – Workshop Coordination
🎤 Conference & Workshop Engagement
- Speaker & participant in climate talks hosted by DENR, ADB, CI, Climate Change Commission, and PEERS
- Panel attendee for Blue Carbon NDCs, Forestry Land Use, Just Transition Sprints, and Climate Science Briefings
