Prof. Dr Dwikorita Karnawati

Dwikorita Karnawati (Rita) PhD, has been the Head of Indonesia's Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG), since November 2017, after her completion in serving as the President of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), a prominent university with 55,000 students in Indonesia. She has extensive professional experience and comprehensive academic background. As Professor in Environmental Geology and Disaster Mitigation at UGM, she is very active in promoting and developing the National Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (MHEWS) and very well-respected as one of the key figures in the preparation of the Presidential Decree on the Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System (InaTEWS) (Presidential Decree, Number 93 of 2019).

As the Head of the Agency, she actively drives innovation on Early Warning Technology and Impact-based Forecasting Systems for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics, powered by the Big Data, Artificial Intelligent (AI), and Internet of Things (IoT), which is also connected to Social Media, Mobile Apps and YouTube. She also actively promotes the Community Awareness Program on Climate Adaptation through Climate Field School for fisheries and farmers, considered the most vulnerable communities during this COVID-19 pandemic. 

Furthermore, she facilitates the Development and Implementation of the Coastal Flood Inundation System to reduce the risk of socio-economic loss in the coastal area in Jakarta Bay. Now she plays a vital leadership role in Modernizing and Strengthening the National Marine – Atmospheric Observations and Forecasting System across the Indonesian Maritime Region to support maritime economic development and resiliency.

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