Geologist Prof Dr Joy Jacqueline Pereira was recently awarded the 2024 Merdeka Award for Environment for her work and extensive research on climate change, and for spearheading international collaborations to safeguard environments and communities.
At 58, Joy has dedicated nearly three decades of her life to climate change adaptation; disaster prevention and risk reduction (earthquakes, landslides, floods, etc); mineral resource management; science-policy interface; sustainable development; geology; as well as science, technology and innovation; and has been referred to as “the nation’s foremost communications expert on climate change”.
