Dr Riyong KIM

Head of Programme, European Environment Agency

Riyong Kim is Head of Natural Capital and Ecosystems (NCE) at the EEA, responsible for the strategic development of the Agency’s work around biodiversity and ecosystems. Prior to this, Riyong led the programme on Decision Metrics and Finance at EIT Climate KIC, focusing on tackling short-termism and mainstreaming climate in financial markets in the EU. She has worked closely with UN Environment and UNFCCC in climate and environment policy, and has led technical work on developing methods and metrics for capturing environmental resource use with UN FAO, CIFOR, World Bank PROFOR, and for the regional ENPI-FLEG program with IUCN.  

Riyong holds a B.A., B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Natural Resource Economics, and started her career in international development in Timor Leste and Aceh, Indonesia, moving onto the Brazilian Amazon, Democratic Republic of Congo, and EU and CEE countries.