Yudha is a PhD Candidate in the department of Environmental Economics of the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His PhD research focuses on cost-benefit analysis on sand nourishment strategies under SOURCE: Sand nOURishment strategies for sustainable Coastal Ecosystems. The project involves a multidisciplinary team from applied sciences and social sciences. The main goal of the project is to formulate sand nourishment strategies to adapt our coast to the anticipated accelerated sea-level rise, providing sustainable coastal ecosystems and flood defences.
Yudha obtained a Master of Science in Spatial, Transport and Environmental Economics from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and a Bachelor in Economics from Universitas Indonesia. His master thesis titled Intergenerational Social Contracts for Climate Mitigations studies about the existence of a welfare improving situation using intergenerational transfers. Before joining IVM, he worked as a research associate of Institute for Economic and Social Research at Faculty of Economics and Business Universitas Indonesia where he focused on green economy and climate change studies.
Expertise
Environmental Economics, Climate Change Economics.
Education
2022: MSc in Spatial, Transport, and Environmental Economics, VU Amsterdam.
2019: Bachelor of Economics, Universitas Indonesia.
