Marcos Regis da Silva

Dr. Marcos Regis Silva joined The Degrees Initiative in November 2024 and is the Director of Policy Engagement. In this role, he is engaging with decision-makers to highlight the work of Degrees and to introduce the challenges faced by the Global South related to achieving equitable research on Solar Radiation Modification. Previously, he held the post of Executive Director of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI). He was responsible for the provision of strategic advice to high level policymakers on issues related to global change and their socio-economic impacts and development of linkages between the IAI’s scientific agenda and global governance environmental frameworks. Marcos was also a Coordinator with the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization where he implemented a large-scale project on trade in wildlife. He holds a PhD from McGill University and was an Adjunct Professor with the Department of Distance Education.

The views expressed by Marcos are his own and do not reflect the official position of the Degrees Initiative.