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President & CEO

Centre for Neighbourhood Studies (CeNS)

Quezon City

Philippines

Summary biography: 

Mario de los Reyes is a Professor and former Dean at the University of the Philippines School of Urban and Regional Planning (UP SURP). He was recently appointed by the university as the Co-Director of the PASCAL Asia. He is currently the President & CEO of the Centre for Neighbourhood Studies (CeNS) Philippines, a research and technology organisation committed to the sustainable and resilient transformation of communities and neighbourhoods.

Prof Delos Reyes is the International Co-Investigator and In-Country Lead Investigator for the Philippines of the Centre for Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods (SHLC). He is the Principal Investigator of the project titled, Local Challenges, Global Imperatives: Cities at the Forefront to Achieve the Education 2030 Agenda implemented by SHLC and UNESCO International Institute Education Planning (IIEP). Both projects are funded by the UK Research and Innovation through the Global Challenges Research Fund.

His research interests and experiences include environmental and natural resources policy and planning, climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction management, public-private partnership for the urban environment, coastal (both marine and freshwater) planning and management, and strategic environmental assessment.

Prof Delos Reyes was awarded the Scientist 3 under the UP Scientific Productivity System for CY 2021-2023 and received the Meritorious Public Service Award in the field of environmental governance both approved by the UP Board of Regents.