Victoria Keener

Victoria Keener is a Research Professor at the ASU Global Institute of Sustainability & Innovation and a Senior Fellow at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. She is a Co-Lead Principal Investigator of the NOAA-funded Pacific Research on Island Solutions for Adaptation (Pacific RISA) program. She earned a Ph.D. in Agricultural & Biological Engineering from the University of Florida, specializing in hydro-climatological research. Dr. Keener does interdisciplinary and applied research working with Pacific Island communities to transform climate research into resource management policies aiming to reduce climate-induced vulnerabilities. She was the Lead Author of the Hawai‘i and Pacific Islands Chapter of the 4th US-National Climate Assessment (NCA4) and is an Author on NCA5 and helps to direct the Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA) network and reports. Dr. Keener is appointed to the City & County of Honolulu Climate Change Commission, where she currently serves as the Vice-Chair.

Victoria W. Keener, Ph.D.
Research Professor, Global Institute of Sustainability & Innovation, Arizona State University
Senior Fellow, Research Program, East-West Center
Tel: (808) 944-7220 | Email: KeenerV@EastWestCenter.org