Renz Prudenciado is a PhD scholar in Gender and Development Studies at the Asian Institute of Technology, supported by His Majesty The King's Scholarship. She earned her master's degree in the same field as a DAAD scholarship recipient. Renz’s research began with a thesis on masculinities in relationships with transgender women and now explores the intersections of masculinities, Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) with disaster and climate change. Her doctoral research focuses on how disasters shape Nepali men’s masculinity. She also works on projects addressing sea-level rise and jellyfish stings in gender-transformative development policies.
Among a mangrove forest threatened by rising sea levels, a small elementary school is a lifeline for climate resilience, providing education to five children from a disappearing indigenous fishing village in Thailand’s Samut Prakan province.
In the Vietnam Delta, residents are adapting to sea-level rise in ways that reflect both resilience and complexity.