Liberty de Rivera

Biography

Dr Liberty de Rivera is Vice-Chancellor Research Fellow at the Faculty of Education of Southern Cross University. Her research interests include analysing and evaluating policies and their implementation in the areas of education for sustainable development, climate change, and disaster risk reduction.

Central to her research is the idea of cognitive justice—what, or whose knowledge, is emphasised or neglected in the process of policy transfer. Dr de Rivera has conducted research, teaching, and development work in the Philippines, Australia, Vanuatu, Singapore, and Somalia. She serves as Lead Author for the Working Group II Contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Seventh Assessment (AR7) Report. Dr de Rivera is a current Associate Editor for the journal International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education.