Summary
Wona Lee is a researcher and geospatial analyst with eight years’ experience applying GIS, remote sensing, and data platforms to climate, forestry, and disaster-risk problems from Seoul. At the National Institute of Green Technology she supports UNFCCC-related technology mechanisms and evaluates impact and M&E for Korea’s CTCN pro bono technical assistance. Her work spans international projects including an EU Horizon 2020 big-data Sentinel monitoring platform for food security, GCF concept development for glacial lake outburst flood prevention, and biodiversity and forest ecosystem service initiatives across Asia. Trained with an MSc and ongoing doctoral studies in Environmental Science at Korea University, she specializes in developing geospatial SDG indicators and performance evaluation frameworks. She blends academic research with applied system-building—having helped create an open-source EO big-data platform for flood and food-security monitoring—and brings experience coordinating multilateral and ODA projects. Colleagues value her ability to connect social-ecological insights with practical indicator design to build resilience at local and national scales.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Double Major: Korean Language and Literature, Business Administration and Management, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Double Major: Korean Language and Literature, Business Administration and Management at Sogang University
Doctor's Degree, Environmental Science, Doctor's Degree, Environmental Science at Korea University
English, Korean, French, Spanish