Maria Dombrov

Maria Dombrov serves as a Research Associate II at the Climate Impacts Group, working jointly at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Columbia University's Center for Climate Systems Research in New York City. As the Global Coordinator of the Urban Climate Change Research Network, she manages a vast network of nearly 2,000 scientists, scholars, and practitioners across 150 cities worldwide, focusing on understanding climate change implications and extreme events affecting cities and metropolitan regions. Her leadership extends to serving as Principal Editor and Project Manager of UCCRN's Third Assessment Report on Climate Change and Cities, a comprehensive peer-reviewed publication synthesizing current knowledge on urban climate challenges, including COVID-19 impacts, architecture, governance, urban climate science, finance, and environmental justice. Her expertise is grounded in her academic background, combining an M.A. in Climate and Society from Columbia University, where she specialized in scientific communications, with a B.S. in Biology from Syracuse University, focusing on Environmental Science and molecular plant biology. Through her work, she continues to bridge the gap between climate science and urban policy, developing innovative approaches to urban resilience and climate adaptation strategies.