Ainur Ridho in graduation gown

About us

Ainur Ridho

Climate scientist

ainur.ridho@klimatikal.com

I am a climate scientist specialising in climate hazard and vulnerability assessment, including hazardous weather forecasting and climate modelling. My work combines a philosophically grounded approach with analytical tools to synthesise knowledge and insights.

I have collaborated with government agencies and organisations, contributing to policy-making in disaster risk reduction and sustainability, from planning and monitoring to evaluation. I am particularly keen on translating complex weather and climate information into actionable decisions.

Education

  • M.Sc. in Applied Meteorology and Climate with Management

    University of Reading

    2023 - 2024

  • B.Sc. in Physics

    Diponegoro University

    2016 - 2020

Work experience

  • Sr. Research Analyst

    Amartha

    January 2026 - Present

  • Research Analyst

    World Resources Institute (WRI) Indonesia

    April - December 2025

  • Research Associate

    CERDAS (solusi-cerdas.com)

    January - November 2025

  • Jr. Research Analyst

    CARI! (caribencana.id)

    October 2023 - December 2023

  • Analyst (Data)

    CARI! (caribencana.id)

    April 2021 - September 2023

  • Researcher Intern

    Centre for Atmospheric Science and Technology, National Institute of Aeronautics and Space of Indonesia (PSTA LAPAN)

    July 2019 - August 2019

  • Content Writer

    Saintif

    2017 - 2020

Research experience

Climate Change

  1. Ridho, A. (2025). Future Temperature Changes in Java’s Peri-Urban Landscapes. Jakarta [poster]. The 1st International Young Environmental Scientists Conference: Jakarta.
  2. Bisri, M.B.F, Setiawan, F.A., Ridho, A., Lukafiardi, R. (2023). A Bibliometric Analysis of Research at the Nexus of Climate Change, Human Mobility, and Human Rights. The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI): Jakarta. Available at https://rwi.lu.se/publications/a-bibliometric-analysis-of-research-at-the-nexus-of-climate-change-human-mobility-and-human-rights/

Disaster Science

  1. Karistie, J.F., Pangestika, F.A., Ridho, A., Bisri, M.B.F. (2025). Women Participation in Disaster Risk Management Practices in Indonesia: A Systematic Review. In: Opdyke, A., Pascua de Rivera, L. (eds) Inclusive and Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction. AIWEST-DR 2022. Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-81072-5_15
  2. Ridho, A., Mandala, D.P.A, Bisri, M. B. (2023). Analyzing Google Trends for Scoping the Enhancement Needs of Hydrometeorological Early Warning Services in Indonesia. Presented on the 15th Aceh International Workshop and Expo on Sustainable Tsunami Disaster Recovery (AIWEST-DR 2023), Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  3. Amahoru, A. H., Ridho, A., Lukafiardi, R., & Bisri, M. B. (2023). Indonesian “tsunami-generation” in a nutshell: Systematic Literature Review. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1245(1), 012042. doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/1245/1/012042

Hazardous Weather

  1. Ridho, A. (2025). Relationship between North Sea Storms and Closure of The Thames Barrier. Master Dissertation. Meteorology Department, University of Reading
  2. Hermawan, E., Risyanto, R., Purwaningsih, A., Ratri, D.N, Ridho, A., et al. Characteristics of Mesoscale Convective Systems and Their Impact on Heavy Rainfall in Indonesia’s New Capital City, Nusantara, in March 2022. Adv. Atmos. Sci. 42, 342–356 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00376-024-4102-1
  3. Harjana, T., Hermawan, E., Risyanto, Purwaningsih, A., Andarini, D.F., Ridho, A., Ratri, D.N., Sujalu, A.P. (2023). Meteorological Factors Influencing Coastal Flooding in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia, on 23 May 2022. In: Basit, A., et al. Proceedings of the International Conference on Radioscience, Equatorial Atmospheric Science and Environment and Humanosphere Science. INCREASE 2022. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 290. Springer, Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-19-9768-6_25
  4. Lubis, S. W., Hagos, S., Hermawan, E., Respati, M. R., Ridho, A., Risyanto, et al. (2022). Record-breaking precipitation in Indonesia's capital of Jakarta in early January 2020 linked to the northerly surge, equatorial waves, and MJO. Geophysical Research Letters, 49, e2022GL101513. doi: 10.1029/2022GL101513
  5. Purwaningsih, A., Lubis, S. W., Hermawan, E., Andarini, D. F., Harjana, T., Ratri, D. N., Ridho, A., Risyanto, and Sujalu, A. P. (2022). Moisture Origin and Transport for Extreme Precipitation over Indonesia’s New Capital City, Nusantara in August 2021. Atmosphere 13, no. 9: 1391. doi: 10.3390/atmos13091391
  6. Hermawan, E., Lubis, S.W., Harjana, T., Purwaningsih, A., Risyanto, Ridho, A., et al. (2022). Large-Scale Meteorological Drivers of the Extreme Precipitation Event and Devastating Floods of Early-February 2021 in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. Atmosphere 13, no. 7: 1092. doi: 10.3390/atmos13071092
  7. Hermawan, E., Harjana, T., Ridho, A., and Maulana, T. (2020). Interaction between Madden-Julian Oscillation and Monsoon related to Big Floods over South Sulawesi in January 2019. J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 1524 012005. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/1524/1/012005