Yuke Kirana is a Research Analyst II at the Systems Change Lab, where she supports data collection, analysis, and research that incorporate nature-based solutions across 15 systems and over 70 transformational shifts essential for limiting global warming to 1.5°C, halting biodiversity loss, and building a more just and equitable future for all. Yuke’s work ensures that global progress toward critical benchmarks is monitored with transparency, utilizing the best data available. She also contributes to data collection for various reports and data-driven platforms, including the State of Climate Action and the Glasgow Leaders' Declaration, which monitor progress in climate commitments and actions.

Yuke holds a B.A. in Earth and Environmental Science and Environmental Studies from Wesleyan University in Connecticut. Her interest in climate storytelling through remote sensing and spatial analyses led her to write a thesis that utilized NASA ECOSTRESS data to evaluate the relationship between pre-fire landscape water stress and wildfire prevalence across Kalimantan and Sumatra, Indonesia.

Currently residing in The Hague, Netherlands, Yuke enjoys spending her free time exploring film photography, dancing, and discovering jazz vinyls at record stores in every new city she visits.