Dr Sharifah Faridah is a Senior Assistant Director at the National Climate Centre, Malaysian Meteorological Department (MET Malaysia), with approximately 20 years of experience in meteorology and climatology. She holds a PhD in Science (Geosciences) from the University of Tsukuba, Japan. Her research focuses on urban climatology, urban heat island (UHI) effects, extreme weather and the impacts of urbanisation and land-use changes on local atmospheric processes. Her research experience includes numerical simulations using the Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with the Urban Canopy Model (WRF-UCM) to investigate urban heat and cloud formation over Greater Kuala Lumpur. Her expertise in climate monitoring, urban climate modelling and extreme climate assessment contributes to understanding urban heat risks, climate variability and heatwave occurrences in Southeast Asian megacities.