Aslam Perwaiz

Irene Lye

Aslam Perwaiz is the Head of Disaster Risk Management Systems (DRMS) Department at the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC). He is leading the ADPC’s privates sector engagement initiative “iPrepare Business” and post-disaster needs assessment initiative “Ready4Recovery”. Aslam is involved in the implementation of large- and medium-scale disaster risk reduction programs focusing on community-based disaster risk reduction and integration of disaster risk reduction into socio-economic planning. He holds a Master’s degree in Statistic.

Past Employment

Prior to joining the ADPC, he worked with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG).

Qualification

• Master in Science in Statistics & Economy from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh India (1991 - 1993)
• Bachelor in Science (B.Sc) in Statistics from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh India (1988 - 1991).

Other Relevant Information (e.g. Publications)

• Integrating Earth Observation Systems and Data into Disaster Preparedness in the Lower Mekong: Experiences from the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, In book: Earth Science Satellite Applications, pp.63-84
• Post Disaster Needs Assessment for Resilient Recovery using Innovative Tools, Techniques and Space Applications, forthcoming bood edited by Rajib Shaw, Takako Izumi, and Koichi Shiwaku on Science and Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction: Potentials and Challenges.
• Disaster Recovery: The governance, economics and social impacts, ADPC Newsletter Volume 22, 2015.
• Private investment in Disaster Risk Management, Backgorund Paper prepared for the 2015 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction, with Ingirige, Bingunath, Dilanthi Amaratunga, Mohan Kuamaraswamy, Champika Liyanage, Aslam Perwaiz, Peeranan Towashirapom and Gayan Wedawatta, 2014: UNISDR