Experts- Local capacity for prevention, adaptation and mitigation of external shocks

Experts

CEPA strategy guidance note: Enhancement of local capacity for prevention, adaptation and mitigation of external shocks

Name

Affiliation

Country

Role

Allan Lavell

Research Associate, Latin American Social Faculty, Costa Rica and founding member, Latin American Network for the Social Study of Disaster Prevention (LA RED)

United States of America

Lead author

During the preparation of the strategy guidance note, consultations were carried out with:

Ailsa Holloway

Associate Professor , Public Health, Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand

Garima Jain

Gilbert F. White Environment and Society Fellow, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Arizona State University

United States of America

Andrew Maskrey

Founder, LA RED and former coordinator, UN Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction; Head, Risk Nexus Initiative

Dewald van Niekerk

Head, African Centre for Disaster Studies, North-West University

South Africa

J.C. Gaillard

Professor of Geography, School of Environment, University of Auckland

New Zealand

Angel Chávez Eslava

Director, GRACC Consultants; Member, LA RED, Researcher and Independent Consultant

Peru

Bina Desai

Independent Researcher

India

Rajib Shaw

Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University

Japan/India

David A. Smith Wiltshire

Consultant on Public Investment, Disaster Risk Reduction and Development Planning; Former CEPREDENAC Executive Secretary

United Kingdom

Luis Gamarra Tong

Program Specialist, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP-Panama)

Stephen Bender

Retired Head, Natural Hazards Section, Organization of American States

Argentina

Shuaib Lwasa

Professor, Urban Resilience and Global Development, International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague

Uganda