Mr. Aslam Perwaiz joined ADPC on 11 July2005 as the program coordinator to aMekong flood preparedness program,gradually rose to the Executive Directorposition in 19 years on 03 January 2025. It’shis own inspiring story of persistence, hardwork, commitment and intelligence!

He served as the Deputy Executive Director(DED) of the Asian Disaster PreparednessCenter (ADPC) for seven years between2017-2024 overseen numerous initiativesthat have significantly contributed to ADPCobjectives and growth by supportingcountries in Asia and the Pacific in becomingmore disaster resilient.

His knowledge, innovative approach, operational efficiencies and a mix ofleadership and technical global expertise qualifies him as the disaster riskreduction strategist delivering high-impact programs in the context of economicanalysis, sustainable development, environment, disaster risk reduction, andclimate resilience.

Holding a master’s degree in Statistics from India with on-the-job training indisaster risk management, he has been involved in various global and regionalinitiatives on disaster risk reduction, climate resilience, business continuityplanning, and digital resilience. He has substantive fieldwork experience frommore than 20 countries (Asia, Pacific, and Africa) with national and sub-nationalwork program development and implementation in emergency preparednessplanning, post-disaster damage and loss assessment, recovery planning, privatesector resilience, training and capacity building framework and curriculumdevelopment.

He has been involved in various global and regional initiatives on disasterresilience, business continuity planning and digital resilience. Mr. Aslam servesas the Member of the Asia Pacific Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (AP-STAG) and the Strategic Advisory Group (SAG) United Nations Office for DisasterRisk Reduction (UNDRR) since 2018. He is also the Expert Group member of theGlobal Catastrophic Risks (GCRs led by Centre for the Study of Existential Risk(CSER) at the University of Cambridge.

the Member of the Asia Pacific Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (AP-STAG) and the Strategic Advisory Group (SAG) United Nations Office for DisasterRisk Reduction (UNDRR) since 2018. He is also the Expert Group member of theGlobal Catastrophic Risks (GCRs led by Centre for the Study of Existential Risk(CSER) at the University of Cambridge.