as of 20 October

List of Participants
Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2023 (ACDR2023)
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
20 October 2023
In alphabetical order by country name

ADRC Member & Advisor Countries
No.

Country

Title

Name

Position

Division / Dept.

Organization

Mode ofparticipation

National Survey for Seismic
Protection

OnsiteInternational Relations

Ministry of Emergency
Situations of the Republic ofAzerbaijan

OnlineDirector

Department

Disaster Management

OnsiteBunnavuth Ku

Director

Cooperation and ASEAN
Department

National Committee for DisasterOnline
Management (NCDM)

Mr

Pawan Kumar

Director

Disaster Management Division

Ministry of Home Affairs

Onsite6 Indonesia

MrJati Raditya

Deputy Minister

System and Strategy

National Agency for Disaster
Countermeasure (BNPB)

Online7 Indonesia

Ms

Irma Dewi Rismayati

Head of Legal

Organization and Cooperation
BureauNational Disaster Management
Authority

Online8 Indonesia

Mr

Ditto Rizki Samudra

Head of Legal

Organization and Cooperation
BureauNational Disaster Management
Authority

Online9 Indonesia

Ms

Ira Melinda IrfianiHead of Cooperation Division

National Disaster Management
Authority

Online10 Indonesia

Ms

Tamara Pinka Theresia

Staff of Cooperation Division

National Disaster Management
Authority

Online11 IranHE Dr Mohammadhassan Nami

HeadNational Disaster Management
Organization

Onsite1 Armenia

DrSos Margaryan

Director

2 Azerbaijan

Ms

Zarifa Hajibayli

Senior Adviser

3 Bhutan

Mr

Kado Zangpo

4 Cambodia

Mr

5 India

12 IranMr

Majid Hamedani

Director

Department of Refugees andNatural Disasters

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Onsite13 Japan

Ms

OHASHI Makiko

Director in Charge ofInternational Cooperation

Disaster Management Bureau

Cabinet Office

Onsite14 Japan

HE Mr AIKI Toshihiro

Ambassador Extraordinary andPlenipotentiary of Japan to theRepublic of Tajikistan

Embassy of Japan in Republicof Tajikistan

Onsite15 Japan

HE Mr MATSUMURA Yoshifumi

Minister of State for Disaster
Management

Government of Japan

OnlineCabinet OfficeOnline

Ministry of Emergency
Situations

Onsite16 Japan

17 Kazakhstan

Mr

MURAKAMI Takeo

HE Mr Erlan Nurpeissov

Director

Disaster Management Bureau

Vice-Minister

18 Republic of Korea

Mr

Chung Soon Han

Deputy Director

Disaster Management Policy
Division

Ministry of the Interior andSafety

Onsite19 Republic of Korea

DrChangjae Kwak

Research Officer

Disaster Information ResearchDivision

National Disaster Management
Research InstituteOnsite20 Kyrgyz Republic

Mr

Ernisovich Emil
Abdumanapov

OfficerInternational Cooperation
Department

Ministry of Emergency Situation
Onlineof the Kyrgyz Republic

21 Malaysia

MrMohd Faizal Bin Ab Hamid

Senior Principal Assistant
Director

Community and Social
Development

National Disaster Management
Agency (NADMA MALAYSIA)

Onsite22 Maldives

Mr

Hisan Hassan

Chief Executive

National Disaster ManagementAuthority

Onsite23 Mongolia

Mr

Uuganbayar Batmunkh

Deputy Chief

National Emergency
Management Agency

Onsite24 Mongolia

Mr

Jangar Ganbat

Researcher for Geological andEarthquake Disasters

National Emergency
Management Agency

Online25 Myanmar

Mr

Win Htein Kyaw

Director

Department of Disaster
ManagementOnline

Center for Disaster Study

26 Myanmar

Ms

Su Hlaing Mya

Staff Officer

CR

Department of Disaster
ManagementOnline

27 NepalMr

Mahadev Panth

Joint Secretary

Disaster and Conflict
Management Division

Ministry of Home Affairs

Onsite28 Pakistan

Mr

Zaman Badar

Director General R&R

Earthquake Reconstruction and National Disaster Management
Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) Authority

29 Papua New Guinea

Mr

Lusete Laso Mana

Director

National Disaster Centre/
Ministry of Defense

OnsiteOnsiteCivil Defense Deputy
30 Philippines

Administrator for Public Affairs
AssistantMarkus Visitacion Lacanilao
Secretary
Supervising Official, Strategic

Department of National Defense Office of Civil Defense

OnsiteCommunications Group
31 Philippines

Mr

Kenneth Curutan Menor

Civil Defense Officer III

Disaster Risk Governance
Division - Policy Development
and Planning Service

Office of Civil Defense

Onsite32 Singapore

Mr

Wesley Ho

Director Planning &Organization

Planning & Organization
Department

Singapore Civil Defence Force

Onsite33 Singapore

Mr

Muhammad Hakim Bin
Abdul Jabbar

Senior Officer

Singapore Civil Defence Force

OnsiteDirector General

Disaster Management Centre

OnlineOnline34 Sri Lanka

Major
General Sudantha Ranasinghe
Retired35 Sri Lanka

Ms

Anoja Kumudu Kumari
Seneviratne

Director

Mitigation Research &Development

Disaster Management Centre

36 Sri Lanka

MrNalaka Priyashantha
Singakkuli Arachchilage

Director (Planning)

Planning Unit

Disaster Management Division,
OnlineMinistry of Defence

37 Tajikistan

HE Ms

Sattoriyon Matlubakhon
Amonzoda

Deputy Prime Minister

Republic of Tajikistan

Onsite38 Tajikistan

Mr

Rustan Nazarzoda

ChairmanCommittee on Emergency
Situations and Civil Defense
under the Government of the
Republic of Tajikistan (CoES)

OnsiteCommittee on Emergency
Situations and Civil Defense
under the Government of the
Republic of Tajikistan (CoES)

OnsiteCommittee on Emergency
Situations and Civil Defense
under the Government of theRepublic of Tajikistan (CoES)

OnsiteCommittee on Emergency
Situations and Civil Defense
under the Government of theRepublic of Tajikistan (CoES)

Onsite39 Tajikistan

Ms

Firuza Tursunzoda

HeadNational Disaster Risk
Management Project

40 Tajikistan

Mr

Jamshed Kamolzoda

HeadMain Department of thePopulation and Territories
Protection

41 Tajikistan

Mr

Azizjon Azizmurodzoda

Researcher

42 Thailand

Mr

Saharat Wongsakulwiwat

Director

Research and International
Cooperation Bureau

Department of Disaster
Prevention and Mitigation

Online43 Thailand

Ms

Duangnapa
Uttamangkapong

Director

Research and International
Cooperation Bureau

Department of Disaster
Prevention and Mitigation

Online44 TurkiyeProf.

Orhan Tatar

Director General

AFAD / Disaster andEmergency ManagementPresidency

Onsite45 Turkiye

Mr

Muhammet Maruf Yaman

Head of Foreign Relations

Disaster and Emergency
Management Authority (AFAD)
Ministry of InteriorOnsite

46 Vietnam

Ms

Nguyen Thi Xuan HongSenior Officer

Science Technology andInternational Cooperation

Vietnam Disaster and Dyke
Management Authority, Ministry
Onsiteof Agriculture and Rural
Development

In alphabetical order by name of organization

International Organization (Resource Persons)No.

Organization

Title

Name

Position

Division / Dept.

1 Agha Khan Agency

Mr

Najib YaminovHead

2 CAIAGMr

Ulan Abdybachaev

Lead Researcher/ Deputy Head
“Geodynamics and Georisks”
of DepartmentEmergency Situations
Department

Organization

Mode ofparticipation

Habitat Branch of
the Agha Khan Agency

OnsiteCentral-Asian Institute forApplied Geosciences(CAIAG)

Online3 CESDRRMr

Aubakirov Serik

Director

Center for Emergency
Situations and Disaster Risk
Reduction (CESDRR)

Onsite4 ICIMODDr

Mandira Singh Shrestha

Senior Water Resources
Specialist

International Centre forIntegrated Mountain
Development (ICIMOD)

Online5

National Academy of
Sciences of Tajikistan

DrPulod Aminzoda

Director

Institute of Geology, Earthquake National Academy of Sciences
Engineering and Seismologyof Tajikistan

6National Academy ofSciences of Tajikistan

Prof.

Abdulhamid Kayumov

Director

Center for Glacier Studies of the
National Academy of Sciences Onsite
of Tajikistan

7 SEEDS Asia

Ms

Tsunozaki Etsuko

Board Member

SEEDS Asia

Onsite8 Tohoku Univeristy

Dr

Nguyen N David

Associate Professor by Special
Appointment

Tohoku University

Online9 UNDRR

Ms

Mami Mizutori

Special Representative of the
UN Secretary-General for DRR

UNDRR

Online10 UNDRR

Mr

Sebastian Penzini

Acting HeadUNDRR Regional Office forEurope and Central Asia

Onsite11 UNDRR

Mr

Dilshod Kodirov

National Coordinator

UNDRR

OnsiteOnsiteADRCNo.

Organization

Title

NameTitle

Division / Dept.

Organization

Mode ofparticipation

1 ADRCProf.

HAMADA Masanori

Chairman

Asian Disaster Reduction
CenterOnline

2 ADRCDr

OGAWA Yujiro

Executive Secretary

Asian Disaster Reduction
CenterOnsite

3 ADRCMr

SASAHARA Akio

Executive Director

Asian Disaster Reduction
CenterOnsite

4 ADRCMs

KODAMA Miki

Director

Research Department

Asian Disaster Reduction
CenterOnsite

5 ADRCMrARAKIDA Masaru

Research Fellow

Research Department

Asian Disaster Reduction
CenterOnsite

6 ADRC

Ms

NAKAMURA Akiko

Senior Researcher

Research Department

Asian Disaster Reduction
CenterOnline

7 ADRCMs

SHIOMI Yumi

Senior Researcher

Research Department

Asian Disaster Reduction
CenterOnsite

8 ADRCDr

IKEDA Makoto

Senior Researcher

Research Department

Asian Disaster Reduction
CenterOnline

9 ADRCMr

POTUTAN GeraldSenior Researcher

Research Department

Asian Disaster Reduction
CenterOnsite

10 ADRCMr

YAMAGUCHI Naoki

Senior Researcher

Research Department

Asian Disaster Reduction
CenterOnline

11 ADRCMs

TATEBE Chihori

Researcher

Research Department

Asian Disaster Reduction
CenterOnline

12 ADRC

Ms

YOSHIDA Maki

Programme Officer

Research Department

Asian Disaster Reduction
CenterOnsite

13 ADRC

Ms

FUJIMOTO Ayako

Senior Assistant Researcher

Research Department

Asian Disaster Reduction
CenterOnline

14 ADRCMs

TERASAKA Kazuko

Assistant

Research Department

Asian Disaster Reduction
CenterOnline

15 ADRCMr

AKASHI Yoshihiro

Network Administrator

Research Department

Asian Disaster Reduction
CenterOnline

16 ADRC

Ms

HORIIKE Mie

Senior Administrative Manager

Administrative Department

Asian Disaster Reduction
CenterOnsite

17 ADRCMs

FUJINAKA Junko

Administrative Manager

Administrative Department

Asian Disaster Reduction
CenterOnsite

18 ADRCMs

TANAKA Tomomi

AssistantAdministrative Department

Asian Disaster Reduction
CenterOnsite