AMESTA RAMADHAN got her master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning at Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia. She is an Academic Program Officer and researcher at Resilience Development Initiative (RDI), Bandung, Indonesia. Amesta dedicates her research projects to the topic of disaster and climate resilience, such as nature-based solutions, green infrastructure, coastal resilience, and early warning systems. She also has an interest in the topic of cultural heritage management. Amesta is in charge of the whole activity in the Resilience Development Initiative related to academics: publication (journals & working papers), methodology development, and capacity building (internal seminar, training, academic induction, etc). On his assignment and missions in RDI, she has been actively engaged with international key scholars on disaster risk management and visits to various places prone to disasters in Indonesia, among others: Palu (Central Sulawesi), Banten, Sinabung (Karo), Semarang City, etc.

Disaster and Climate Resilience, Cultural Heritage Management