Aria Mariany is a Senior Research Fellow in Resilience Development Initiative (RDI). Her expertise is in disaster risk assessment, especially in community-based approach and regional and city planning. She is also a researcher at ITB Disaster Mitigation Research Centre and Centre for Earthquake Science and Technology ITB (CEST ITB). Currently, she is also active in a disaster-related community organization, namely Bandung Mitigation Hub (BMH), as President. She has published several academic writings regarding disaster risk management and climate change adaptation.