Aslam has more than 15 years of experience in development field including 10 years of work in Disaster Risk Management in South Asia and South East Asia. At ADPC, he focuses on capacity building for national and sub-national authorities for the planning and implementation of flood disaster preparedness programs in partnership with the Mekong River Commission (MRC), National Disaster Management Offices (NDMOs) and National Mekong Committees in the Lower Mekong Basin. He represented ADPC as Associate Member to the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) mission on Disaster Preparedness and response (DPR) to Cambodia. With a strong interest in water resource management, environment management and climate Change adaptation issue and its linkages with disaster risk reduction, Aslam is involved in DRR program development and implementation with strong focus on community base aspects and integration of DRR into socio economic planning process.

Thanongdeth has extensive experience in the field of hydro-meteorology. Prior to joining ADPC, he served with the Mekong River Commission for over ten years in hydro-meteorological data collection, flood management and mitigation, capacity building and training, development and management of projects and programs. He is currently responsible for the GTZ funded project entitled "Flood Emergency Management Strengthening" under the Flood Management and Mitigation Program (FMMP) of the Mekong River Commission (MRC).

Thitiphon joined ADPC in August 2005 as Program Coordinator under the project of the Coastal Risk Analysis of Tsunamis and Environmental Remediation (CRATER). She has a background as a Civil Engineer & Environmental Engineer. She is currently working on “Strengthening Implementation of Flood Preparedness Programs at Provincial, District and Commune Levels in the Lower Mekong Basin” project under the Flood Management and Mitigation Program (FMMP) of the Mekong River Commission (MRC). Prior to joining ADPC, she worked as a Research Associate for the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research North-South, NCCR N-S/AIT-Switzerland, related to environmental activities and stakeholder Involvement, School of Environment, Resources and Development, AIT.

Greg joined ADPC in January 2012 as a project officer, holding an MSc in Project Planning and Management, and BSc in Disaster, Reconstruction, and Development. Prior to joining ADPC, he worked with a team which developed and delivered project management training to staff at the African Development Bank. He has also previously worked with ADPC. In the Disaster Risk Management Systems (DRMS) department, his work focuses on institutional systems for disaster risk management and climate change adaptation, and he has a special interest in risk governance and sustainable, participatory risk reduction solutions.

Somvath is currently working on two projects of the MRCS’ Flood Management and Mitigation Program (FMMP), Flood Emergency Management Strengthening funded by GTZ, and Implementation of Flood Preparedness Program at Provincial, District and Commune Levels in the Mekong Basin, funded by ECHO in Khammouane province, Lao PDR. She joined ADPC since October 2008. She holds Master’s Degree in Urban Environmental Management from AIT, Thailand.

Weerapon joined ADPC since October 2008. He is responsible for coordinating administrative and financial functions for DMS team. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Information Science from Suranaree University of Technology, Nakorn Ratchasima.

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