Amesta Kartika Ramadhani - Resilience Development Initiative

Amesta Kartika Ramadhani

Position

Academic Program Officer

Cluster

Disaster & Climate Resilience (DCR)

Mail

amesta.ramadhani@rdi.or.id
amestaramadhani@gmail.com

Summary

Amesta Ramadhani, S.T., M.PWK is an Academic Program Officer and researcher in Resilience Development Initiative (RDI), Bandung, Indonesia. Amesta dedicates her research projects on the topic of disaster and climate resilience, such as nature- based solutions, green infrastructure, coastal resilience and early warning systems. She also has interests in the topic of cultural heritage management. She is in charge with the whole activity in Resilience Development Initiative related to academic: 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.

Research Interest

Disaster management, climate change adaptation, cultural heritage.

Education

Year	Experience
2017-2019	Master of Urban and Regional Planning., of Urban and Regional Planning Institute Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia.
2010-2015	Bachelor of Engineering, of Urban and Regional Planning Sebelas Maret University, Indonesia.

Working Experience

Year	Experience
2019-present	Academic Program Officer in Resilience Development Initiative, Bandung Indonesia.
2020	Consultant. Central Sulawesi Emergency Response Program Partnership Model Review (Management Audit). Team lead: Dr. Saut Sagala. Oxfam.
2020	Researcher. South East Asia Resilience Hub (SEARCH): Socio-Economic Resilience of Coastal Communities. Resilience Development Initiative and Coventry University (UK). Team Lead Dr. Saut Sagala. Funding Source: British Academy.
2020	Researcher. Urban Stakeholder Acceptance Behavior of Infiltration Well and Rainwater Harvesting System as Runoff Water Management in Bandung City. Funding Source: Kurita Award, Japan. PI: Elisabeth Rianawati, M. Eng
2020	Researcher. International Workshop on Volcanic Ash Hazard Management collaboration of Durham University, Resilience Development Initiative and North Sumatra University
2020	Coordinator. Field Visit to Sinabung Volcano, Karo District, North Sumatra, participants from Durham University, Resilience Development Initiative and North Sumatra University, BNPB, BPBD, etc.
2020	Researcher. Nature-based Solutions for Urban Disaster Mitigation in Middle-Income Countries, PI: Dr. Miguel Kanai, Frontiers Development, Royal Academy of Engineering, UK.Funding Source: Royal Academy Engineering UK.
2020	Researcher. Urban Hydrometeorological Disaster Risk Reduction with Nature-based Solutions with case studies in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Japan, Resilience Development Initiative, with partners: University of Nottingham in Malaysia, Monash University in Malaysia, Center for Disaster Preparedness in Philippines and Saitama University in Japan. Funding Source: JASTIP Japan.
2019	Team Member. Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction into Regional Spatial Planning in Pandeglang District, Banten Province. ITB Community Service. PI. Dr. Djoko Suroso.
2019	Team Member. Improvement of Tourism Actor's Preparedness in Facing Tsunami Disasters in Pandeglang District, Banten Province. ITB Community Service PI: Prof. Arief Rosyidie.
2019	Consultant. Endline Study of Gender and Inclusion and Project Evaluation of Urban Resilience Program. Plan International. PI: Dr. Ayu Krishna.
2019	Team Member. Baseline Study of Central Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami Response (CENTRE).
2016	Project Assistance. Harmonization of Infrastructure Investment Regulations in the PUPR Sector.
2015	Project Assistance (freelance). Ponorogo Regency Industrial Estate Master Plan.
2015	Research Assistance (freelance). The Model of Empowerment of Sustainable Social Infrastructure Procurement on the Neighborhood Unit Scale towards Child-Friendly Surakarta.

Publication & Presentation

Proceeding. Water in the Highland: Perception of Urban Dwellers to Flooding in Bandung City. Workshop on Water and the City. 2020. Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore (ARI-NUS)
The impact of Covid-19 pandemic on urban health in Indonesia and how urban planning can contribute to this problem (in preparation). Lead author. Dr. Saut Sagala
Identification Social-Cultural Factors Affecting Disruption of Tsunami Early Warning Systems in Sunda Strait Area (in preparation). Lead author.
Presenter. International Symposium on the Lessons Learnt from the 2018 Tsunamis in Palu and Sunda Strait. BMKG, Jakarta. 2019
Module for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction into Regional Spatial Planning. With. Dr. Djoko Suroso, Dr. Saut Sagala and Khairani Mardiah BSc.
Flood Disaster Risk Assessment in the Semarang Old City as Cultural Heritage Site. Thesis. (2019). Regional and City Planning, Bandung Institute of Technology.
Readiness Study on the Implementation of Creative City Design Concepts in Surakarta, Jurnal Arsitektura, Surakarta (2015)
Conformity of Education Infrastructure in Supporting Surakarta as Child-Friendly City, Geoplanning, Semarang (2015)

Other Experiences

Facilitator. Community Action Planning in Bandung – View From the Frontline. 2019
Presenter. International Symposium on the Lessons Learnt from the 2018 Tsunamis in Palu and Sunda Strait. 2019
Organizer. FGD on Capacity Building and Synergy in Disaster Insurance Management. 2019
Participant. ASEAN Safe School Initiatives. Education in Emergency. 2019
Participant. Disaster Safe Education Unit at the ASEAN Provincial Level Safe School Initiatives
Participant. Symposium of Strategic Research on Global Mitigation and Local Adaptation to Climate Change. Bandung. 2018
Participant. Geoseminar Lembang Fault: Facts and Reality. 2018
Participant. Regional Planning Based on Disaster Mitigation. Surakarta (2014)