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HQ: Sohel Khan, Climate Change and Disaster Mitigation Specialist

M.Sc. Development Studies; M.B.A.

Mr. Khan has joined CHF to lead its climate change, disaster risk reduction and post disaster recovery initiatives. He brings with him 20 years of program development and implementation experience in the areas of climate change adaptation, risk and vulnerability analysis, disaster risk reduction (DRR) and recovery, emergency response, institutional and community capacity building, livelihood improvement, and human settlement issues.

Prior to joining CHF, Sohel worked for the UNDP, UN-HABITAT, CARE and CECI in South, Central, Southeast and East Asia, mostly in the areas of Climate Change Adaptation, DRR and recovery. In the aftermath of the October 2005 earthquake in Pakistan, he provided technical assistance to develop early recovery and shelter recovery guidelines for the earthquake recovery program of UN-HABITAT, and participated in UN joint damage and needs assessment activities in earthquake affected areas. Mr. Khan was also involved in post-tsunami recovery activities in Sri Lanka and Indonesia. His earlier experiences include: UNDP Program Analyst for International Recovery Platform in Japan, Project Team Leader for a CIDA funded Climate Change Adaptation program in Vietnam, Program Manager for the World Bank disaster mitigation project for Central Vietnam and Mekong region, and short and long term assignments in various capacities in Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, India and Cambodia. Mr. Khan was awarded the World Bank scholarship and Rotary Foundation (USA) international award for his academic research on environment and development in the UK and the USA.