Resilience Development Initiative (RDI)
Dekka Dhirgantara Putra is a skilled professional in urban and regional planning with extensive experience across various roles. Currently serving as a Program Officer at the Resilience Development Initiative and an Assistant Lecturer at Institut Teknologi Bandung, Dekka also works as a Research Assistant at Institut Teknologi Nasional Malang and an Urban Planning Expert at UD.ID. Previous experience includes positions as a Research Officer and Urban Planning Specialist, alongside expertise in Geographic Information Systems at the Kementerian Pekerjaan Umum dan Perumahan Rakyat. Dekka holds a Master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Institut Teknologi Bandung and a Bachelor's degree in the same field from Institut Teknologi Nasional Malang, along with a summer course at The University of Auckland focused on Creative Culture & Urban Commons.
Resilience Development Initiative (RDI)
Resilience Development Initiative (RDI) is an Indonesian think tank initiative that focuses on resilience studies and sustainable development. RDI contributes to the body of knowledge on development and disaster research studies. RDI continuously produces publication on resilience studies and sustainable development. RDI researcher actively attend national and international conferences and build networks to disseminate research findings and advocate resilience awareness. To date, RDI has six research clusters, namely: REER (Renewable Energy and Emission Reduction), DCR (Disaster and Climate Resilience), WWM (Water and Waste Management), TCH (Tourism and Cultural Heritage), CSWH (Children, Social Welfare and Health), Regional and Urban Policy (RUP) and Finance and Business Management RDI holds a monthly lecture inviting external experts to give presentation on current resilience studies. RDI has experiences working in South East Asian countries and also strong collaboration with a number of countries in Latin America, Africa, Europe and Australia. RDI has hosted > 300 interns. RDI has over 100 fellows located in many countries.