Resilience Development Initiative (RDI)
Muhammad Asa is a Research Officer at the Resilience Development Initiative (RDI) since May 2023, contributing to the Spatial Approach to Multi-Hazard Assessment in Indonesia under the Spatial System Center. Previous experience includes various leadership and departmental roles at Ikatan Mahasiswa Geodesi ITB, including Senator and Secretary General of Unit Kesenian Minangkabau ITB. Muhammad Asa has served as a Practicum Assistant for the Spatial Database Course at Institut Teknologi Bandung and completed an internship in Surveying & Mapping at the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning. Muhammad Asa holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering from Institut Teknologi Bandung, earned in July 2023.
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.