Richard Poulter is a disaster risk finance and insurance specialist with expertise in the design and implementation of financial strategies to build resilience against the effects of natural disasters in low and middle income countries. Richard is a qualified Fellow of the Institute & Faculty of Actuaries in the UK, and has been supporting PCRIC since it’s inception in 2016 with the Company’s underwriting, insurance pricing, reinsurance strategy, capital and risk management, and the development and implementation of new insurance products.

Johannes Hunink (PhD) is a water resources and climate change expert with international experience in research and advisory support for development projects. He is experienced in the use of  simulation models and remote sensing for the assessment of water-related ecosystem services. Trained as a computational geographer, he is skilled in integrating big datasets and satellite data into numerical tools to assess impacts of climate change and climate adaptation measures. He works for FutureWater.

Mr. Ravikash Reddy is a Principal Projects Coordinator of Special Projects in the Strategic Planning Office, Ministry of Finance. The Strategic Planning Office is response for the formulation of national and sectoral policies for sustainable development of Fiji. It also assists in ensuring that the bureaucracy’s scarce resources are directed to priority areas consistent with the overall policy framework of the Government.

Yannis Fourniadis (PhD) is a disaster risk consultant with 17 years of experience in identifying and mitigating geophysical and climate risks for infrastructure and building projects worldwide. A geotechnical engineer by training, he has experience in the area of climate and disaster risk information for resilient investments, including through:

Mr. Phonethavy Thammavongso joined the Disaster Prevention Division of the Social Welfare Department at the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Lao PDR in 2014. He currently serves as a technical officer responsible for disaster information. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences at the National University of Laos.

Lu’isa Uai Taunga has served at the Ministry of MEIDECC within the National Disaster Risk Management Office (NDRMO) since 2016. Her current role now is the Senior Assistant Secretary and the HOD for the Research and Training Division within NDRMO. Her team works extensively in conducting CBDRM to local communities in partnership with stakeholders to ensure GEDSI is integrated into community plans.

Lupe Fe’iloaki is a Tongan citizen serving at the Attorney General’s Office since September, 2023. Lupe’s role is leading the Corporate Service Division in ensuring effective management and efficient operation of the Corporate Services for the office in which consisting of the Human Resource, Information Technology and Finance section.