Mariam Jemila Zahari currently works for the Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network (ADRRN) Secretariat. She became part of the Secretariat in 2012 and since then has been responsible for supporting the coordination of the Network’s membership of 51 NGOs; its disaster response and risk reduction programmes and advocacy initiatives; and its strategic partnerships – predominantly in the Asia-Pacific region including in Myanmar, Afghanistan and the Philippines. Mariam’s work has been strongly focused on strengthening the capacities of local and national Asia-Pacific civil society organisations (CSOs) and enhancing their engagement with the formal humanitarian system. She has an educational background in Political Science and French from the University of Melbourne, Australia.
