Madhavi Ariyabandu

Specialisation

Development researcher with special interest on political economy of development and disasters.

• Development- disaster linkages
• Disaster Risk Reduction strategies for South Asia, linkages with livelihood options
• Gender and related issues
• Community centred development
• Food and water security issues at the community level
• Sustainable livelihoods

Telephone

Fax

madhavia@itdg.slt.lk
mmariyabandu@hotmail.com

Short curriculum vitae

Madhavi Malalgoda Ariyabandu is a development researcher with special interest on political economy of development and disasters. Madhavi has over 20 years experience working on development issues, has designed and coordinated a number of research and training initiatives on livelihood options in disaster risk reduction and gender issues focusing on South Asia. She has considerable experience in interacting with the communities living with disasters in South Asia.

Her educational background is Agronomy and Agriculture Economics, and her other interests include languages and writing. She is fluent in Sinhalese, English, and Russian and has a working knowledge of Hindi.

Madhavi is the 2004 recipient of the Mary Fran Myers Award, presented for ‘advancing women’s careers in emergency management and the academy and for promoting gendered disaster research’, awarded by the Gender and Disaster Network (GDN) and the Natural Hazards Centre, at the University of Colorado, USA.

At present Madhavi is leading the Reducing Vulnerability Programme team at ITDG South Asia.

Livelihood Centred Approach to Disaster Management; A Policy Framework for South Asia, Co –Author, January 2005

Facing the Challenge of Disasters; A collection of best practices and field experience on community centered disaster management, Co-editor, January 2005

Gender Dimensions in Disaster Management, a Guide for South Asia Co –Author, December 2003

Disaster Risk Reduction in South Asia, Co- editor, March 2003

Disaster Communication, a Resource Kit for Media, Co –Author, December 2002

Defeating Disasters: Ideas for Action, Author, January 1999.