Md. Rafiqul Islam has over 27 years of working experience in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation, Food Security, and Agriculture and Natural Resources. He has extensive expertise in program development, strategic planning, and leadership support in large implementation teams. Since 2006, he has been working with CARE Bangladesh’s SHOUHARDO program. Presently, he is the Team Leader – DRR & Resilience. He has been promoting risk reduction and adaptation interventions for protecting people from disaster and climate risk. He completed his M. Sc. in Climate Change and Development from IUB, Master in Development Studies from SEU, and Masters of Social Science in Economics from AUB, and Graduation in Economics in Dhaka University.