Our Team

Altamash Khan holds an M.Sc degree in Disaster Management & Climate Sustainability from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He is also a Gold medalist in Diploma in Disaster Management and the award was conferred to him by the President of India, Mr. Ramnath Kovind, Guest of Honor during the then university's convocation in October 2019. He is a young and passionate Disaster Risk Management Professional who has worked with organizations like Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) and Sphere India. Currently he is working as a Program Coordinator at Sphere India for it's Collaborative Advocacy vertical where he advocates with government, UN agencies, donors, funders, CSOs, private sectors about the humanitarian needs of people during emergencies. He is also the Bihar State coordinator for the same organization. He contributes as a Field Correspondent for the Know Disasters Magazine, for which he writes articles and collects field stories on Disaster Management. He possess Research and Documentation experiences while working on training modules for EOC functionaries; Handbook on Disaster Management for Anganwadi Workers, Emergency Preparedness Response Handbooks on Multi-Sector Coordination for 6 sectors; Module on Ecosystem based DRR; Animal Protection in Emergencies etc. He has also been involved with NIDM while working on these handbooks and modules. He had actively worked in the State Emergency Operation Center (SEOC), Health Emergency Operation Center (HEOC) of Govt.of Bihar during the initial wave of Covid-19. His area of interests include Early Warning Systems, Community based DRR, Village Disaster Management Plans, Media Advocacy etc. He is a passionate cricketer. He runs a community cricket academy for the underprivileged children with help of crowdfunding. He loves video making, handling social media platforms.