Ahsan Tehsin is a Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist at the World Bank, based in Pakistan. He currently leads the DRM and Climate Change engagement in Pakistan, including an investment portfolio of over US$ 1 billion. Ahsan joined the World Bank in 2009, supporting the flagship Post-Crisis Needs Assessment in Pakistan. In 2012, he joined the South Asia DRM and Climate Change unit and has worked on disaster preparedness, risk reduction and mitigation, disaster risk financing as well as post-disaster response operations across South Asia. He led the Bank’s response to the 2022 flooding in Pakistan including preparation and implementation of a major infrastructure rehabilitation project.