Profile

Ahmad Rifai is the Co-founder and Executive Director of Kota Kita, an Indonesian non-government organization that addresses urban issues through improved planning, and the involvement of citizens in processes of understanding and intervening in the city.

He received his M.Sc. from the Development Planning Unit, University College, London, and has worked as a consultant for UN HABITAT, UNDP, ADB, World Bank, IIED, and ILO. His core qualifications and expertise is ranging from community organizing, participation and public engagement, urban governance, poverty and development planning, informality, as well as climate change adaptation.