Mian Shafi
Senior Project Officer, Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Sectors Group, Asian Development Bank

Mian Shafi is the urban unit head of ADB's Resident Mission in Pakistan. He specializes in urban, environmental, housing, transport, and disaster risk reduction. His extensive experience spans project management, planning and implementation for multilateral and bilateral agencies and private and public sectors. He has overseen a portfolio of more than $6 billion in urban and disaster risk reduction sectors in Pakistan and managed major housing reconstruction programs, including in earthquake-affected areas and in Sindh.

Insight

A community-driven initiative can benefit interventions in housing and create opportunities to improve the design and delivery of services and facilities in critical sectors.