Ben Beccari is a disaster management professional with 14 years experience across a range of roles volunteering and working in Australia, Canada and Nepal. He recently  completed a PhD in Italy examining the drivers and barriers of local government disaster risk reduction activity. He can be contacted on ben@benbeccari.com, through his LinkedIn profile or at http://www.benbeccari.com

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