Mahfuzuddin is also a member of ADB’s Thematic Group on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management in ADB. Before being appointed to his current position, he led initiatives such the Greater Mekong Subregion Working Group on Agriculture and Core Agriculture Support Program; the Pacific Climate Change Program; and Climate Action South Asia. Prior to joining ADB, he was Director for Policy, Economics and Social Science and Principal Scientist at the WorldFish Center, and Technical Adviser in the Mekong River Commission. He has over 30 years of professional work experience in agriculture, natural resources management and rural development in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific.