Rohit Jigyasu

Rohit Jigyasu is a conservation architect and risk management professional from India, currently working at ICCROM; an intergovernmental organized dedicated to the protection of cultural heritage as Project Manager on Urban Heritage, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management. From 2010 to 2018, Rohit served as UNESCO Chair holder professor at the Institute for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage at Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan, where he was instrumental in developing and teaching International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage. He was the elected President of ICOMOS-India from 2014-2018 and president of ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Risk Preparedness (ICORP) from 2010-2019. Rohit also served as the Elected Member of the Board of ICOMOS from 2011 to 2017 and Vice President for the period 2017-2020. Before joining ICCROM, Rohit has been working with several national and international organizations such as Archaeological Survey of India, National Institute of Disaster Management, Indian Institute of Human Settlements (IIHS), UNESCO, UNDRR, ICCROM, Aga Khan Planning and Building Services and the Getty Conservation Institutes and World Bank for consultancy, research and training on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage. He has been working for UNESCO and other international organizations like World Seismic Safety Initiative (WSSI) for undertaking post earthquake assessments in Gujarat, Kashmir, Indonesia and Bhutan. He also brings with him the practical experience of working on risk management plans in the world heritage sites of Khajuraho Hampi, Konarak and Ajanta & Ellora in India. Rohit has contributed to several national and international conferences and meetings in India and abroad and has several publications to his credit. Specialties: Urban Conservation, Heritage Management, Risk Assessment, Disaster Risk Management