Zuzana Stanton-Geddes is a Disaster Risk Management Specialist at the World bank, where since 2010, she has been working on projects and analytics related to urban resilience, flood risk management, post-disaster recovery, and risk financing. She has country experience in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Indonesia, and China. Most recently, she has been working on the disaster risk management program in Romania and other European countries, as well as analytics related to the urban heat island effects in Euro-pean cities. Zuzana has led and contributed to several World Bank flagship reports including Strong, Safe, and Resilient: A Strategic Policy Guide for Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific (2013); Building Urban Resilience: Principles, Tools and Practice (2013). A native of Slovakia, she holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Master’s degree in Europe-an Studies from the Humboldt University in Berlin, and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Cambridge.