
ISET Senior Scientist to Become New National Programme Officer of SECO
Congratulations to Dr. Tran Van Giai Phong, who recently started a position as the Vietnam National Programme Officer for the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, Switzerland (SECO). Dr. Tran served as lead to ISET-Vietnam’s projects in urban resilience for a decade and has contributed greatly to the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network in Vietnam, among many other projects. We at ISET wish Dr. Tran great success and look forward to collaborating with him in the


ISET Researchers to Conduct a Post Event Resilience Assessment of Hurricane Florence
Photo by the South Carolina National Guard. Accessed from: https://www.flickr.com/photos/scguard/29983777427 ISET-International researchers will conduct a Post Event Review (PERC) on Hurricane Florence, which struck the Southern United States in September 2018 and caused more than $1 billion in damages. This research is focused on understanding why a hazard became a disaster and identifying opportunities for building resilience. This research will be conducted as part of ISET