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Tran Van Giai Phong
Technical Staff, Vietnam
PhD in Environmental Studies
Dr. Phong Tran is Technical Lead for ISET-Viet Nam, and has more than 15 years working as a practitioner and researcher on urban climate resilience, and disaster risk reduction in developing countries in the Asia and Pacific, particularly in Viet Nam. Prior to his work with ISET, Phong worked as a researcher for the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), and the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD). With ISET, he leads the urban programs that focus on urban climate resilience, urban disaster risk reduction, and housing. Dr. Phong obtained his doctoral degree in Environmental Studies from Kyoto University, Japan and his master degree in urban and regional planning from University of Hawaii, USA.
Profile Summary
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Climate change adaptation
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Disaster risk reduction
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Urban Climate Resilience
Projects
ACCCRN: Solidifying and Strengthening the Network
A River Basin Cross-Border Flood Resilience Support Platform
Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN)
Building Climate Resilience: The Economics of Alternative Development Pathways
Developing a Comparative City Resilience Index for Vietnam
Enhancing Can Tho City Resilience to Respond to Saline Intrusion Caused by Climate Change
Gender Analysis in Building Climate Resilience in Da Nang City
Mangrove Restoration in Quy Nhon City
Mekong-Building Resilience to Climate Change in Asian Cities (M-BRACE)
Reducing Climate Risks from Peri-Urban Development in Vietnamese Cities
Sheltering From a Gathering Storm
Storm Resistant Housing for a Resilient Da Nang City
Vietnam City Climate Change Offices
Vietnam National Engagement and Extension of Resilience Practice
Addressing Disaster Risk through Improved Indicators and Land Use Management
Support to Community-Based Disaster Risk Management in Southeast Asia
Publications
2016
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Climate-Resilient Housing in Central Vietnam
Heat Index Trends and Climate Change Implications for Occupational Heat Exposure in Da Nang, Vietnam
Vulnerability to flooding in peri urban areas in the context of urban development and climate change
Workshop Summary Report: Sustaining Urban Resilience in Vietnam-Lessons from 7 years of ACCCRN
2015
Building Urban Climate Resilience: The Economics of Alternative Development Pathways
Institutional challenges for peri-urban water supply in Can Tho, Vietnam
Lessons From Self-Assessments Within Urban Climate Resilience Programs
Transforming Vulnerability: Shelter, Adaptation, and Climate Thresholds
Urban Transformations and Changing Patterns of Local Risk: Lessons From the Mekong Region
2014
Climate Action Plan for Hue City Responding to Climate Change From 2014–2020
Da Nang: Alternative Development Pathways: Examining the Da Nang Master Plan (Policy Brief)
Resilience Projects as Experiments: Implementing Climate Change Resilience in Asian Cities
Sheltering From a Gathering Storm: Typhoon Resilience in Vietnam
Sheltering Series #1: Review of Housing Vulnerability
Sheltering Series #2: Qualitative Insights into the Costs and Benefits of Housing