Dr. Thong Tran

Biography

Thong Tran is an Honorary Lecturer at the Fenner School of Environment and Society, College of Systems and Society, at the Australian National University, where he obtained his PhD in Human Ecology in 2017. His research agenda focuses on the competing interface between environment and agriculture, particularly the intersecting impacts of climate and development challenges in mainland Southeast Asia. He has worked on interdisciplinary areas involving transboundary environmental commons, rural agricultural innovations, agricultural extension, climate change adaptation, social learning, and livelihood resilience. From January 2018 to 2021, he served as a Research Fellow at the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, addressing transboundary water challenges driven by upstream hydropower development and climate change in the Mekong region. He is currently a Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne's School of Geography, Earth Atmospheric Sciences, engaging in various international projects related to agricultural extension and climate action in Southeast Asia. He also serves as Associate Editor for the Society and Natural Resources and sits on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Flood Risk Management.

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