There, I experienced working in an interdisciplinary environment where we tried to solve environmental issues from a technological approach and I involved in a complete process of research and development of a new device, transferring, monitoring, trouble-shooting and observing how the end-users accept and adopt novel technique and technology. I worked at Tra Vinh University to support in a World Bank-funded project where we tested the feasibility of applying Internet of Thing (IoT) devices in Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) to improve water use efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emission in rice cultivation. The main characteristics of my role were planning, monitoring, trouble-shooting and compiling primary data.
What is your main research/work?īefore 2019, I worked mainly as a project coordinator and frequently involved in research on rice farming and salinity intrusion as data collection lead.
Such proximity to the grassroots and their problems has created a deep connection between me and the environmental issues of the Mekong Delta and motivated me to delve into the environment and development sphere. The farmers told me their first recognition of salinity intrusion was in the taste of their regular cup of coffee, then followed the dry death of paddy fields and fruit orchards.Īt that point, I started to get a better sense of the impact of environmental change and its connection to agriculture-based livelihood which is extremely susceptible to the climate. The Winter-Spring of 2015-2016 was a tough time for people in my project areas when they unexpectedly encountered the highest level of salinity intrusion that has ever occurred. As such, not so long after graduation, I worked at a non-governmental organization in a project which focused on sustainable economic development, agriculture and community-based disaster risk management (CBDRM) in Vinh Long Province. I did not have much concern on environmental issues when I first took my bachelor’s degrees on business management and law but participating in a variety of volunteer work at university had been gradually building up my notion and interest in the concept of sustainable development.
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