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Dr. Thang Nam Do is a Research Fellow in the Zero-Carbon Energy for Asia-Pacific Grand Challenge Program in the Resources, Environment and Development program, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University (ANU).
His policy-oriented research includes ecosystem valuation, climate change, energy transition, water governance, and sustainable cities, and a focus on Vietnam, Mekong, and Southeast Asia.
He has published in Marine Policy, Energy Policy, Environment and Development Economics, Asian Economic Policy Review, Energy, Water, Earth’s Future, and Energy and Climate Change.
With over 25 years work experience in Southeast Asia, Dr. Do has served as Deputy Director General of International Cooperation, Vietnam Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment; as the Global Environment Facility (GEF)’s Operational Focal Point for Vietnam; as the Chair of the ASEAN Working Group on Climate Change; and the Vietnam national focal point of the ASEAN Working Group on Environmentally Sustainable Cities and Water Environment Partnership for Asia. He is currently a convener and manager for the United Nations Southeast Asia Energy Transition Partnership Roundtable Series.
Thang holds a PhD in Environmental Economics from the ANU (thesis titled “Impacts of dyke management strategies on Wetland Values in the Mekong Delta”), a Master in Environment Management and Development from the ANU, and a Bachelor in Environmental Engineering from the British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada.
Research interests
- Energy transition
- Carbon pricing
- Cross-border electricity trade
- Water-energy-environment nexus
- Sustainable cities
- Environmental policy
- Vietnam, the Greater Mekong Subregion, and South East Asia.
Researcher's projects
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Vietnam success in solar and wind power: Policy implications for other ASEAN countries
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Solar and Wind vs. hydro power in Mekong region
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Renewable energy uptake in cities
- Senior Advisor for World Bank project "Vietnam's Water Governance", Global Environment Facility (GEF) 6th Assembly, GEF/ADB project “Mainstreaming Climate Resilience and Environmental Protection for Green Secondary Cities Development”, and IGES/ASEAN Sustainable Development Goal's Forerunning Cities Program.
- Co-founding signatory of the Geneva Actions on Global Human Water Security Fund and the Food Energy Environment Water Network
- Director of: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) study on water environment management of river basins in Vietnam, ASEAN-Institute of Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) project on ASEAN Environmentally Sustainable Model Cities, Strengthening Environmental Capacity for Vietnam Project; Developing Solid Waste Management visions for Vietnam; Vietnam-Korean project on soil and ground water remediation-VEA/MONRE.
- Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA-IDRC)’s project: Impacts of Dykes on Wetland Values in Vietnam's Mekong Delta: A Case Study in the Plain of Reeds.
Qualifications
Expertise Areas
- Environmental Management
- Natural Resource Management
- Environment and Resource Economics
- Environment Policy
- Energy transitions
- Southeast Asia
- Mekong
- Vietnam
- Climate Change
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The Southeast Asia Energy Transition Partnerships (ETP): Energy Transition Round Table
Jotzo, F., Aisbett, E., Baldwin, K., Burke, P., Cheng, W., Do, T. & White, L. V.
United Nations Office For Project Services
6/12/21 → 24/10/23
Project: Research
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Scoping Study on Australian Engagement in Energy and Climate Change Sectors in Vietnam
Stocks, M., Blakers, A., Burke, P., Do, T. & Lu, B.
Australia-Mekong Partnership for Environmental Resources and Energy Systems (AMPERES) Pty Ltd
10/07/21 → 30/10/21
Project: Research
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Carbon pricing in Vietnam: Options for adoption
Do, T. & Burke, P., 2021, In: Energy and Climate Change. 2, p. 1-12Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Greening Asia's economic development
Burke, P. & Do, T., 2021, In: Asian Economic Policy Review. 16, 1, p. 22-39Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Greening Asia's Economic Development
Burke, P. & Do, T., 2021, In: Asian Economic Policy Review. 16, p. 22-39Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Vietnam's solar and wind power success: Policy implications for the other ASEAN countries
Do, T., Burke, P., Nguyen, H. N., Overland, I., Suryadi, B., Swandaru, A. & Yurnaidi, Z., 2021, In: Energy for Sustainable Development. 65, p. 1-11Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Underlying drivers and barriers for solar photovoltaics diffusion: The case of Vietnam
Do, T., Burke, P., Baldwin, K. & Nguyen, C. T., 2020, In: Energy Policy. 144, p. 1-11Research output: Contribution to journal › Article