Meet the ICEM Team

Miguel has ten years’ experience in disaster risk reduction, community resilience, humanitarian response, governance and gender. His work included policy analysis and advocacy, project cycle management, project design, capacity development, M&E and research. He has worked in Uganda, Viet Nam, Lao PDR and Cambodia with the United Nations Development Program, CARE Viet Nam, and the Belgian Technical Cooperation. He has a Masters in International Politics and Conflict and Development Studies.

Hoa is a water resources engineer and modeler with over 10 years of experience in many areas of water management, including reservoir operation, hydropower, water resource database development, hydrological monitoring and assessments, and climate change adaptation. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Hydrology and Environment from Hanoi Water Resource University and Master’s degree from KU Leuven in Water Resources Engineering.

Hong Anh has more than 10 years of experience as a technical team leader to support integrated water resources management especially in the context of climate change and rural development. He has the experience of using modelling (two-dimensional depth-averaged model and one-dimensional model), ArcGIS, mapping, data management and implementation at all phases of projects. He has a master degree in Agro-environmental Sciences and a PhD in Bioproduction Environmental Sciences from Kyushu University- Japan.

Thu graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science from Vietnam National University. Her work includes spatial data collection and analysis, mapping and digitization, and database management. She also conducts GIS and remote sensing analysis on climate change, biodiversity and conservation, water management and energy. At ICEM, Thu has worked on strategic assessments, natural resource management and spatial planning projects in Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and elsewhere in the region.

Femke has over five years of experience working on urban resilience, climate adaptation, environmental policy, disaster risk management and urban governance. She has worked with cities and governments across South and Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Middle East to develop strategies and implement projects that build resilience to chronic stresses and acute shocks. Femke holds a Master of Science in urbanisation and development (First Class Honours) from the London School of Economics, United Kingdom (2016), and a Bachelor of Arts in cultural anthropology (First Class Honours) with a specialization in sustainable development from Leiden University, the Netherlands (2014). She has published peer-reviewed articles in Environment and Urbanization on urban climate adaptation.

Trung has over 10 years of diverse experience in natural resources management, environmental monitoring, and biodiversity conservation. His main focuses include Remote Sensing and GIS applications, spatial analysis and modeling, land management, and agriculture and forest monitoring. He holds a PhD in Geospatial Sciences from RMIT university, Melbourne, Australia. He is the author of a number of journal articles and book chapters. Click here for a list of Trung’s publications.”

David has been working in the water and international development sectors for ten years, specializing in WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) and humanitarian and disaster response throughout Asia and Africa, including Bangladesh, Laos PDR, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Lebanon, Somalia and Yemen. His experience includes project design, engineering design of water and sanitation systems, hydraulic modelling, capacity building,  community engagement and policy development. David has a Master’s degree in Integrated Water Management and Bachelor’s in Engineering.

Diep is a Project Coordinator and Environmental Engineer with over a decade of experience implementing and coordinating projects related to climate resilience, agriculture, aquaculture, environmental impact assessments and sustainable development throughout Vietnam. She obtained an MSc on Ecological Marine Management and a PhD in Engineering from Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. She also holds an MSc in Environmental Science from Vietnam National University.

Peter-John Meynell is a senior expert in ecology, biodiversity, EIA and water resources management with more than 30 years of experience in in South East Asia, South Asia and Southern and Central Africa. He was the Team Leader for the Mekong Wetlands Biodiversity Program (MRC, UNDP, IUCN) which involved extensive environmental studies, local development planning, training in SEA/EIA, and livelihood supports. He has conducted SEAs as both team leader and natural resources specialist for a wide range of policies and plans. Peter-John has been closely involved in the development, testing and training of a rapid basin-wide hydropower sustainability assessment tool (RSAT) since its beginning in 2009.

James is an environmental professional with qualifications in geography, agricultural engineering and forestry. Over the last 35 years he has worked in more than 30 countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas.

Mai has more than ten years experience as administrator and coordinator, accountant, and operations and finance manager on projects funded by the ADB and USAID.

Lan is an experienced and professional administrator. She has over five years experience working as an administrator and procurement specialist for international and Vietnamese consultancies.

Huong is an accountant with over eight years experience and extensive training in general accounting and financial management.

Huong has over a decade of professional experience, predominantly in project coordination and management for a number of international organizations. She has worked with KOICA, UNIS, GEF/UNDP and IIG Vietnam. She holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from Southern Columbia University.

Phuong has approximately five years’ experience providing administrative and logistic support for variety of international and national consultancies and projects funded by the World Bank, JICA and GIZ. She holds a Masters degree in Natural Resources and Environmental Management from Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand.

Yinn Mar works in the field of environmental and social impact assessments (ESIA) in Myanmar. She has been involved in many local and international ESIA studies, and has taken the lead in a number of socio-economic surveys and stakeholder engagements. She has extensive work experience as project leader on water quality and social economic survey projects in the central dry zone of Myanmar. Recently, she has worked as resettlement (social) specialist on the upgrading of the Yangon Circular Railway Line Project.

Sai is a community development specialist and project coordinator. He graduated with a Master of Science in Development Studies from Birkbeck, University of London. His career highlights so far have included working as the Personal Assistant to the Vice President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar in 2015-2016, as a Stakeholder Consultation Specialist in the State Of Basin Assessment (SOBA 5) for the Ayeyawady Integrated River Basin Management Project (AIRBMP) in 2017, and as Environmental and Social Monitoring Specialist for AIRBMP in 2018. Sai’s interests include the environment, community development, small and medium enterprise development, governance and migration.

Vathara is a Civil Engineer with more than 20 years’ experience working in the public and private sectors for a number of international organizations. During his career, he has dealt with road and bridge construction in Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Sudan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. His qualifications include a Masters degree in Technology and Science in Civil Engineering.