Dr. Vo Le Phu is currently an Associate Professor of the Faculty of Environment & Natural Resources (FENR) – Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT). He obtained his Bachelor degree in Biochemistry, Hue University, Vietnam in 1994, and received Master and PhD degrees in Environmental Studies at the University of Adelaide, South Australia in 2000 and 2008, respectively. Since September 2000, he started his academic career at HCMUT – Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City. Dr. Phu has authored and co-authored many peer-reviewed papers and chapters on water resources management, groundwater geochemistry, coastal hazards management, climate change and disasters, water and climate change, and circular economy and sustainability. Dr. Phu’s professional experience in teaching, research and consultancy spans over 24 years in Vietnam. He teaches several undergraduate subjects, including Water Resources Management, Coastal Zone Management, Clean Technology and graduate courses on Water Governance, Integrated Urban Water Management, Climate Change and Adaptation Measures. His fields of expertise are Water Resources Management and Policy, IWRM, Groundwater Chemistry, Climate Change and Water Management. Since 2015, he became a national Short-term Consultant (STC) on Environmental Safeguards for various World Bank-financed projects in Vietnam in the Water and Transport Sectors.