Sam Chanthy is currently on a leave of absence.  He has been working for several projects including water supply and sanitation, evaluation of ecosystem services, Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform, cost of land degradation, Mekong River Basin Development Plan, Flood and climate vulnerability, and low-carbon economy.

He also contributes to the Sustainable Pathways to attain the Millennium Development Goals with focus on the link between ecosystem services and poverty dynamics.  

Before joining SEI, Sam Chanthy worked for the NGO Forum on Cambodia and spent several years working for Environment Program – policy advocacy for sustainable hydropower development and building capacity of and empowering grass-root communities in Cambodia.


Education:

2008: Master of Arts in Development Studies (Thesis on Hydropower Development and Public Participation: How Does Institutional Arrangement Help Ensure the Public Participation in Kamchay Hydropower Project in Cambodia?

2004: B.Sc. in Environmental Science and Management (Thesis on Freshwater Turtles and Tortoise Conservation in the Central Cardamom Mountains)

Publications

• Ecosystem Services Supporting Livelihoods in Cambodia (Project report - 2010)

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Projects

• The Regional Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asia

  
  

• Agricultural transformations in the Greater Mekong Region

  
  

• Sustainable Mekong Research Network Programme (Sumernet)