Albert has over 15 years of experience in several countries in Southeast Asia, working on natural resources management, conservation, development and sustainable livelihoods issues. 

He has at least 10 years experience in managing multi-country research partnerships and has research experience in Cambodia, Laos, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.  He has a multidisciplinary background covering biology, tropical coastal and freshwater fisheries, environmental management and development, and human geography. His research has been focused on the themes of coastal resources management, peri-urban water conflicts, agrarian transition, risk and vulnerabilities, mobility and spatial linkages, livelihoods, peri-urban aquatic food production systems, and the governance of natural resources. His previous appointments include Program Coordinator of Haribon Foundation; Assistant Scientist, the WorldFish Center in Penang, Malaysia; Research Associate of the Challenges in the Agrarian Transition of Southeast Asia Project (ChATSEA)-Durham University; and, Program Specialist, AIT Extension in Bangkok, Thailand.

Albert has a PhD on human geography from Durham University, UK and a masters degree in environmental management and development from the Australian National University, Canberra. Albert also regularly lectures for the Norwegian educational provider, Kulturstudier, for its course (Studying Development) held in Vietnam.

Albert is currently a Research Fellow at SEI-Asia.

Publications

• Mainstreaming Adaptation into Development Plans: Lessons from the Regional Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asia (Policy brief - 2013)

• Addressing Livelihoods In Adaptation Activities: Lessons from the Regional Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asia (Policy brief - 2013)

• Building Knowledge to Support Adaptation: Lessons from the Regional Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asia (Policy brief - 2013)

• Lifestyles and consumption in cities and the links with health and well-being: the case of obesity (Journal article - 2012)

• Indonesia Climate Change Adaptation Action plan (RAN-API): Concept Note (Other publications - 2012)

• Transforming Governance Factsheet (Fact sheet - 2011)

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Projects

• What Policy and Adaptive Capacity is Needed for Changing Land Use and Flood Management in Thailand? (FORIN project)

  
  

• The Regional Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asia

  
  

• SEI M&E Development and Management (Phase II)

  
  

• Sustainable Mekong Research Network (Sumernet, Phase II)

  
  

• Sustainable Mekong Research Network Programme (Sumernet)