Dr. Chhuon Kong is currently the Head of Research Unit Water and Environment at the Institute of Technology of Cambodia in Phnom Penh. During PhD study, he did assessment on the carrying capacity of available water resources to meet the demands for people, agriculture, energy development and environmental protection with climate change within the watershed approach in Cambodia. His fields of specialization are on environmental hydrology and inland water ecology. Aside from his interests on open water environment, he also does research and project works on climate change, watershed hydrology and water resources engineering. He also experienced as national consultant on Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment in Cambodia
He obtained an engineering degree in water resources and rural infrastructures from Institute of Technology of Cambodia, and Master’s degree in Environmental Geology from Gadjah Mada University in Indonesia. Dr.Kong has earned his PhD in Environmental Engineering from University of the Philippines-Diliman and Tokyo Institute of Technology-Japan (2016) under AUN/SEED-Net program supported by JICA.
Through the ASEAN Science and Technology Fellowship, he works closely with the Climate Change Department of General Secretariat of the National Council for Sustainable Development, Cambodia.