On May 14, 2025, the Central Institute of Natural Resources and Environment Studies (CRES) held a meeting of the Council to evaluate the doctoral dissertation for PhD Candidate Duong Anh Quan with the topic: “Assessing flood risks in the context of climate change for sustainable development of the urban core area of Can Tho city”, Major in Environment and Sustainable Development, code: 9440301.04.
Attending the dissertation defence of PhD Candidate Duong Anh Quan were: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hieu, Permanent Vice President and Secretary of Vietnam National University Hanoi, who is also the supervisor of the PhD candidate, and Assoc.Prof., Dr. Luu The Anh, General Director – Representative of the training institution; Assoc. Prof, Dr. Bui Ngoc Quy, Deputy General Director and also the PhD Candidate’s supervisor; PhD Candidate’s working agency, there were Associate Professor, Dr. Le Duc Tinh, Head of the Department of Geodesy – Cartography and Land Management, University of Mining and Geology; staff, lecturers and postgraduates working and studying at the Central Institute of Natural Resources and Environment Studies, along with many friends, family and colleagues of the PhD Candidate.
Pic 1. Assoc.Prof.Dr. Luu The Anh – Director of the Central Institute of Natural Resources and Environment Studies presented flowers to congratulate the PhD Candidate
Pic 2. PhD Candidate Duong Anh Quan presented his doctoral thesis.
Under the chairmanship of Prof. Dr. Truong Quang Hai – Chairman of the Council, the Council approved the scientific background, research achievements, learning process and scientific research results of PhD Candidate Duong Anh Quan during the implementation of the topic and listened to the Candidate’s brief presentation on the main results of the dissertation including: Urgency, objectives, objects, scope of research, content and main results of the dissertation, etc. The Candidate focused on presenting 2 new contributions of the dissertation: (1) Having built a suitable set of tools to assess socio-economic risks caused by flooding for the urban core of Can Tho City using modern methods (modeling combined with GIS technology); (2) Having experimentally assessed and quantified socio-economic risks caused by flooding, thereby determining the impacts of climate change on the urban core of Can Tho City.
After the presentation of the main results by PhD Candidate Duong Anh Quan, three reviewers and members of the Council gave comments and suggestions for the Dissertation. In which the comments all assessed the Dissertation as new research, having scientific and practical significance. The latest results of the Dissertation contribute to supplementing and refining the theoretical basis, methods, and procedures for assessing flood risks in coastal cities, particularly in contexts where climate change and rising sea levels are strongly affecting areas like Can Tho City. At the same time, the research results of the Dissertation provide an assessment framework for localities to refer to when assessing and quantifying urban flood risks, thereby promptly developing and implementing proactive solutions to adapt to and minimise risks. In addition, the research results of the Dissertation can be applied to other coastal cities with similar conditions and have scientific value for reference in research and teaching in the fields of environmental sustainability, resource and environmental management.
The Council unanimously approved the research results of PhD Candidate Duong Anh Quan, with the result of 07/07 votes in favour. However, the Candidate also needs to review and edit the dissertation according to the Council’s Resolution to complete it more effectively before submitting it to the Training Institution, the VNU Library, and the National Library.
On behalf of the training institution, Assoc.Prof.Dr Dr. Luu The Anh, Director of the Central Institute of Natural Resources and Environment Studies, sincerely thanked the council members, experts and scientists for taking the time to participate in the Dissertation Evaluation Council and hoped that in the coming time, CRES would continue to receive the attention and support of scientists in the training and scientific research work of the Institute. On behalf of the Institute’s leadership, the Director also extended wishes for health, happiness, and success to the council members, scientists, and delegates. He especially congratulated the new Doctor Duong Anh Quan and his family, wishing the new Doctor to promote what he has learned and researched during the dissertation research process at the Central Institute of Natural Resources and Environment Studies to continue to improve his professional qualifications, contributing to spreading the knowledge he has learned for training and research work at the working agency and serving the community.
Below are some photos of the Council meeting to evaluate the PhD dissertation of PhD Candidate Duong Anh Quan.
Pic 3. New PhD Duong Anh Quan took a commemorative photo with Council members and the scientific supervisors.
Pic 4. New PhD Duong Anh Quan presented flowers to thank the two scientific supervisors
Pic 5. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Duc Tinh, representative of the PhD Candidate’s work agency, presented congratulatory flowers
Pic 6. The scientific supervisors and representative of the PhD Candidate’s work agency
Pic 7. Colleagues, friends and family congratulate PhD Candidate Duong Anh Quan