Dr. Dung Phung has a background in both medicine and public health. He received general MD from Hanoi Medical University, MPH in Occupational and Environmental Medicine from University of Washington, and PhD from Griffith University, Australia. His research focuses on climate change and health. Phung has conducted a series of studies on the health effects of high ambient temperatures, unusual and intensive flooding events, and sea level rises in the MDR. He has expressed a special interest in translating from complex scientific evidence into policy and practices to support climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies in this region.