In this 14th episode of the SUMERNET 4 All series, Ms. Minh Nguyen shares how the alliance is pioneering renewable energy solutions with communities at the heart of the transition.

This episode was co-initiated and supported by Amperes.

Guest: Ms. Minh Nguyen, Vietnam Country Manager, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP)

Episode host: Rajesh Daniel

Sound editing: Variya Plungwatana

Series producers: Rajesh Daniel, Variya Plungwatana

Artwork: Variya Plungwatana

Cover photo: Zinko Hein on Unsplash

Read the feature of the episode here.

SUMERNET podcasts highlight different aspects of our work on research, policy engagement, capacity building and communications in the Mekong Region. Visit our website www.sumernet.org to find out more about our work to improve policies and practices in reducing water insecurity in the Mekong Region.

SUMERNET 4 All series │ Ep 14 Vietnam’s equitable energy transition with Ms. Minh Nguyen by SUMERNET is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

In this 13th episode of the SUMERNET 4 All series, Dr. Kien Nguyen-Trung from Monash Sustainable Development Institute shares insights on how strategic messaging can advance gender equality and disability inclusion in climate policy. Drawing from a case study in Vietnam, the conversation highlights how we talk about climate change can empower people with disabilities during extreme weather events.

Guest: Dr. Kien Nguyen-Trung, Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) and Research Lead at Water Sensitive Cities Australia (Monash Sustainable Development Institute)

Episode host: My Le

Sound editing: My Le

Series producers: Rajesh Daniel, Variya Plungwattana

Episode advisors: Karen Delfau, Boripat Lebel

Artwork: Variya Plungwatana

Cover photo: Zinko Hein on Unsplash

Read the feature of the episode here.

SUMERNET podcasts highlight different aspects of our work on research, policy engagement, capacity building and communications in the Mekong Region. Visit our website www.sumernet.org to find out more about our work to improve policies and practices in reducing water insecurity in the Mekong Region.

SUMERNET 4 All series │ Ep 13: Messaging for gender equality and disability-inclusive climate policy with Kien Nguyen-Trung by SUMERNET is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

In the second episode of the SUMERNET Young Professionals (SYP) miniseries, Bin Liang from the China General Certification Center shares her experiences and insights about communicating and engaging with policy.

Guest: Bin Liang

Episode host: Khaing Su Lwin

Sound editing: Variya Plungwatana

Series producers: Rajesh Daniel and Variya Plungwatana

Artwork: Variya Plungwatana

Cover photo: Zinko Hein on Unsplash

Read the feature of the episode here.

SUMERNET podcasts highlight different aspects of our work on research, policy engagement, capacity building and communications in the Mekong Region. Visit our website www.sumernet.org to find out more about our work to improve policies and practices in reducing water insecurity in the Mekong Region.

SUMERNET Young Professionals (SYP) miniseries │ Ep 12: Communicating your research to influence policymaking in the Mekong Region with Bin Liang by SUMERNET is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

In the first episode of the SUMERNET Young Professionals (SYP) miniseries, Dr. Preeyaporn Muenratch explains her work researching solutions to improve groundwater governance in the Mekong region.

Guest: Dr. Preeyaporn Muenratch

Episode host: Bouanong Lathouly

Sound editing: Variya Plungwatana

Series producers: Rajesh Daniel and Variya Plungwatana

Artwork: Variya Plungwatana

Cover photo: Zinko Hein on Unsplash

Read the feature of the episode here.

SUMERNET podcasts highlight different aspects of our work on research, policy engagement, capacity building and communications in the Mekong Region. Visit our website www.sumernet.org to find out more about our work to improve policies and practices in reducing water insecurity in the Mekong Region.

SUMERNET Young Professionals (SYP) miniseries │ Ep 11: How young professionals in the Mekong can be agents of change through research with Dr. Preeyaporn Muenratch by SUMERNET is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

In Episode 10 of the SUMERNET "Research 4 All" podcast series, we talked with Ms. My Le, a young journalist from Vietnam who received a SUMERNET media-research partnership grant to work with SUMERNET researchers and produce environmental stories. She shares her perspectives from her experience working together with SUMERNET researchers in the Mekong Delta to produce a story about climate change and water management in the delta’s wetlands.

Guest: My Le

Episode host: Rajesh Daniel

Sound editing: Rajesh Daniel and Variya Plungwatana

Series producers: Rajesh Daniel and Variya Plungwatana

Artwork: Kadesiree Thossaphonpaisan

Cover photo: Diego Gennaro on Unsplash

SUMERNET podcasts highlight different aspects of our work on research, policy engagement, capacity building and communications in the Mekong Region. Visit our website www.sumernet.org to find out more about our work to improve policies and practices in reducing water insecurity in the Mekong Region.

Ep 10 How can researchers work together with media with My Le by SUMERNET is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

This podcast explores how flood risks can be managed better if local communities are involved in the planning and design of flood protection and management measures especially for early warning systems.

In this episode, we talked with Dr. Yanyong Inmuong, Director of GMS Research Center for Environment and Sustainability, Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahasarakham University, Thailand. Dr. Yanyong is working with local communities in flood risk management in northeast Thailand. He shares his perspectives on how local communities can be brought into official flood management design and planning in particular, on flood preparedness and early warning systems.

Guest: Dr. Yanyong Inmuong

Episode host: Rajesh Daniel

Sound editing: Rajesh Daniel and Variya Plungwatana

Series producers: Rajesh Daniel and Variya Plungwatana

Artwork: Kadesiree Thossaphonpaisan

Cover photo: Diego Gennaro on Unsplash

SUMERNET podcasts highlight different aspects of our work on research, policy engagement, capacity building and communications in the Mekong Region. Visit our website www.sumernet.org to find out more about our work to improve policies and practices in reducing water insecurity in the Mekong Region.

Ep 09 Flood risks and local participation with Dr. Yanyong Inmuong by SUMERNET is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

This podcast explores the concept of epistemic injustice. What is it, when does it occur, and how can researchers address this in research projects?

In this episode, we talked with Karen Delfau, a lecturer and researcher exploring water governance and the inclusion of different ways of knowing and understanding water and rivers. She has also been working with SUMERNET, looking at how co-creation and co-production of knowledge operate within water governance processes in the Mekong.

Guest: Karen Delfau, Water Governance, Gender, Knowledge Co-Creation Specialist 

Episode host: Rajesh Daniel

Sound editing: Rajesh Daniel and Kadesiree Thossaphonpaisan

Series producers: Rajesh Daniel and Variya Plungwatana

Artwork: Kadesiree Thossaphonpaisan

Cover photo: Diego Gennaro on Unsplash

SUMERNET podcasts highlight different aspects of our work on research, policy engagement, capacity building and communications in the Mekong Region. Visit our website www.sumernet.org to find out more about our work to improve policies and practices in reducing water insecurity in the Mekong Region.

Ep 08 Epistemic justice in water governance with Karen Delfau by SUMERNET is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

In this episode of the SUMERNET "Research 4 All" podcast series, we are joined by Prof. Kanowan Manorom, a lecturer and field researcher at Ubon Ratchathani University of Thailand. We talk about how a co-creating knowledge approach helps water-related policies and governance more inclusive and allow for deep participation in local communities, including marginalized people. Prof. Kanokwan also shared her experience in implementing this approach in policy-making processes for water governance in Northeastern Thailand.  

Guest: Prof. Kanowan Manorom, a lecturer and field researcher at Ubon Ratchathani University of Thailand

Episode host: Rajesh Daniel

Sound editing: Rajesh Daniel and Kadesiree Thossaphonpaisan

Series producers: Rajesh Daniel and Variya Plungwatana

Artwork: Kadesiree Thossaphonpaisan

Cover photo: Diego Gennaro on Unsplash

SUMERNET podcasts highlight different aspects of our work on research, policy engagement, capacity building and communications in the Mekong Region. Visit our website www.sumernet.org to find out more about our work to improve policies and practices in reducing water insecurity in the Mekong Region.

Ep 07 Co-creation of knowledges for water governance with Prof. Kanokwan Manorom by SUMERNET is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

In Episode 06 of the SUMERNET "Research 4 All" podcast series, we speak to Dr. Jonathan Rigg on how it is important for researchers to reflect on their field work encounters, especially in local situations about actors who have influenced the “dialogue of knowledge” and the process of knowledge construction. Dr. Rigg provides five tips for early career researchers to help design or plan their research, to allow for interactive reflections on the part of the researchers especially when working with local actors and contexts that often can shape or consciously seek to shape the knowledge produced or the research outcomes.

Dr. Rigg is currently a professor of geography at the University of Bristol in the UK, who reflects on his own experiences working on matters of agrarian change in mainland Southeast Asia – and beyond – since the early 1980s, having started in Northeast Thailand and then branched out to other regions of Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. 

Guest: Dr. Jonathan Rigg, Professor of Geography, University of Bristol, UK

Episode host: Rajesh Daniel

Sound editing: Rajesh Daniel and Kadesiree Thossaphonpaisan

Series producers: Rajesh Daniel and Variya Plungwatana

Artwork: Kadesiree Thossaphonpaisan

Cover photo: Diego Gennaro on Unsplash

SUMERNET podcasts highlight different aspects of our work on research, policy engagement, capacity building and communications in the Mekong Region. Visit our website www.sumernet.org to find out more about our work to improve policies and practices in reducing water insecurity in the Mekong Region.

Ep 06 Research Reflexivity with Dr. Jonathan Rigg by SUMERNET is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

In Episode 05 of the SUMERNET "Research 4 All" podcast series, we talk to Dr. Chayanis Krittasudthacheewa, about her connections to the Mekong River, her work with SUMERNET over the last 10 years, and the critical challenges facing the Mekong Region in the future. Dr. Chayanis is currently Deputy Director of SEI Asia, and has been leading the SUMERNET programme since 2011.  

Episode host: Clemens Grünbühel

Sound editing: Rajesh Daniel and Kadesiree Thossaphonpaisan

Series producers: Rajesh Daniel and Leonie Pearson

Artwork: Kadesiree Thossaphonpaisan

Cover photo: Diego Gennaro on Unsplash

SUMERNET podcasts highlight different aspects of our work on research, policy engagement, capacity building and communications in the Mekong Region. Visit our website www.sumernet.org to find out more about our work to improve policies and practices in reducing water insecurity in the Mekong Region.

Ep 05 Conversation with SUMERNET Director by SUMERNET is licensed under a Creative Commons License.