Puthearath CHAN 

Title: Research Fellow

Alumni: Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Development, Graduate School of Urban Studies, Hanyang University, Seoul, South KOREA

Discipline/s: Urban Science, Sustainability, Public Policy

E-mail: puthearath_chan@sutd.edu.sg

Contact: 64994053

Biography

Dr. Puthearath Chan is President of ASI Research Group and has 15+ years of experience as National and Regional Project Coordinator, Senior Researcher and Lecturer, and Supervisor for various urban and sustainability projects/courses with national and international research universities, inter-governmental and governmental organizations, such as ASEAN, ADB, GGGI & GIZ, and UN Agencies, such as UNDP, UNCDF, UNOPS & UNITAR. He is one of the Editors of Cambodia’s First National Climate Report (NCR) 2025.

He has been awarded Singapore Academies Southeast Asia Fellowship 2024 and appointed Research Fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, SUTD, in 2025. Prior to this appointment, he has served as an Advisory Board Member and Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Paragon International University from 2020 to 2025. In addition, he is also a Visiting Professor to an International Dual Master’s Program at the French Cooperation Department, RULE and Lumière University Lyon 2, France.

Dr. Chan has been appointed 22nd Research Laureate of CHEY Institute for Advanced Studies 2021-2022. He obtained a graduate diploma from AgroStudies International Center Ruppin Campus, ISRAEL, and a Ph.D. in urban and regional development, focused on sustainable development goals (SDGs), from Hanyang University Seoul Campus, South KOREA. He also got a Certified Edu. in circular entrepreneurship from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT Certified), New York, USA.

He is supporting Samuel and team on the Urban Environmental Sustainability Programme.

Education

  • Certified Edu. in Circular Entrepreneurship, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT Certified), New York, USA (2024)
  • Fellowship in Urban Sustainability, Sungkyunkwan University – CHEY Institute for Advanced Studies, Seoul, South KOREA (2022)
  • Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Development, Graduate School of Urban Studies, Hanyang University, Seoul, South KOREA (2020)
  • Graduate Diploma in Environment and Horticulture, AgroStudies – Ruppin Academic Center, ISRAEL (2012)

Publications

  • Chan, Puthearath. (2025). Development and Application of Urban Social Sustainability Index to Assess the Phnom Penh Capital of Cambodia. World, 6(4), 167. https://doi.org/10.3390/world6040167
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2024). Cambodian Green Economy Transition: Background, Progress, and SWOT Analysis. World, 5(2), 413-452. https://doi.org/10.3390/world5020022
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2024). Urban Social Sustainability Assessment: A Case Study of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202412.1951.v1
  • Chan, Puthearath., Gulbaram, Kulakhmetova., & Schuetze, Thorsten. (2023). Assessing Urban Sustainability and the Potential to Improve the Urban Quality in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Sustainability, 15(11), 8828. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15118828
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2023). Understanding Green Economic Development in Cambodia. Report for the 10th Annual Macroeconomic Conference, National Bank of Cambodia.
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2023). Assessment of Phnom Penh’s Infrastructures towards Resilient, Sustainable, and Inclusive Development, Report for the Asia Research Center.
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2022). An Empirical Study on Green Building Data Validation Methods of Delphi and General Consensus. Data 7(2), 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/data7020018
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2022). Validation of Sustainable Building Planning and Design Criteria for Cambodia: A Delphi Study. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202204.0190.v2
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2022). Urban Quality Assessment of Cambodian Capital Khans: Focusing on Urban Education and Gender Equality. Report for CHEY Institute for Advanced Studies.
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2021). Child-Friendly Urban Development: Smile Village Community Development Initiative in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. World, 2(4), 505-520; https://doi.org/10.3390/world2040031
  • Chan, Puthearath., Khoeng, Khemony., et al. (2021). Sustainable Building Plan-Design, Construction, Performance, and Renovation Criteria. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202108.0295.v3
  • Gallagher, Louise., Kopainsky, Birgit., Andrea, M. Bassi., Betancourt, Andrea., Buth, Chanmeta., Chan, Puthearath., et al. (2020). Supporting Stakeholders to Anticipate and Respond to Risks in a Mekong River Water-Energy-Food Nexus. Ecology and Society, (25)4, 29. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-11919-250429
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2020). Child Friendly Cities and Communities: 10 Initiatives from 10 Countries. Scholars’ Press (Book Edition).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2020). Assessing Sustainability of the Capital and Emerging Secondary Cities of Cambodia Based on Commune Database. Data, (5)3, 79. https://doi.org/10.3390/data5030079
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2020). Delphi and AHP Techniques: A Method to Develop a Priority-based Index for Urban Sustainability Assessment in Cambodia; Scholars’ Press (Book Edition).
  • Chan, Puthearath., & Lee, Myeong-Hun. (2019). Prioritizing Sustainable City Indicators for Cambodia. Urban Science, 3(4), 104. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci3040104
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2019). Cambodian Green Economy: A Study on Governance and Development. Scholars’ Press (Book Edition).
  • Chan, Puthearath., & Lee, Myeong-Hun. (2019). Developing Sustainable City Indicators for Cambodia through Delphi Processes of Panel Surveys. Sustainability, 11(11), 3166. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11113166
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2018). Child Friendly Cities and Communities: National Policy Framework and Local Practices. Report for Hanyang University.
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2017). Urban Socioeconomic Changes and Local Industrial Development in Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Report for Hanyang University.
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2016). Cambodian Green Economy. Department of Green Economy, Ministry of Environment (Book Edition).

Conference Presentations/Proceedings

  • Chan, Puthearath. (2025, Aug). Urban Climate Change Adaptation Plan: Vision, Mission, Key Principles, and Priority Groups. Workshop on NAP Process and Case Studies on Climate Change Risk and Vulnerability Assessment, organized by Ministry of Environment and UNOPS (speaker).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2025, Aug). Nature-based Solutions (NbS) Implementation in ASEAN Countries. ASEAN SFN Regional Case Study Validation Workshop, organized by ASEAN and GIZ (speaker).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2025, Jun). Circular City Concept. Workshop on Sustainable Urban Development and Plastic Waste Management, organized by Ministry of Environment and CARE Organization (speaker).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2025, May). How Cambodia has defined sustainable urban development: The influence of regional and global urban agendas on local practices. Workshop on Environmental Transformations and the Impact of Urbanization, Land Use Changes, and Migration on Cambodian Life, organized by University of Chicago (speaker and panelist).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2025, May). State of Finance for Nature (SFN) in ASEAN Countries. 5th ASEAN Climate Change Partnership Conference, organized by ASEAN and EU (speaker and panelist).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2025, April). Cambodia National Climate Report (NCR) Part 2: Climate Change Impact, Vulnerability Assessment, and Adaptation. 2nd Consultation Meeting with Authors and Project Team, organized by Ministry of Environment (moderator).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2025, Feb). Overview of Cambodia’s NAP Process and NAP Communication Strategy. Workshop on the NAP Process with Priority Sectors of Government Ministries, organized by Ministry of Environment and UNOPS (speaker).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2025, Jan). NAP Information Sharing and Dissemination Approaches Based on National Experience and International Best Practices. Workshop for Raising Awareness on the NAP Process with Government Ministries, organized by Ministry of Environment and UNOPS (speaker).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2024, Nov). How business integrates gender equality and women empowerment into their adaptation efforts. Workshop on Enhancing Private Sector to Access Climate Finance and Climate Change Adaptation Project Design, organized by Ministry of Environment and UNOPS (speaker).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2024, Sep). The Role of Stakeholders in Climate Change Adaptation. Workshop for the Private Sector and Media Professionals, organized by Ministry of Environment and UNOPS (speaker).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2024, Sep). The Importance of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) in Climate Change Report. Climate Change Workshop for the Private Sector and Media Professionals, organized by Ministry of Environment and UNOPS (speaker).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2024, Aug). The Challenge of Environmentally and Socially Responsible Banking Sector. Cambodia Banking Conference: Strengthening Cooperation for a Resilient Financial Sector, organized by Association of Banks of Cambodia (speaker and panelist).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2024, Jul). Green and Circular Policies: The Case of Cambodia. 3rd PAGE Green Industry Summer School on Accelerating Industrial Transformation through Circular Economy Policies, organized by UNIDO and UN PAGE (speaker).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2024, Jun). Information Dissemination and Training Approach (IDATA). Regional Engagement Workshop on Chapter Coordination for the Cambodia’s National Climate Report (NCR), organized by Ministry of Environment and UNOPS (speaker).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2024, May). Sustainable City Policies and Indicators for Contemporary Cambodia. Regional Workshop on Knowledge Sharing of Green Buildings in Cambodia, organized by Ministry of Environment and Mekong Institute (speaker and panelist).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2024, Apr). Sustainability Assessment of the Capital and Emerging Secondary Cities in Cambodia. 8th Meeting of Sustainable Cities Technical Working Group, organized by Ministry of Environment (speaker).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2023, Dec). Understanding Green Economic Development in Cambodia. 10th Annual Macroeconomic Conference on Climate Risk and Green Economy Transition, organized by National Bank of Cambodia and UNDP (speaker and panelist).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2023, Aug). Green and Low Carbon Development in Cambodia. Asia-Pacific Forum on Green and Low Carbon Development, organized by Ministry of Ecology and Environment (speaker).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2023, Jul). Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11): Measuring Sustainability of the Five Largest Cities in Cambodia. Southeast Asia Research Academy (SEARA) Seminar, organized by Southeast Asia Research Academy (speaker).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2023, Jun). The Outlook of Sustainability 2023. International CSR and Sustainability Summit: Sustainability as the Great Equalizer, organized by Enterprise Asia (speaker and panelist).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2022, Aug). Assessing Urban Quality of Cambodian Capital Khans: Focusing on Urban Education and Gender Equality. International Scholar Exchange Followship (ISEF) Seminar 2022, organized by CHEY Institute for Advanced Studies (speaker).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2022, Jun). Influence of Urban Child Friendly Initiatives on Environmental Behaviors. Urban Insight Webinar on the Time for Change: Promoting Sustainable Urban Environment, organized by Center for Khmer Studies and Build4People Project (speaker and panelist).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2022, May). Applying CUQA Index to Assess Urban Environmental Quality and Human Wellbeing of Phnom Penh Capital Khans, Sustainable Architecture Integrated Design (SAID) Seminar, organized by Department of Global Smart City, Sungkyunkwan University (speaker).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2021, Aug). Sustainable Urban Development in Cambodia: Measuring Sustainability of the Capital and Emerging Secondary Cities of Cambodia: Focusing on SDG 11. KASpaces Webinar on Bridging Sustainability Inclusively, organized by ICLEI Southeast Asia Secretariat and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Singapore (speaker).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2020, Oct). Cambodian Urban Quality Assessment (CUQA). DGE Management Meeting, organized by Department of Green Economy, Ministry of Environment (speaker).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2020, Jun). Index Application by Using Z-scores: Development and Prioritization of Consensus Sustainable City Indicators for Cambodia. HYU Graduate School of Urban Studies (GSUS) Seminar 4, organized by Hanyang University (speaker).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2020, May). Index Prioritization by Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) Method: Development and Prioritization of Consensus Sustainable City Indicators for Cambodia. HYU Graduate School of Urban Studies (GSUS) Seminar 3, organized by Hanyang University (speaker).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2020, May). Index Development by Using the Delphi Technique: Development and Prioritization of Consensus Sustainable City Indicators for Cambodia. HYU Graduate School of Urban Studies (GSUS) Seminar 2, organized by Hanyang University (speaker).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2019, Dec). Literature Review and Methodologies for Development and Prioritization of Consensus Sustainable City Indicators for Cambodia. HYU Graduate School of Urban Studies (GSUS) Seminar 1, organized by Hanyang University (speaker).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2018, Jun). Child Friendly Cities and Communities: National Policy Framework and Local Practices. Hanyang University Seminar on Urban Culture and Child Friendly Cities and Communities, organized by Graduate School of Urban Studies (speaker).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2017, Dec). Urban Socioeconomic Changes and Local Industrial Development in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Hanyang University Seminar on Comparative Urban Studies in Asia, organized by Graduate School of Urban Studies (speaker).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2016, Mar). Supporting Stakeholders to Anticipate in a Mekong River Water-Energy-Food Nexus by Using Report Card and Casual Loop Diagram (System Dynamic Modelling). LIVES Project Workshop with Stakeholders, organized by WWF (speaker).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2015, Oct). National Green Growth Implementation Mechanism in Cambodia. Green Growth Information Sharing Workshop, organized by WWF (speaker).
  • Chan, Puthearath. (2014, Oct). Improving Resource Efficiency and Sustainable Development in Cambodia. Green Growth Workshop, organized by UN ESCAP (speaker).