Huong Ta is the Senior Program Officer at GGGI, leading the GGGI’s NDC implementation portfolio in Viet Nam. Huong has 20 years of working and research experience in the areas of environmental policy, natural resource management, climate change, and green growth.

Prior to GGGI, Huong worked for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Viet Nam in 7 years, advising the Government of Vietnam on climate change and green growth policy; facilitating policy dialogues; and leading policy-relevant research. In addition, Huong worked as a freelance consultant for different climate change and environment projects.

Huong holds a Ph.D degree in Natural Resources and Environmental Management from University of Manitoba, Canada, an MSc degree in Environmental Management from National University of Singapore, and a BSc degree in Environmental Sciences from the Vietnam National University, Hanoi.