Brian Bean has been working for nearly 20 years on improved natural resource management and land use issues around the world. He is a senior member of Winrock International’s Forestry & Natural Resource Management unit, and currently serves as Chief of Party of the $26.5 million, six-year USAID-funded Vietnam Forests and Deltas (VFD) program, which supports forest management and climate-resilient livelihoods in some of the provinces in Vietnam most vulnerable to climate change. Brian began his career as a US Peace Corps volunteer in Zambia, where he worked as a rural aquaculture extension agent.
He spoke to EP Hanoi about careers in International Development.