Summary
Christophe Buffet is a seasoned climate adaptation researcher and practitioner with 14 years of experience shaping policy and programs on Loss & Damage, habitability, and adaptation at Agence Française de Développement. He has progressed from field-level program coordination and disaster risk reduction consulting to managing and now leading research on adaptation and habitability issues feeding into COP negotiations. Christophe combines academic rigor—a PhD in Science Studies from EHESS—with hands-on program delivery across humanitarian and development settings, and teaches graduate courses on translating adaptation concepts into collective action. He is fluent in bridging research, policy and practice, having coordinated the AdaptAction programme and authored operational capitalizations for Médecins du Monde. Based in Paris, he brings a rare mix of scholarly analysis and operational leadership that advances both evidence and implementation. An understated strength is his sustained engagement in pedagogy and knowledge mobilization, ensuring research informs real-world adaptation pathways.
14 years of coding experience