Maitre de Conferences, Sciences Po
Christine Alfsen is now teaching sustainable development at Sciences Po, Menton in the South of France, Le Havre and Paris.
Previously she worked for the United Nations for 32 years. Her last assignment was Senior Advisor on the Global Sustainability Panel in the Office of the UN Secretary General . Previously she was the Director, a.i. of the UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization) Office in New York . She also directed a joint program between UNESCO and Columbia University on biodiversity and society. The focus of her work in the last ten years has been on governance of urban areas and ecosystems functions in human dominated landscapes.
Key research Interests: complex linked social and ecological systems, resilience, adaptation mechanisms, urban systems
