Who is he?
Research Fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI). He specializes in climate change geopolitic and environmental migrations. He teaches at Sciences Po Paris, University of Paris 13 and the Free University of Brussels. He traveled to Tuvalu in 2007.
Did we speak with him?
Yes
Nationality:
French
Important Publications/Articles on Tuvalu:
Click here to access François Gemmenne’s blog on Tuvalu.
Paper “Tuvalu, un laboratoire du changement climatique ?”, click here.
How did he get involved in Tuvalu?
He got stuck into an elevator with the then ambassador of the Tuvaluan nation, Enele Sopoaga, at the UN building in New York when he was an intern.
His take on the controversy:
It is impossible to be sure that Tuvalu will disappear, however the likelihood that a large part of the islands will be flooded is important.