Laurent A. Lambert

Laurent A. Lambert is a faculty at the School of Economics, Administration and Public Policy of the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, in Qatar, and Sciences Po Paris, in France. He previously was senior policy analyst at the Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) and senior administrator of the Qatar Humanitarian Innovation Lab initiative, both at Qatar University. Laurent has been working as a sustainable development researcher, project/program manager, consultant, and government adviser in the fields of international risks, public policy and conflicts with several governments and international organizations over the past 15+ years. He is a former Advisory Board member of the United Nations Climate Convention’s center in charge of green technology transfer (the CTCN), a former representative of the research community at the United Nations climate negotiations (UNFCCC), and an expert reviewer of the science-policy interface for the latest synthesis report of the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Laurent holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees (Summa Cum Laude) in Development Geography from the Université de Paris 1 Sorbonne, and a PhD. from the Oxford University School of Geography and the Environment.