Aurélia BESSÈDE
Coordination Assistant, Ifri's Energy & Climate Centre
Aurélia is a Coordination Assistant within the Ifri's Energy and Climate Centre,which she joined in October 2022. She previously worked in the environmental consultancy "Verdicité" in waste prevention and management and then within the French-language editorial "Le Courrier d'Erevan"in Armenia before joining the Human Resources firm Pact&Partners International dedicated to the Health industry.
She holds a double Master's degree in European Affairs (Paris 8) and International Relations, specialized in Defense Security and Crisis Management (IRIS SUP'). She is particularly interested in subjects related to energy and defense, including climate security, the geopolitics of fossil fuels and critical metals, as well as climate policies and the energy transition.