Diane Vaschalde

Co-directrice at ConsultantSeas
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Greater Brest Area, BY
Languages
  • Français Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Anglais Full professional proficiency
  • Allemand Elementary proficiency
  • Suédois Elementary proficiency

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Experience

    • France
    • Environmental Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Co-directrice
      • Jan 2022 - Present

    • Manager
      • Jan 2021 - Present

      We support corporate strategic leadership and multi-stakeholder collaboration to prevent ocean plastic pollution. Our work is based around three main pillars :- Advising: we support companies in developing, implementing and assessing their strategy to reduce their plastic impact.- Gathering and coordinating multi-stakeholder partnerships: we bring together businesses, associations, international organisations, public institutions and scientists around a common ambition. We coordinate projects with and for them.- Providing technical expertise: we provide our technical expertise on plastics for projects and studies both at a strategic level and on the ground.I manage programs and support the development of the agency.

    • Personal involvment
      • Mar 2020 - Present

      - Citizen engagement at Ti Coop, a cooperative supermarket Member of the Internal operations Committee. We design and implement participatory democracy practices, we reflect on the governance processes and how to act consistently with our values and principles regarding participation, social inclusion and transparency.- Consulting services in workshop facilitation (for ConsultantSeas)Preparation, organisation and facilitation of two workshops gathering scientists and businesses on plastic pollution.

    • France
    • Environmental Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project Officer, Marine policy and socioeconomics
      • Feb 2014 - Feb 2020

      Main activities : - contribute to the implementation of the Marine Strategic Framework Directive (MSFD) -> technical coordination of the "economic and social analyses" component of the directive, at the national level; - better integrate social sciences into marine policies: contribute to the creation of a national network of researchers in humanities and marine protected areas' managers; initiate and coordinate an internal network on the topic; review the Marine Protected Areas national strategy from a social perspective, build and deliver trainings on economics and biodiversity... ;- work on the ecosystem services approach for the marine environment management (contribution to the French ecosystems and ecosystems services assessment, VALMER European project) ;- work on the perceptions and social representations of the sea and its protection (article to be published soon).

    • Occasional lecturer
      • Sep 2016 - Dec 2019

      Occasional lecturer on: - marine protected areas creation and management in France;- geopolitics of the oceans;- sustainable development issues and policies. Occasional lecturer on: - marine protected areas creation and management in France;- geopolitics of the oceans;- sustainable development issues and policies.

    • Project Officer (Intern)
      • Jun 2013 - Dec 2013

      I have carried out the first phase of the Plan Bleu's project "Valuation of ecosystem services delivered by wetlands in terms of climate change adaptation in the Mediterranean basin": - identification of wetlands' ecosystem services that make wetlands be climate "buffers" - review of economic valuation methods and pre-list of the most appropriate for the project - review of case studies - analysis of data needs for the biophysical assessment of ecosystem services - analysis of the Mediterranean context (wetlands specificities, former valuation projects, development-environment issues...) - pre-selection of pilot sites - draft of the concept note for the donors Deliverables : - report : "Services écologiques rendus par les zones humides en termes d'adaptation au changement climatique : Etat des lieux des connaissances et évaluation économique", Plan Bleu, Valbonne, 126 p. - methodology : Méthodologie générale pour le projet zones humides du Plan BleuOpportunities to sometimes work on the ground and learn about day-to-day wetland's management as well as birds.

    • Programme Assistant (Intern)
      • Aug 2012 - Dec 2012

      I supported the coordination the Water, Climate and Development Programme (WACDEP): - drafted a workshop report for the WACDEP 3rd coordination workshop which had close to 20 participants from Africa, Central America and Carribbean, - prepared presentations on climate change adaptation and flood management for the GWP climate resilience workshop- drafted a workshop report for the GWP climate resilience workshop I also supported the Communications Unit: - revised the French version of the Technical Background Document for water security and climate resilient development- updated the French version of the WACDEP website- compiled climate change activities across the network

    • Chargée de mission Formation (stagiaire)
      • Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

      The RES is a network of NGOs, gathered to tackle environment and health issues (ex: endocrine disruptors, indoors pollution, pesticides...) Specific tasks fulfilled during my two-month internship include: - developed a training plan: inventory of existing trainings, analysed the needs, suggested modules in collaboration with other NGOs- enhanced communications through the social networks - assisted in writing a paper on sustainable food- attended an event organised by the anti-shale gas movement and wrote a back-to-office report – “Energies pour la planète”, in Lézan, 25-28/08/2011

    • Animatrice en Centre de Loisirs Sans Hébergement (CLSH)
      • Jul 2010 - Aug 2010

Education

  • Sciences Po Paris
    Master in Environmental Policy
    2011 - 2013
  • Uppsala universitet / Uppsala University
    Exchange Studies
    2010 - 2011
  • Sciences Po Paris
    Bachelor's degree, Political Science
    2008 - 2011
  • Lycée Jean Aicard
    Baccalauréat Scientifique, Mention Très Bien
    2005 - 2008

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