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Laurence Tubiana is a French economist and diplomat. She is a professor and director of the “sustainable development” chair at Sciences Po. In 2001, she founded the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (Iddri). Since 2012, she co-chairs the Board of Directors of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). She also chairs the Board of Directors of the French Development Agency (AFD). She joined the UN Scientific Advisory Board at the end of 2013.
In 2014, Laurence Tubiana was appointed Special Representative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Laurent Fabius, for the COP 21. She was also ambassador in charge of climate change negotiations until the end of 2016.
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