Chloé Deffet, PhD, joined FEPS in January 2025 as Policy Analyst on Climate and Environment. She covers topics related to climate change, the European Green Deal and just transition.

Chloé holds a PhD in Science from the Université Libre de Bruxelles. Her thesis studies flood risk management and adaptation from an interdisciplinary perspective (“Hoi An, the best place for floods? Lived experiences of vulnerability and adaptation in a World Heritage Site in Vietnam”, 2025). During her PhD research, she conducted extensive field research in Vietnam.

Before joining FEPS, Chloé worked as an international climate policy advisor and research community lead for the Belgian Climate Centre. She also worked as a teaching assistant at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and as a project assistant for different NGOs in Cambodia.

Chloé has a Master’s degree in Political Sciences and a Master’s degree in International Public Law.