Senior Expert in Environmental Policy & Management, International Development

Nicole Perkins Baddou is an independent senior expert active within the nexus of international development and green growth, with over 20 years of experience.

She is an experienced policy advisor, strategist, project developer and program manager skilled in the areas of environment, climate resilience, and low carbon environmental goods and services, and inclusive socio-economic development.

Nicole has extensive expertise in North Africa providing high-level technical advisory in support of countries’ transitions to a global green economy, by formulating tailor-made policy and investment projects, mobilizing resources, and implementing transformative, innovative and inclusive approaches to accelerating green growth at multi-levels and across economic sectors.

Fluent in French and English, Nicole holds a Master of Applied Science (MAS) in Environmental Policy and Management from the University of Denver, Colorado, USA; a Maîtrise in Business Science from the University of Montpellier, France; and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in French literature and linguistics from Whitman College in Washington State, USA.