Curriculum Vitae
Florence Pichon
Research Assistant, Climate Change and Environment Program,
Overseas Development Institute
203 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ, UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 3327 7200
Fax: +44 (0)20 7922 0399
Email: f.pichon@odi.org.uk
Qualifications:
2012-2013 MSc Development Studies, London School of Economics and Political Science
2008-2012 BA History and Political Science, University of Texas at Austin.
Languages:
English (native); French; and, Malagasy (basic)
Posts held:
2015 current
Overseas Development Institute, London
Research Assistant, Climate and Environment
 Authored and contributed to working and synthesis papers on resilience to
shocks and stresses, data and monitoring needs for tracking urban and
rural resilience, psychological resilience to disasters, and technology and
innovation in climate smart agriculture.
 Reviewed India’s State Disaster Management Plans and co-organized a
workshop for addressing key issues in sub-national disaster management
planning and guide alignment with international commitments.
2014-2015
Blue Ventures Conservation, Madagascar
Barren Isles Project Coordinator
 Lead project development and implementation, including oversight and
training of local staff, partnership development with government authorities
and key stakeholders, and cultivating community relations.
 Direct internal and external communications for Barren Isles site, including
reports, blogs, and meeting outcomes. Proofread and edit communication
outputs of colleagues in both French and English.
 Organize and execute workshops at national and regional levels with
government officials and project partners to communicate key project
messages.
 Design household surveys, oversee surveying logistics in rural
environments, and analyze socioeconomic data and communicate this
information to funders back into reports.
2012-2013
Overseas Development Institute, London
Research consultant, Climate and Environment
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Synthesized literature, analyzed financial flows, and managed compilation
of inputs for World Bank’s 2014 World Development Report background
paper on disaster finance, published by the World Bank.
Developed coding methodology and analyzed climate funding data for ODI
report on disaster risk reduction (DRR).
Conducted case study research and managed others’ research inputs for
DFID-commissioned report on, ‘Geography of Poverty and Disasters’
(2013).
Created quantitative Disaster Risk Management Governance Index for
report, computing scores for all countries and for selected Indian states.
Reviewed 100+ studies of disaster risk finance to pick case studies and
direct research for “Financing disaster risk reduction: towards a coherent
and comprehensive approach” (2014).
2013
Selfless, London
Advisor to UK Secretary of State and DFID Volunteering Programmes
 Design and present new volunteering models for young entrepreneurs in
the UK
 Identify and build consortium of social enterprises and non-profit
organisations to engage in delivery
 Organize and chair brainstorming sessions and workshops with potential
partners.
 Build on DFID's strategic vision for youth engagement.
 Review proposals and write final report of recommendations.
 Investigate theory of change models for current and potential volunteering
programmes.
2011-2012
Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) Research
Programme, Austin, TX
Research Intern
 Refined and updated the CCAPS/AidData Climate Aid Spectrum
Methodology for tracking aid flows.
 Evaluated data to determine how aggregated projects addressed climate
change adaptation.
 Geocoded aid flows using ESRI GIS Mapping Software.
 Researched and developed coding methodology for food security projects
with research team.
Publications and reports
Bahadur, A., Peters, K., Wilkinson, E., Pichon, F., Gray, K., Tanner, T. (2015), ‘The 3As:
tracking resilience across BRACED’. London: Overseas Development Institute.
Graber, R., Pichon, F., & Carabine, E. (2015), ‘Psychological resilience: state of knowledge
and future research agendas’. London : Overseas Development Institute.
Kellet, J., Caravani, A. & Pichon, F. (2014), 'Financing disaster risk reduction: towards a
coherent and comprehensive approach'. London: Overseas Development Institute.