Programme Manager

Eric CLUA was appointed as manager for the CRISP programme in April 2005, after a 1,5 year position as scientific and development advisor at the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), which is the major CRISP funding agency. Prior to this experience, he completed a PhD in coral reefs ecology at the EPHE-CNRS 8046 research unit in Perpignan (France). This ultimate academic training finalised 10 years of field experience, from 1991 to 2000, in the sustainable development of natural resources in the Carribbean and West Africa, as a veterinary surgeon employed by the French Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Eric also obtained a Master in Business Administration in one of the French leading school of economics (ESSEC) in 1990.