The secretariat consists of the permanent team of the OCP. Thanks to its diversity and skills, the team invests itself on a daily basis to undertake the various missions of advocacy, knowledge dissemination and mobilisation.

Loreley Picourt

Executive Director

Loreley Picourt is the Executive Director of the Ocean & Climate Platform. As a strong advocate for multilateral cooperation, she works for a better integration of the ocean-climate-biodiversity nexus in decision-making at the national and international levels. At the UNFCCC, she is co-focal point for Ocean and Coastal Zones for the Marrakech Partnership-Global Climate Action Agenda, and also part of the Specialized Group of Ocean Experts of the Nairobi Work Programme on adaptation.

Gauthier Carle

Deputy Executive Director and NGO Coordinator of the France Ocean Committee

Gauthier Carle is Deputy Director General of the Ocean & Climate Platform and Coordinator of NGOs within the France Ocean Committee. Supporting the Executive Director, he is notably responsible for national advocacy to ensure better integration of ocean-climate-biodiversity issues into French public policies.

Gauthier holds a Master’s degree in Policies and Practices of International Organisations from Sciences Po Grenoble and a Master’s degree in Governance of Transition, Ecology, and Societies from AgroParisTech (France).

Théophile Bongarts-Lebbe

Head of Coastal Adaptation

Théophile graduated with an MSc in Economic Policy and Agricultural Development at the University of La Sorbonne, Paris, France. With a background in West African agricultural systems governance, Theophile’s work within the Ocean & Climate Platform began on science related action, then on the preparation of the COP25 assisting the Because the Ocean initiative. 

Victor Brun

Science Lead

Victor Brun is Science Lead at the Ocean & Climate Platform. Drawing on the expertise of the OCP’s scientific network, he works to build bridges between research and policy-making. Victor holds a master’s degree in environmental policies from Sciences Po and a Ph.D. in marine environmental sciences from the École Pratique des Hautes Études.

Cyrielle Lâm

Head of Mobilisation

Cyrielle Lâm works as International mobilisation and communication Project officer. She also assists the Head of Mobilisation and Communication on a regular basis. 

Cyrielle holds a Master’s degree in International Relations with a specialisation in International Programme Management (IO/NGO) from the University Jean Moulin Lyon 3. Since the end of her studies, she has been working in non-governmental organisations in the field of environmental protection. 

Marine Lecerf

Head of International Policy

Marine Lecerf works toward strengthening international ocean governance, and promotes ocean-based solutions to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss. She holds a Master’s degree in International Cooperation from Sciences Po.

Luna Merino

Head of Strategic Partnership

Luna works on developing new high-value partnerships for the OCP around the ocean-climate-biodiversity nexus.

Before this role, she was appointed by the OCP to work with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs on international mobilization for UNOC3, notably contributing to the creation of La Baleine (Green Zone).

Luna holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Policy from Imperial College London and a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of Bath in the UK.

Noé Ade

National Policy Officer – Coordinator of the NGO of the French Ocean Committee

Noé works to advance the consideration of ocean–climate–biodiversity issues in French policies, supporting the Head of National Advocacy. He also contributes to the coordination of NGOs within the France Ocean Committee. Noé holds a bachelor’s degree in social sciences and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in environmental policy at Sciences Po Paris.

Margaux Escudier

International Policy Intern

Margaux joined the Ocean & Climate Platform as an international advocacy intern. She is a master’s student in Environmental Policy at Sciences Po Paris and a graduate of the Law Clinic. Her interests focus on international ocean governance and the follow-up of environmental negotiations. With a strong attention to the challenges of turning agreements into concrete action, she is committed to advancing the integration of the ocean into global climate responses.

Isabella Réis Costa

Science Intern

Isabella Reis Costa joined the Ocean & Climate Platform as an intern in the Science Department. She holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the Federal Fluminense University (UFF), with exchanges in Political Science at Paris Nanterre University and in Social Ecology at the University of Pécs, and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Development Studies at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. Passionate about ocean protection and its central role in combating climate change, she is interested in scientific mediation to contribute to science-based policy making.