vivian.depoues [at] i4ce.org

Vivian currently leads the adaptation topic at I4CE, the Institute for Climate Economics. His work focuses on the assessment of adaptation costs and their distribution across the economy. He is particularly interested in public investment needs and financing models for adaptation projects in France and int he EU.

Vivian conducts projects with the national government, local authorities, utilities and public financial institutions. He has particular interest in how scientific knowledge on climate changes is used in decision-making and investment processes.

Vivian holds a PhD from the University of Paris-Saclay, a master’s degree in environmental sciences from the University of Pierre and Marie Curie and a master’s degree in environmental policy from SciencesPo Paris. He conducted his PhD in partnership with ADEME, I4CE, SNCF and SNCF Réseau working on the adaptation of the French rail system and analyzing how large organizations deal with scientific knowledge on global changes and transform themselves to adapt to changes in the climate. He also teaches at SciencesPo.

More information on LinkedIn and I4CE's Website

Latest publications

• Dépoues, V., Dolques, G. Nicol, M. (2024). “Anticipating the impacts of a 4°C warming: what is the cost of adaptation in France?” . I4CE.
• Dolques, G., Dépoues, V. (2024). “Adapting French buildings to heatwaves: what do we know?”. I4CE.
• Dépoues, V. (2023). “Adaptation au changement climatique, terme piégé ou pragmatiste ?”. Revue AOC.
• Nicol, M., Colin, A., Dépoues, V. (2023). “Chiffrer les coûts de la mise en œuvre de trajectoires de transition et d’adaptation“. In Trajectoires de transition écologique: Vers une planification dynamique et adaptative des territoires. (dir. Briche, E.).
• Dépoues, V., Dolques, G., Nicol, M. (2022).  “Ensuring sufficient means to adapt to climate change consequences in France: What are the costs?”. I4CE.
• Dépoues, Vivian. (2022). “Climate change: Progressing from the cost of inaction to the need for action”. Revue de l’OFCE, n°176.
• Dépoues, V., Nicol, M. (2021). “Adaptation: Public financial institutions (also) have a role to play – a study based on the french example” . I4CE.
• Dépoues, V., Vanderlinden, J.-P., & Venturini, T. (2019). “Entre dire et faire : discours scientifique sur le changement climatique et adaptation du système ferroviaire français“. Vertigo, 19(2).
• Dépoues, V., Vanderlinden, J. P., Venturini, T., & Jézéquel, A. (2018). “An experimental workshop to question the implications of an increase in extreme weather events frequency on the organization of French railways system”. Working Paper.
• Jézéquel, A., Dépoues, V., Guillemot, H., Trolliet, M., Vanderlinden, J. P., & Yiou, P. (2018). “Behind the veil of extreme event attribution”. Climatic Change, 149, 367-383.
• Dépoues, V. (2017). “Organisational uptake of scientific information about climate change by infrastructure managers: the case of adaptation of the French railway company”. Climatic Change, 143(3-4), 473-486.

CV

• 2015-2018 - PhD student - ADEME/UVSQ Paris-Saclay, « Des connaissances scientifiques sur les changements climatiques à l’analyse économique pour la prise de décision en vue de l’adaptation des infrastructures » - under the supervision of JP. Vanderlinden and T. Venturini, in partnership with I4CE and SNCF
• 2014-2018 - Research Associate - Territories and Climate - I4CE-Institute for Climate Economics
• 2014 - Climate KIC Master Label - EIT, innovation, climat et entreprenariat. 
• 2011-2014 - Master degree "Environmental science and policies" SciencesPo Paris & University Pierre and Marie Curie
• 2008-2011 - Bachelor of SciencesPo Paris
• 2008-2011 - Bachelor of science and technology - University Pierre and Marie Curie

Last revision: April 2025