Clara Champalle holds a Master's degree in geography from McGill University and a D.E.S.S. in environment, health and risk management from the University of Montreal. She has 12 years of experience in project management and coordination of multidisciplinary teams in multicultural contexts.

Clara has worked for 10 years as a researcher and consultant on international projects, in Quebec and Canada, related to increasing resilience to climate change, on behalf of several programs of the UN (UNEP, UNDP), various research institutes (ICRAF, ODI) and finally, within AECOM Canada.

Since 2022, Clara is in charge of managing climate change adaptation projects at Ouranos.