Eleonora holds a BA in Development Economics and an MA in Development Studies, both obtained at the University of Bologna, Italy. Her Master's thesis focused on USAID development aid strategies, with specific reference to democratic governance.
To date, Eleonora has worked for different local and international development cooperation NGOs on human rights, democratization, and economic development. She has also worked for UNDP on climate change and development, for OECD's Environment Committee, for the European Commission on development aid programming, and for a Brussels-based consulting firm specializing in the European Union's external policy on aid effectiveness.
She works now at the Gump Station as a research officer on climate change on a project supported by the French Polynesian Ministry of Environment. The aim of this project is to produce a baseline study on Climate Change for French Polynesia. This report meant to become the "French Polynesian Communication on Climate Change" whithin the framework of the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol.

Baseline Study on Climate Change in French Polynesia