Romy Chevallier

Position: Senior Researcher
Programme/Project: Governance of Africa's Resources Programme

Romy.Chevallier@saiia.org.za

Areas of Research Expertise: 
- EU-Africa relations and the EU and strategic partners in the developing South
- Climate change and development
- South-South economic cooperation and IBSA

Background:

Romy Chevallier is a senior researcher on the Governance of Africa’s Resources programme at the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA). Her work focuses on climate change in Africa. She has done research at the United Nation’s Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) on integrating climate change and development. Ms Chevallier continues to work on the politics of climate change, looking specifically at the negotiating positions of South Africa and the region. She also has done work on developing country alliances (such as IBSA) and cooperation on climate related issues.

Ms Chevallier holds a BA Honours in Political Science from the University of Stellenbosch and a Master's degree in International Relations (cum laude) from the University of Witwatersrand. During her time at SAIIA she has worked on issued related to the EU’s strategic engagement with Africa and South Africa. She also has investigated the role of emerging powers in a changing geo-political landscape – especially in the light of their participation in curbing global challenges.

Recent Publications:
Chevallier, R. ‘Addressing mitigation of and adaptation to Climate Change in sub-Saharan Africa while meeting the Development Goals’’, in South African Yearbook of International Affairs 2008/2009. Johannesburg SAIIA.

‘The cooperation of new emerging economies in combating climate change: a perspective from South Africa’. This paper was prepared for the conference New Emerging Economies in the Climate Change Negotiations, Shanghai Institute of International Studies (SIIS) and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Shanghai, China, 20–21 May 2009. It is to be published by the conference organisers in July 2009.

Chevallier, R. ‘Mainstreaming climate change and development cooperation in Africa’’. Earthscan February 2010. Currently being peer reviewed by external panel, Published by the German Development Institute.

‘IBSA and Global Issues: Emerging powers and the future of the global climate change regime’. This paper was prepared for ‘New directions in the “South”? Assessing the Importance and Consequences of the India-Brazil-South Africa Dialogue Forum (IBSA) to International Relations’, IUPERJ, 23-24 June 2008, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is to be published by the conference organisers in September 2009.

‘South Africa’s Participation in International Climate Change negotiations: Key Issues and Implications for Southern Africa’ in Trade and Climate Change. Edited by Peter Draper. To be published in November 2009.

Chevallier, R. ‘Africa and the West’, in Lundy, G, Pennington, S, & Bowes, B (eds.). South Africa 2014 - The Story of Our Future. Central Books Ltd., United Kingdom. 2008.

Chevallier R, 'South Africa: An international actor and partner to the EU', SAIIA Policy Briefing, 25 July 2008. http://www.saiia.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=813:south-africa-an-international-actor-and-partner-for-the-eu&catid=41:eu-africa-programme-euaf

Chevallier R, Von Drachenfels C & A Stamm, 'India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA): A new geography of trade and technology cooperation?' in The German Journal of Economic Geography, 2008. http://wirtschaftsgeographie.com/eng/index.html.

Chevallier R. 'South Africa's role in Africa' Politica Exterior. May 2008.
http://www.politicaexterior.com/?m=1&indice=yes&na=&page=summary&id=3761&return=m1&PHPSESSID=94c7718170dae417f66c2ceaffb307b4

Chevallier R, 'The Africa-EU Strategic Partnership: Challenges and Prospects', Conference presentation and comments online, DG Development, European Commission, Brussels on 1 April 2008.http://ec.europa.eu/development/services/events/eu-africa-summit-2007/roundtable_en.cfm

Chevallier R, 'EU-Africa Summit and Strategy', FRIDE. 25 November 2007. http://www.fride.org/publication/306/the-eu-africa-summit-strategy-and-partnership

Sidiropoulos E and R Chevallier, 'Africa and the Germany Presidency of the EU and G8', KAS Auslands-Informationen, April 2007.

Chevallier R, 'The South Africa Perspective of IBSA'. FRIDE Europe-Latin America Dialogue Forum, 5 November 2007. http://eurolatin.fride.org/ibsa-southafrica/

Sidiropoulos E and R Chevallier, 'Better governance, more growth'. Africa Agenda for 2007 - comments and analyses from an international perspective. Suggestions for the German G8 and EU Council Presidencies. April 2007. Published by the German Development Institute. http://www.die-gdi.de/die_homepage.nsf/FSepub?OpenFrameset

Chevallier R & E Sidiropoulos, Memorandum by The South African Institute of International Affairs and Chatham House: A critic of the EU's Africa Strategy. SAIIA/Chatham House, November 2006.
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200506/ldselect/ldeucom/206/6020904.htm

Chevallier R & E Sidiropoulos, 'A review of the implementation of the various components of the EU Strategy for Africa'. Addressing better governance and more growth. EU-Africa e-alert. No.4, December 2006.
http://www.ecdpm.org/Web_ECDPM/Web/Content/Download.nsf/0/FBFC19F4BAE0FAF5C1257244003F6F54/$FILE/SAIIA.pdf

Chevallier R & E Sidiropoulos, 'The European Union and Africa: Developing Partnerships for Peace and Security', SAIIA Report, no 51, June 2006.