Grammenos Mastrojeni is a diplomat, professor and writer. He has pioneered research and action on societal, geo-strategic and economic impacts of environmental degradation. Until August 2019, he was Coordinator for the Environment and Head of the Science-Policy Interface with the Italian Development Cooperation; MFA head negotiator on water, lands, and oceans, and member of the Delegations to UNFCCC, UNCBD.
He is also Co-Chair of the G7 Group on Climate and Fragility, Chair of the UN Mountains Alliance and Co-Chair of the Global Islands Partnership. Currently, Mastrojeni is the Senior Deputy Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, in charge of Energy and Climate Action. Professor of Environment and Geo-strategy at several think-tanks and universities, and a member of various scientific boards, Mastrojeni has authored numerous articles, official reports, and six books about human impacts of environmental degradation.
