As France battles unprecedented wildfires, Caroit urges collective global action on climate change

Summary

Delano D'Souza is pleased to welcome French Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Éléonore Caroit. She frames France's response to unprecedented heatwaves and wildfires through three lenses: crisis management, international solidarity, and climate governance. Caroit distinguishes between the immediate demands of emergency response and the longer term structural challenges posed by climate change, including adaptation, infrastructure resilience, and urban planning. While arguing that governments must continually strengthen preparedness and invest in prevention and adaptation, she maintains that domestic policy must be matched by sustained international climate cooperation, making collective global engagement an essential component of both disaster response and long term climate resilience.