Maurice KOFFI specialises in economic analysis of environmental and sustainable development projects. He holds a MSc in Applied Research for Sustainable Development from the University of Paris-Dauphine and the IIIEE (International institute for Industrial Environmental Economics, Lund University, Sweden). He participated in consulting assignments in Sweden, Lithuania, Latvia and Belarus on the management of household waste as well as electrical and electronic waste. These experiences have developed his skills in the management of territorial waste management systems, especially aspects of analysis and creation of economic incentives for the internalization of negative environmental externalities. Wishing to complete his university studies in economics, he joined REEDS in October 2011 to prepare his doctoral thesis on the impacts of national policies for sustainable development on the organization of local authorities in France: application to the problem of household waste management”.