Călin Georgescu

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Călin Georgescu is a Romanian senior expert in sustainable development, with an

acknowledged recognition in the field, following 17 years of service in the
environmental area in the United Nations system. Dr. Călin Georgescu was
appointed the Executive Director of the United Nations Global Sustainable Index
Institute in Geneva/Vaduz for the period 2015-2016. Prior to that, he served as
President of the European Research Centre for the Club of Rome (2013-2015). He is
also member of the Club of Rome International in Switzerland.

Contents

 1Education
 2Career
 3Publications
 4References
 5External links
o 5.1Articles and interviews
o 5.2Media reports

Education[edit]
Călin Georgescu is a graduate of the Land Reclamation College, Nicolae Bălcescu
Institute of Agronomy, Bucharest (1986) and obtained his PhD in soil science (1999).

Career[edit]
Dr. Georgescu acted as the Executive Director of the National Centre for Sustainable
Development (Bucharest, Romania) from 2000 to 2013. An acknowledged authority
in strategic planning and public policies design, he was appointed by the Romanian
Government to coordinate the development of two consecutive versions of the
National Sustainable Development Strategy (in 1999 and 2008), in line with the
guidelines of the European Strategy for Sustainable Development.
Dr. Georgescu combines comprehensive knowledge of the principles and practice of
sustainable development with hands-on field experience by working with
stakeholders in the public and private sectors as well as with the civil society in order
to design, implement and follow through to completion specific projects under Local
Agenda 21 (initiated by United Nations Development Programme in 1992) for more
than 40 Romanian municipalities.
A former Senior Fellow with the United Nations Development Programme, Dr.
Georgescu also held various positions in the UN system (i.e. UN Special
Rapporteur on the adverse effects of the illicit movement and dumping of toxic and
dangerous products and waste on the enjoyment of human rights, Representative of
the UNEP National Committee for Romania).
He also held such positions as: Adviser to the Minister of Environment, Secretary
General of the Ministry of Environment, Director of the International Economic
Organisations Department in the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Secretary
General of the Romanian Association for the Club of Rome and Executive Director of
the Institute for Innovation and Development Projects.
He was proprosed as prime minister by AUR, a party that just entered the Romanian
Parliament in December 2020 Romanian legislative election.[1]

Publications[edit]
 Romania at Crossroads, Editura Logos, Bucuresti, 2014 and Editura Christiana, 2016
(second revised edition and the country project)
 "Pentru un ideal comun" [In Search of Common Purpose], Compania Publishing
House, Bucharest, 2012.
 “România după criză. Reprofesionalizarea” [Romania after the crisis. Reshaping
Professional Worth], coordinators Mircea Malița and Călin Georgescu, Compania
Publishing House, Bucharest, 2010.
 “Trezirea la realitate” [A Wake-up Call], in România post-criză. Reprofesionalizarea
României III [Romania after the Crisis], 3rd IPID Report, Bucharest, 2010, pp. 5–15.
 “Reclădirea capitalului uman” [Rebuilding Human Capital], in Șansa României:
oamenii. Reprofesionalizarea României II [A Chance for Romania: Betting on People],
2nd IPID Report, București, 2009, pp. 7–18.
 “Romania at the Eve of the Third Millennium”, in Millennium III, special issue on
“Which Forces are Driving Europe?, European Conference of the National Associations
of the Club of Rome”, Bucharest, 23–24 May 2008, pp. 95–103.
 “Reprofesionalizarea României” [Reshaping Professional Worth in Romania], 1st IPID
Report, Bucharest, 2008; author and editor.
 National Sustainable Development Strategy of Romania 2013-2020-2030, (available
in Romanian and English), Government of Romania, Bucharest, 2008; Project Manager.
 Planurile Locale de Dezvoltare Durabilă “Agenda Locală 21” [Local Sustainable
Development Plans under Local Agenda 21], for 40 local authorities, 2000–2008; Project
Manager.
 National Sustainable Development Strategy, (available in Romanian and English),
United Nations Development Programme, Bucharest, 1999; Project Manager.
 Romania 2020, Editura Conspress, București, 1998, Editor.

References[edit]
 1. ^ "AUR a anunțat pe cine va propune ca premier: "Călin Georgescu este un român
patriot"".  Stirileprotv.ro. Retrieved 2020-12-07.

External links[edit]
 Club of Rome (https://www.clubofrome.org/)
 European Research Centre of the Club of Rome (http://www.clubofrome.eu/)
 United Nations Global Sustainability Index Institute - UNGSII (http://www.ungsii.org/)
 United Nations Human Rights - Office of the High Commissioner - OHCHR
(http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Pages/Home.aspx)
 United Nations Development Programme - UNDP (http://www.undp.org/
 United Nations Environment Programme - UNEP (http://www.unep.org/)
 Centrul Național pentru Dezvoltare Durabilă / National Centre for Sustainable
Development (http://www.ncsd.ro)
 Strategia Națională pentru Dezvoltarea Durabilă a României / National Sustainable
Development Strategy STRATEGIA NATIONALA PENTRU DEZVOLTARE DURABILA