Călin Georgescu
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. He is also member of the Club of Rome International in Switzerland.
Education
Călin Georgescu is a graduate of the Land Reclamation College, Nicolae Bălcescu Institute of Agronomy, Bucharest and obtained his PhD in soil science.Career
Dr. Georgescu acted as the Executive Director of the National Centre for Sustainable Development 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 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 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.
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.
Publications
- Romania at Crossroads, Editura Logos, Bucuresti, 2014 and Editura Christiana, 2016
- , Compania Publishing House, Bucharest, 2012.
- , coordinators Mircea Malița and Călin Georgescu, Compania Publishing House, Bucharest, 2010.
- , in România post-criză. Reprofesionalizarea României III , 3rd IPID Report, Bucharest, 2010, pp. 5–15.
- , in Șansa României: oamenii. Reprofesionalizarea României II , 2nd IPID Report, București, 2009, pp. 7–18.
- , 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.
- , 1st IPID Report, Bucharest, 2008; author and editor.
- ,, Government of Romania, Bucharest, 2008; Project Manager.
- , for 40 local authorities, 2000–2008; Project Manager.
- ,, United Nations Development Programme, Bucharest, 1999; Project Manager.
- , Editura Conspress, București, 1998, Editor.
Articles and interviews
- - TVR2 - "Legile Afacerilor", 5 September 2016 - In Romanian
- - 8 June 2016 - in Romanian
- , 29 March 2015 - in Romanian
- , 25 September 2014 - in Romanian
- , 3 March 2014 - in Romanian
- -in Romanian, in English, foreword to -in English.
- ", interview by Adina Ardeleanu, BURSA, 27 October 2011. - in Romanian
- , 26 August 2011.
- , interview with Călin Georgescu for RomaniaPress.ro, 3 August 2011. - in Romanian
- : Călin Georgescu, director executiv al Centrului Naţional pentru Dezvoltare Durabilă din România , interview by Sabina Fati, 5 July 2011.-in Romanian
- , 4 July 2011.-in Romanian
- , interview by Rodica Culcer and Lidia Moise, PRIM PLAN, TVR 1, 20 June 2011. poate fi vazuta la INREGISTRARILE SAPTAMANII, Luni: 20-06-2011.- in Romanian
- , interview by Roxana Mazilu, Cadran Politic, April 2011.
- interview by Lidia Moise, TVR, 18 March 2011. - in Romanian
- Despre soluții pentru o relansare economică imediată a țării , interview by Dr. Alex Todericiu, 15 December 2010, Wall Street, .
- "Poporul român va dainui, criza e provocată de trufie și lacomie" , interview by Irina Ursu and Lucian Hainăroșie, 16 November 2010, www.ziare.com, .
- "Sunt oameni pregătiţi să-şi dedice viaţa reconstruirii acestei ţări" by Anca Hriban and Roland Cătălin Pena, 29 October 2010, Ziua Veche, .
- ”Călin Georgescu: România nu este aceasta” , interview by George Rădulescu, 15 October 2010, Adevărul, .
- VIDEO. "Expertul Călin Georgescu la videochatul Adevărul: În patru ani, România ar putea să devină lider european” , 6 October 2010, Adevărul, http://www.adevarul.ro/actualitate/Expertul_in_Dezvoltare_Durabila_Calin_Georgescu_va_fi_prezent_de_la_ora_13-00_la_vidochatul_adevarul-ro_0_348565358.html.
- ”Măsurile de austeritate sunt luate pe genunchi” , interview with Călin Georgescu by Stelian Negrea, Financiarul, 15 June 2010, .
- ”N-am văzut încă o gândire coerentă pentru repornirea motoarelor economiei” , interview with Călin Georgescu by Cristian Andrei, Puterea, 13 May 2010, .
- ”Mergeți la drum cu profesioniștii!” , article by Călin Georgescu, Foreign Policy România, September/October 2009; .
- ”Profesioniştii strâng rândurile pentru România” , interview with Călin Georgescu, Jurnalul Național, 9 July 2009, .
- ”Reprofesionalizarea României” , interview with Călin Georgescu by Cristian Banu, Cadran Politic, No 67, 2009, .
- ”Incompetenţa generează corupţia” , interview with Călin Georgescu by Ovidiu Nahoi, Adevărul, 9 December 2008, http://www.adevarul.ro/actualitate/eveniment/Incompetenta-genereaza-coruptia_0_25197567.html.
Media reports
- , 22 November 2016 - in Romanian
- , 1 September 2014 - in Romanian
- , an article by Green Revolution Association, 9 November 2010, CSR Romania. - in Romanian
- , by Dumitru Constantin, 12 October 2010, Cotidianul. -in Romanian
- ”Reprofesionalizarea României: Călin Georgescu, Dan Puric și Dumitru Costin” , by I.Culianu, Wordpress, 23 June 2010, .
- ”Desemnarea unui reprezentant al României în funcţia de Raportor special ONU” , Press release, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bucharest, 21 June 2010, http://www.mae.ro/index.php?unde=doc&id=44086&idlnk=2&cat=4.
- ”Pledoarie pentru competenţă, distributism şi economie civică” by Ovidiu Hurduzeu, 18 June 2010, http://atreiafortaromaniaprofunda.blogspot.com/2010/06/o-pledoarie-pentru-competenta.html.
- ”Reprofesionalizarea României - lansarea unui proiect naţional” , by Roxana Mazilu, Cadran Politic, No 67, 2009 http://arhiva.cadranpolitic.ro/view_article.asp?item=2790&title=?Reprofesionalizarea.
- ”Anii vacilor slabe” , by Emil Hurezeanu, Cotidianul, 6 March 2008, https://web.archive.org/web/20110726050731/http://old.cotidianul.ro/anii_vacilor_slabe-79.html.
- ”Formarea elitelor profesionale—soluția pentru dezvoltarea durabilă a României” , EurActiv, 3 March 2008, http://www.euractiv.ro/uniunea-europeana/articles%7CdisplayArticle/articleID_12705/Formarea-elitelor-profesionale-solutia-pentru-dezvoltarea-durabila-a-Romaniei.html.
- ”L’IPID a lancé le volume La Reprofessionnalisation de la Roumanie”, Investir en Roumanie, 29 February 2008, .
- ”Pentru reprofesionalizarea României e nevoie de proiecte solide” , EurActiv, 12 October 2006, http://www.euractiv.ro/uniunea-europeana/articles%7CdisplayArticle/articleID_8382/Pentru-reprofesionalizarea-Romaniei-e-nevoie-de-proiecte-solide.html.