c/o Departament de la Vicepresidència
Advisory Council for the Sustainable Development of Catalonia
Vicepresidency Department
Avinguda Sarrià, 30,1er 3ª
E-08029 Barcelona
Spain
Tel.: +34 93 363 38 67
Fax: +34 93 410 09 39
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Consell Assessor per al Desenvolupament
Sostenible de Catalunya (CADS) c/o Departament de la Vicepresidència Advisory Council for the Sustainable Development of Catalonia Vicepresidency Department Avinguda Sarrià, 30,1er 3ª E-08029 Barcelona Spain Tel.: +34 93 363 38 67 Fax: +34 93 410 09 39 |
CADS was founded in December 1998 by means of Decree 311/1998, 1st December, creating the Advisory Council for Sustainable Development of Catalonia; DOGC number 2784 - 11-12-1998; modified through Decree 256/2000, 4th July 2000.
Functions of the Advisory Council for the Sustainable Development of Catalonia (CADS):
These functions are performed through the following activities.
CADS has 15 Council Members, chaired by the president of the council, all of them independent experts from different disciplines and fields. The Council is attached to the Vicepresidency Department. The CADS members are appointed by the Council president for two years (and then they can be appointed for two additional years). The Council was partially renewed in May 2007 and in the beginning of 2008.
| President Prof. Gabriel Ferraté |
Former Rector of the Open University of Catalonia |
| Vice-President Manel Gausa |
Architect President of the Scientific Council of the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia |
| Members Josep Alabern |
General Manager Aigües de Manresa S.A. President of the College of Industrial Engineers of Central Catalonia |
| Prof. Martí Boada |
Professor of Environmental Sciences at the University of Barcelona President of the Board of Directors of the Natural Park of Alt Pirineu |
| Dr. Purificació Canals |
Biologist.
Vice-President of UICN President of DEPANA (League for the Defence of Natural Resources) |
| Dr. Marcel Coderch |
Telecommunications and Information Science Engineer |
| Prof. Marta Estrada | Professor of Research at the
CSIC Institute of Marine Sciences Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts of Barcelona |
| Prof. Anna Ma. Geli | Rector of the University of
Girona Dean of Experimental Sciences at the University of Girona |
| Prof. Josep Enric Llebot | Dean of Physics at the
Autonomous University of Barcelona Former Scientific Secretary of the Institute of Catalan Studies |
| Prof. Antoni Lloret | Former Professor of Physics at the
University of Barcelona Former Research Director at the CNRS (France) |
| Prof. M. Àngels Marquès |
Professor of
Extern Geodynamic at the |
| Prof. Isabel Pont |
Professor of
Administrative Law at the Autonomous |
| Prof. Joandomènec Ros |
Dean of Ecology at the University of Barcelona |
| Prof. Sebastià Serrano | Professor of General Linguistics
and Theory of Communication at the University of |
| Carme Valls |
Medical
doctor on Internal Medicine and Endocrinology |
The CADS has a secretariat with around eight staff. Ramon Arribas is the Director.
There are no formal groups or sections. However, there is the possibility to create specific commissions when the Council elaborates its reports.
The Council plenary meets every one and a half months. The 2008 meetings are scheduled for 5 February, 11 March, 29 April, 10 June, 15 July, 30 September, 4 November, 16 December.
The Council gives advice regarding general policy guidelines, laws and
planning tools in those fields related to sustainable development, both on
request of the government and other administrative units, and on its own
initiative.
In the case of mobility and transport planning, the law establishes the need
for a compulsory report from CADS before the plan can be approved.
Furthermore, the CADS is often considered an "involved stakeholder"
in the so-called strategic environmental assessment (SEA) processes regarding
plans and programs related to sustainable development.
Moreover, the Council has as objectives the promotion of "the culture of
sustainability" to the Catalan society. Therefore, the CADS promotes
research and innovation for sustainable development, it proposes information,
dissemination and education activities, and contributes to strategic thinking
on sustainable development of Catalonia.
The CADS joined in 2004. It co-chairs the Working Group Biodiversity and it is an active member of the Working Group Sustainable Development. Moreover it is an observer to the Working Groups Marine and Agriculture.
You can search for the full list of policy advice in our Search Engine, and at CADS' website.
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Last update 4 November 2008.